Chairman Crowley Statement on LGBT Pride Month (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement commemorating LGBT Pride Month: “I am proud to join our LGBT communities in Queens, the Bronx, and across the […]
A major pop culture phenomenon, lasting several decades, began on this date in 1933. With the automobile increasingly reshaping Americans’ habits, Richard Hollingshead opened the nation’s first drive-in movie theater in Camden, New Jersey. Soon, drive-in movies became a fixture […]
Wednesday, June 7 — This is National Dairy Month, observed since 1937 when it was called National Milk Month. The makers of butter, cheese and ice cream wanted some recognition, so it shortly changed to its current name, and promotes […]
In May, the Bronx Terminal Market kicked off its annual series of free summer events. Mark your calendars for upcoming Saturday events on June 10th, July 15th and August 26th, 11am-1pm. Bring the whole family to The Bridge at Bronx Terminal Market for music, games, giveaways, and a special interactive art project by […]
The power to guess the unseen from the seen, to trace the implications of things, to judge the whole piece by the pattern, the condition of feeling life in general so completely that you are well on your way to […]
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ELIZABETH CROWLEY & HELEN ROSENTHAL ENDORSE AMANDA FARIAS FOR CITY COUNCIL Highlighting Farias’s Commitment to Improve Jobs, Education and Affordable Housing (Bronx, NY) City Council Members Elizabeth Crowley and Helen Rosenthal announced their support of Amanda Farias, […]
BP DIAZ ANNOUNCES LGBTQ NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY Survey to launch at tonight’s Bronx LGBTQ & Allies Pride Awards Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that his office will conduct a LGBTQ needs assessment survey for The Bronx throughout […]
ICYMI: The Smithtown News Declares: ‘Sini is a Solid DA Contender’ Editorial: Sini is a Solid DA Contender May 18, 2017 Anybody who tells you that they haven’t changed their mind from time to time is not being truthful. That […]
John Couch Adams (1819) Before the planet Neptune was discovered, Adams—an English astronomer and mathematician—correctly predicted its existence and position based on irregularities in the motion of Uranus. However, the credit for the discovery went to Urbain Leverrier, who had […]
The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
Abaxial Definition: (adjective) Located away from or on the opposite side of the axis, as of an organ or organism. Synonyms: Dorsal Usage: The abaxial surface of the leaf was covered in stomata, tiny pores that allow the exchange of […]
STATEMENT FROM CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE AMANDA FARIAS ON COUNCIL MEMBER JULISSA FERRERAS-COPELAND BRONX, NY – Following New York City Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland’s announcement about not seeking reelection later this year, Democratic Candidate for New York City Council in the […]
Women of City Government Endorse Marjorie Velázquez in 13th District Race Bronx community board 10 Treasurer and community advocate Velázquez earns endorsement of Manhattan BP and 9 women in Council, including Speaker Mark-Viverito and Women’s Caucus co-chairs Rosenthal and Crowley; […]
Chairman Crowley on President Trump’s Intent to Manufacture Uncertainty in U.S. Health Care Markets (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Trump administration requested a 90-day delay for an ongoing lawsuit […]
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