We are having our Diversity Is A Verb Youth Nation, kicking off our highly anticipated Global Youth Initiative 7/6/2017 at 12 pm(est) on the campus of Bronx Community College. Our Theme: Mind, Body, & Money! How to build it and keep it […]
CITY EXPANDING INITIATIVE OFFERING FREE, ON-SITE COMPLIANCE CONSULTATIONS THAT HELP SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS PREVENT COSTLY FINES AND PENALTIES Announced During National Small Business Week, New Resources Now Providing Business Owners With Information On Common Violations To Avoid Based On Their […]
Sunday, May 7 — National Pet Week and Be Kind to Animals Week both begin their observances today. While pets are a source of companionship, many dogs provide protection and act as eyes for the blind. Less is expected of cats, […]
Exigency Definition: (noun) Urgent requirements; pressing needs. Often used in the plural. Synonyms: Need, Demand, Requirement, Necessity, Constraint, Won’t Usage: The reduction was caused by the exigencies of a wartime economy.
Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758) Robespierre was one of the leading figures of the French Revolution. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1789 and became an influential orator. After calling for the execution of the king […]
God is for men and religion is for women. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)
Historic Riverside Church Moves Toward Divestment, Energy Efficiency, & Sustainability On Eve of 2017 People’s Climate March, Rockefeller Funded Church Announces Next Phase of Climate Advocacy Morningside Heights, NY – Long known for its commitment to social justice and moral leadership on […]
Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff Klein on Saturday announced $172,000 in state funding that he secured for Castle Hill Little League. The announcement was made during the league’s opening day ceremony. The grant will be used for a variety of […]
Chairman Crowley, Congressman Costello Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Looming Doctor Shortage (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Congressman Ryan Costello (R-Penn.) announced today the reintroduction of legislation to expand the current cap on the […]
Friday, May 5 — In Spanish, today’s date is Cinco de Mayo, and celebrations will be held in many cities across the U.S., as well as Mexico. These events mark the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla in 1862, when outnumbered […]
Horace Mann (1796) Mann overcame limited early education to enter law and politics. He became secretary of Massachusetts’ new board of education in 1837, at a time when the public school system was in poor condition. In his 12 years […]
Apodal Definition: (adjective) Having no limbs feet, or footlike appendages. Synonyms: Apodous Usage: Eels are apodal and well adapted for wriggling in the mud, through the crevices of reefs, and along rocky shores.
They are the good Samaritans that find us robbed of all our dreams by the roadside of life, bleeding and weeping and desolate; and such is their skill and wealth and goodness of heart, that they not only heal up […]
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