Word of the Day: November 10, 2016
Ramify Definition: (verb) To have complicating consequences or outgrowths. Synonyms: Complexify Usage: The problem merely ramified after the unsuccessful meeting.
Articles by: The Bronx Chronicle
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JESSE HAMILTON ON JOINING IDC
STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JESSE HAMILTON The Independent Democratic Conference delivers for New Yorkers: the best paid family leave program in the nation, a $15 minimum wage, and the toughest gun laws in the country. They get results. That’s why I’ve […]
STATEMENT FROM THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE
STATEMENT FROM THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE We welcome Senator Jesse Hamilton aboard the Independent Democratic Conference as our seventh member and look forward to achieving even more results for the people of New York with his support. Six years ago, […]
50,000 Take Part in Annual NYC Marathon
50,000 Take Park in Annual NYC Marathon by David Greene Officials at the TCS New York City Marathon say more than 50,000 runners and walkers from around the world participated in the annual 26-mile marathon, held on Sunday, November 6. […]
Whose Birthday Is It? November 9, 2016
Stanford White (1853) White was an American architect and a designer of jewelry, furniture, and interiors. In 1880, he formed an architectural firm with Charles F. McKim and William R. Mead that soon became the most famous in the country, […]
Quote of the Day: November 9, 2016
Fiddle, n.: An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse’s tail on the entrails of a cat. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
Word of the Day: November 9, 2016
Animus Definition: (noun) A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. Synonyms: Bad blood, Animosity Usage: Dorothea had observed the animus with which Will’s part in the painful story had been recalled more than once.
Profile America: Where Were You During The Blackout?
Wednesday, November 9 — At 5:16 pm Eastern time on this date 51 years ago, about 30 minutes after sundown, a fast-moving ripple of deeper darkness spread over much of the northeastern United States and a part of Canada. A mis-set […]
November 4th Statement from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. on Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Fatal Shooting of NYPD Sergeant in The Bronx “This afternoon, The Bronx was the scene of a horrible tragedy as two New York Police Department sergeants in the 43rd Precinct were shot, one of […]
Whose Birthday Is It? November 7, 2016
Albert Camus Camus was an Algerian-French novelist, essayist, and playwright. He spent the war years in Paris, and the French Resistance brought him into the circle of Jean-Paul Sartre and existentialism. In 1942, he became a leading literary figure with […]
November 4th Statement from Senator Jeff Klein on Sgt. Paul Tuozzolo
A STATEMENT FROM SENATOR JEFF KLEIN “I was saddened this afternoon to hear of the loss of a New York Police Department Sergeant and the injury of another from the 43rd Precinct. Police officers put themselves in harm’s way every […]
Quote of the Day: November 7, 2016
There is a God in Heaven who will not forget to punish the wicked or reward the good; and it is not fitting that honest men should be the instruments of punishment to others, they being therein no way concerned. […]
Word of the Day: November 7, 2016
Boding Definition: (noun) An omen or foreboding, especially of evil. Synonyms: Premonition, presentiment, foreboding Usage: Sara was filled with an evil sense of boding as she approached the decrepit house to sell her Girl Scout Cookies.
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