The Bronx, Yes Thonx
Post by Lewis H. Goldstein Many of us recall the words said by Ogden Nash many years ago” The Bronx, No Thonx”. He evolved. In 1964 he ate his words and said “Now I’m an older, wiser man I cry, […]
Post by Lewis H. Goldstein Many of us recall the words said by Ogden Nash many years ago” The Bronx, No Thonx”. He evolved. In 1964 he ate his words and said “Now I’m an older, wiser man I cry, […]
Post by columnist Lewis H. Goldstein I am proud that I have lived in The Bronx ALL my life. My roots go back to the South Bronx. I spent most of the first year of my life at 680 Beck […]
Post by Lewis H. Goldstein Historically electric vehicles (EVs) made their first appearance in the 1880s. As gasoline a major much less expensive and mass produced source of power for automobiles they were replaced by engines powered by gasoline. Since […]
By Columnist Lewis H. Goldstein Personally I am thrilled to see the steps Mayor de Blasio is taking to make our city the Greenest of the Green cities in this nation. For many years I have been a strong advocate […]
Post by Columnist Lewis H. Goldstein Some of you might have seen my status update on FB regarding persecution of Christians and others. This is my reading of Ross Douthat’s op-ed in the New York Times on Sunday, September 14. […]
Guest Post by Anthony Rivieccio American taxpayers generally agree on what would make for a “fair” tax system on the state and local level, but a new study we conducted shows that no state has such a tax structure. Our […]
By Columnist Lewis H. Goldstein. This coming Wednesday night begins the holiest period for Jews around the world: The Days of Awe. Just as Lent is the holiest period for Christians and Ramadan for Moslems these Days of Awe […]
Piece by Columnist Lewis H. Goldstein As I view the horrendous advances and actions of ISIL I call for the Beheading of its leadership. Not necessarily in the heinous way that they murder innocents but meaning that their leadership has […]
Guest Op-Ed by Lewis H. Goldstein Last night at a meeting of the Bronx Democratic County Committee, followed by a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Democratic County Committee, Assemblyman Carl Heastie was unanimously re-elected as Chairman of the […]
Guest post written by Morgan Powell. Welcome to our first on-line Hunt’s Point walking tour! In two parts, you’ll see this New York City neighborhood including the westerly streets that were divided from it by the Bruckner Expressway and now […]
By Natasja Sheriff NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey man accused of the murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 calmly confessed on a videotape played in court on Monday to choking the boy and stuffing him alive in […]
It is going to be 1.5 years since I became vegan. I have been vegetarian for eight years. I urge all to consider becoming vegan or at least vegetarian. There are three reasons I gave up eating meat and then […]
This is a re-post that was originally posted on July 2nd, 2014 The Bronx is growing, improving and, dare say, evolving. New parks, business developments, shopping centers… Much is happening in our fair borough, and it’s easy to get lost […]
The Wall Street Journal profiled some unlikely heroes in the ongoing struggle in the effort to clean the Bronx River: Oysters. Since the major cleanup of the River began in 2001, many strategies has been employed to improve the River’s […]
Guest Piece written by Morgan Powell The occasion of a major American progressive’s memorial on Saturday, August 9 compelled me to visit some places that remain from his times. Come walk with me. We’ll also recognize others buried within Woodlawn […]
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