Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916) Bandaranaike’s husband became prime minister of Ceylon in 1956 and was assassinated three years later. In the election that followed, Bandaranaike’s party was victorious—making her the world’s first female prime minister. She headed two coalition governments and […]
Boldness is ever blind; for it seeth not danger, and inconveniences. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATOR GUSTAVO RIVERA ON SHOLA OLATOYE’S RESIGNATION FROM NYCHA (Bronx, NY) – The departure of Chairwoman Shola Olatoye is a disappointment, despite the scandals that rattled her and the authority in recent months. Lest we forget, the […]
FIVE BOROUGHS MUSIC FESTIVAL PRESENTS TENET IN THE SOUNDS OF TIME IN QUEENS AND THE BRONX Friday, May 11 at King Manor Museum in Queens and Saturday, May 12 at Christ Church Riverdale Watch TENET Perform Works from The Sounds […]
Chairman Crowley Recognized for Supporting Community Health Centers (Bronx, NY) – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) was honored by staff and patients at Urban Health Plan for his years of leadership and advocacy on behalf […]
Sir John Franklin (1786) Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who also served as governor of Tasmania. He is best remembered for presiding over a doomed expedition in the 1840s to chart the Northwest Passage through […]
How is it that the poets have said so many fine things about our first love, so few about our later love? Are their first poems their best? Or are not those the best which come from their fuller thought, […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on House Republicans’ Farm Bill Proposal (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after House Republicans released their Farm Bill proposal: “Today’s partisan proposal from House Republicans doesn’t just abandon […]
STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATOR GUSTAVO RIVERA ON THE CROWN HEIGHTS POLICE SHOOTING (Bronx, NY) – I am deeply saddened to inform our community that yesterday in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Saheed Vassella, a young black man, lost his life to gun […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement in recognition of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, which […]
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