Engel Opposes GOP Resolution Curtailing Health Care Access Washington D.C. – Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a top member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, voted against H.J. Res. 43, a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of […]
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES TERMINATING ALL HOTEL AND CLUSTER-SITE CONTRACTS WITH BEDCO DHS seeks new nonprofit service providers to manage cluster shelters as first step toward phasing BEDCO out over coming months NEW YORK— The NYC Department of Homeless Services […]
Ansel Adams (1902) Adams was an American photographer famous for his black-and-white landscape photographs and for his many books about photography, including a series of technical instruction manuals: The Camera, The Negative, and The Print. He invented the “zone system,” […]
Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
Turbid Definition: (adjective) Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended. Synonyms: Murky, Cloudy, Muddy Usage: It was now early spring, and the river was swollen and turbulent, great cakes of floating ice were swinging heavily to and fro […]
Gas pipeline threatens New York City water supply and risks nuclear catastrophe Peekskill, New York – New York residents and environmental experts are desperate to stop the construction of a gas pipeline that poses a major threat to more than […]
Amy Tan (1952) Born in Oakland, California, to Chinese immigrants, Tan is an award-winning author whose novels focus on the lives of Asian-Americans and the complexities of intergenerational relationships, particularly those of mothers and daughters. Her best-selling novel The Joy […]
I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author’s political views. Edith Wharton (1862-1937)
Tucket Definition: (noun) Short lively tune played on brass instruments. Synonyms: Fanfare, Flourish Usage: Her arrival was greeted with a rousing tucket.
Chairman Crowley Statement on Republican Efforts Making It Harder for Americans to Save for Retirement (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement after House Republicans passed legislation that would significantly inhibit the ability […]
State Senators Serrano and Hoylman Introduce Bills to Make New York a Sanctuary State Package of bills would protect immigrant rights and fight back against the Trump administration Comes on the heels of nationwide raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
Bronx Electeds Pen Letter to Postmaster General Urging Immediate Action on Missing Postal Boxes Bronx, N.Y.—Congressman Eliot Engel, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., State Senators Jeff Klein and Jamaal Bailey, Assembly Members Michael Benedetto and Jeffrey Dinowitz, and City […]
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