bookplate Definition: (noun) A label bearing the owner’s name or otheridentification that is pasted usually on the insidecover of a book. Synonyms: ex libris Usage: I learned from the bookplate that the previous owner of my copy of Gone with the […]
John James Audubon (1785) Audubon was a US ornithologist and artist known for his drawings and paintings of North American birds. After failing in business, he concentrated on compiling his extraordinary four-volume Birds of America, published between 1827 and 1838. Though his bird poses are sometimes […]
CITY HALL — Seniors and youngsters came by the bus loads to City Hall on April 18th to join New York City Council Member Andy King with union and community leaders to call on the City Council to pass a […]
JCRC-NY Building relationships. Connecting communities. Meeting challenges. 212-983-4800 225 West 34th Street, Suite 1607 New York, NY 10122 jcrcny.org The Center for Community Leadership at JCRC-NY Fellowships invite you to join us for four hours of dancing fun with salsa, zumba and […]
BRONX GANG MEMBER CONVICTED OF FATALLY SHOOTING ONE MAN, ASSAULTING TWO OTHERS ON BELMONT STREET Defendant Said “This Is Our Turf” Before Attacking Three C-Town Workers Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a 24-year-old Bronx man […]
The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
rejoinder Definition: (noun) A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). Synonyms: riposte, comeback, retort, replication, counter, return Usage: Her eyes darkened, and he expected an indignant rejoinder.
Ella Fitzgerald (1917) After winning an amateur contest at Harlem’s Apollo Theater in 1934, Fitzgerald started singing with Chick Webb’s big band and soon became its star. She recorded her first hit, “A Tisket-A Tasket,” in 1938 and went on […]
Cases of Interest for the Week of April 25, 2016 Monday, April 25, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Piergrossi, L. Judge Barrett Part 60 (Room LL250) Ongoing Trial ELISEO PEREZ, VAUGHN, RIVERA, POLLARD, PARRA, […]
As the viper, though it kills with it, does not deserve to be blamed for the poison it carries, as it is a gift of nature, neither do I deserve reproach for being beautiful. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
feckless Definition: (adjective) Generally incompetent and ineffectual. Synonyms: inept Usage: Much to his wife’s dismay, Jim refused to call aprofessional, and continued his feckless attempts atrepairing the plumbing in the house.
William Joyce (1906) Born in the US and taken to the UK as a child,Joyce became involved with the fascist movement as a teen and fled to Germany before the outbreak of WWII. He remained there throughout the war, broadcasting Nazi propaganda in English […]
Love is invisible, and comes in and goes outas he likes, without anyone calling him toaccount for what he does. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
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