Pedro Maldonado, Worshipful Master of Uhland Lodge #735, presents Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. with the DeWitt Clinton Award for Community Service on Monday, April 11, 2016, at the  City Island Masonic Hall. The award is given to Non-Masons […]

On Monday April 11th, 2016 Mayor de Blasio today met with Prime Minister of Albania, Mr. Edi Rama; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ditmir Bushati; and Ambassador of Albania to the United States, Ms. Floreta Faber as part of […]

You are invited to By the Numbers: Gentrification, an event hosted by the NYU Furman Center to mark the launch of its State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2015 report. The event will be held on Monday, May 9th, 2016 […]

You think that you are Ann’s suitor; that you are the pursuer and she the pursued; that it is your part to woo, to persuade, to prevail, to overcome. Fool: it is you who are the pursued, the marked-down quarry, […]

pyrosis Definition: (noun) A painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder. Synonyms: heartburn Usage: Even after he swore off […]

Abraham Ortelius (1527) Ortelius was a Flemish geographer and cartographer who, while traveling with his contemporary Gerardus Mercator, was inspired to compile the first modern world atlas. The first edition of Theatrum orbis terrarium, issued in 1570, contained 53 maps […]

Students at Academy of Mount St. Ursula Participate in Optimum Community’s ‘Charity Champions’ Program Students at the Academy of Mount St. Ursula (AMSU) were recently recognized for their participating in Optimum Community’s “Charity Champions” program that encourages high schools to […]

BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) honored the Junior Varsity cheerleading squad of St. Catherine Academy today. The students ranked first in the non-tumbling division, making history at the 2016 Universal Cheerleading Association National High School Cheerleading championship. […]

PARISH BOOKSIGNING:  Sr. Louise Finn, CND, who works at Villa Maria Academy in the Bronx will be at the St. Helena Bookstore, 1315 Olmstead Avenue, BX on Sunday, April 17 at 10:30AM for a book signing of her latest book The Seed That Became A […]

Tips Offered To Protect Consumers Against Investment Frauds  NEW YORK – To continue National Financial Literacy Month, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today cautioned New Yorkers to be vigilant in protecting themselves against investment scams and released a list of […]