Previously de-stabilized units restored to rent rolls   BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) announced today that, with the help of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), he negotiated the […]

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. Mark Twain (1835-1910)

acquittance Definition: (noun) A written release from an obligation, specifically a receipt indicating payment in full. Synonyms: release Usage: After years of haggling over debts and money owed, the two men resolved their dispute and drew up an acquittance.

Marcel Marceau (1923) Marceau was a French actor and mime who gained renown in 1947 with the creation of Bip, a sad, white-faced clown with a tall, battered hat—reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp. Noted for his eloquent, deceptively simple portrayals, […]

Crowley Congratulates Clayton Kendrick-Holmes on Acceptance to Renowned Service Academy         (Bronx, N.Y.)  – Today, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, proudly announced the appointment of Throggs Neck resident Clayton Kendrick-Holmes […]

On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. toured the United Parcel Service facility on Brush Avenue in Throggs Neck. During the tour, Borough President Diaz spoke to hundreds of UPS employees who work at the site. […]

LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents 35th Anniversary of Colombia’s Premiere Salsa Band GRUPO NICHE Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents the return of GRUPO NICHE for a dazzling concert celebrating their 35th anniversary on Saturday, April 16h, 2016 at 8pm. One of the world’s most […]

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

melange Definition: (noun) A mixture. Synonyms: mishmash, farrago, hodgepodge, mingle-mangle, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag Usage: The movie was a strange melange of romance, science fiction, comedy, and drama.

Joseph Fourier (1768) Fourier was a French mathematician and Egyptologist. As an engineer on the Egyptian expedition led by Napoleon—who later made him a baron—he conducted anthropological investigations and wrote the preface to the monumental Description de l’Égypte, whose publication […]