Pieter Cornelis “Piet” Mondrian (1872) Mondrian was a Dutch painter whose workforeshadowed the rise of abstract art in the1940s and 1950s. He went to Paris in 1910where he developed his geometric,nonobjective style, which he calledneoplasticism. It is characterized by theelimination […]
Monday, March 7, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Wiczyk, O. Justice Poust-Lopez Part TP4 Sentencing KATHERINE DIOP Diop is to be sentenced after pleading guilty to Perjury for lying about her criminal record during […]
LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents 20th Anniversary Tour DRU HILL with Jon B and Kenny Lattimore Lehman Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the R&B/Hip Hop singing group DRU HILLfeaturing Tamir “Nokio” Ruffin, Mark “SisQó” Andrews, Larry “Jazz” Anthony and Antwuan “Tao” Simpson with special […]
COBA Radio: Real Talk, Real Time Join us this Sunday, March 6th at 7pm on WBLS/WLIB with your host Norman Seabrook as we discuss reform on Rikers Island and the presidential election. Call in and let us know what you […]
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas whichbefore their union were not perceived to haveany relation. Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Word of the Day ? palpitation Definition: (noun) A trembling or shaking. Synonyms: shakiness, trembling, quiver, vibration Usage: Cornelius put his hand on his heart, to repress as itwere its violent palpitation.
Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619) Cyrano de Bergerac was a French writer andfreethinker who satirized the customs andbeliefs of his time. He wrote two romancesabout visits to the moon that are classics ofearly modern science fiction and inspired laterwriters such […]
A month-long reading challenge in King’s district kicks off with a new PSA and event at the Eastchester Library on March 1 MARCH 1 — New York City Councilmember Andy King (12th CD/Bronx) and The New York Public Library […]
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches usnothing but the shape of the spoon. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
jongleur Definition: (noun) A wandering minstrel, poet, or entertainer inmedieval England and France. Synonyms: folk singer, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour Usage: The group of jongleurs was so popular that KingEdward requested a private performance.
Gerardus Mercator (1512) Mercator was a Flemish geographer,mathematician, and cartographer whoperfected the first map using the Mercatorprojection, the translation of the sphericalearth to a two-dimensional flat plane. In it,parallels and meridians are rendered asstraight lines spaced to produce an accurateratio […]
New York Common Pantry: an Award-Winning Solution to Hunger The Largest community-based food pantry in New York State Announces annual ‘Fill the Bag Benefit’ at Gotham Hall in New York City on March 8, 2016 New York Common Pantry […]
MARCH 2016 COMMUNITY REPORT District Office 1916 Park Ave, Suite 202 New York, NY 10037 Tel: 212-828-5829 Fax: 212-828-2420 Albany Office 406 Legislative Office Building Albany, NY 12247 TEL: 518-455-2795 Fax: 518-426-5886 Monday–Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm Email/Social Media […]
Legislation would create new Class-E felony & require diversity education for hate-fueled graffiti Albany, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) announced that his comprehensive bill to clean up graffiti passed the State Senate today. The legislation (S.849) […]
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
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