Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued a letter expressing his strong concerns about Intro 0209-2014, more commonly known as the “bag fee” legislation. While the legislation seeks to protect the environment, Borough President Diaz is concerned that it […]

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from whichwe refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seekto heal—every other affliction to forget; but this woundwe consider it a duty to keep open—this affliction wecherish and brood over […]

apex Definition: (noun) The highest point. Synonyms: acme, vertex, peak Usage: Though he was afraid of heights, he forced himself to climb to the roof’s apex to fix the leak.

salient Definition: (adjective) Strikingly conspicuous. Synonyms: prominent, outstanding, striking, spectacular Usage: I took in much of this in the few seconds during which we stood facing each other, and I also observed another salient feature of her appearance: she was […]

Art for art’s sake? I should think so, and more so than ever at the present time. It is the one orderly product which our middling race has produced. It is the cry of a thousand sentinels, the echo from […]

Cases of Interest for the Week of January 18, 2016   Monday, January 18, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details HOLIDAY MARTIN LUTHER KING Jr. DAY All court parts except Arraignments will be closed.     […]

The Huntington Free Library and Reading Room is pleased to announce The East Bronx History Forum will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 at 7:30pm. This is the first meeting of 2016 and is very special and […]

pogonip Definition: (noun) A dense winter fog containing ice particles. Synonyms: ice fog Usage: He trudged on through the pogonip, oblivious to the delicate ice crystals melting on his face and hands.

It is a delicious thing to write, to be no longer yourself but to move in an entire universe of your own creating. Today, for instance, as man and woman, both lover and mistress, I rode in a forest on […]

milium Definition: (noun) A small, white or yellowish cystlike mass just below the surface of the skin, caused by retention of the secretion of a sebaceous gland. Synonyms: whitehead Usage: The soap promised to eradicate milia by thoroughly cleansing the […]

It is not difficult to be unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)