Local football tournament works to build stronger community relations with NYPD BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) presented participants with medals at his First Annual Throggs Neck Houses Football Tournament at Ferry Point Park this past weekend. The […]
Bronx, NY – In celebration of Christmas, State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), hosted his second annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday. Nearly 300 participants enjoyed a continental breakfast, danced to holiday music, and took family portraits with Santa. Children […]
Borough President Diaz recognizes the growing Hindu community It was a festive occasion at the Vishnu Mandir, Hindu Temple as The Bronx Borough President hosted the inaugural Bronx Diwali Celebration in recognition of the growing Hindu population in the […]
For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
prodigal Definition: (adjective) Rashly or wastefully extravagant. Synonyms: profligate, spendthrift, extravagant Usage: Her prodigal spending left her with a mountain of bills and an empty bank account.
You allowed millions of people to go over you for 114 years. You saw the first commercial monorail come and go in a few handful of years. You stopped swinging in 1963 and stood stoic since then. We camped out […]
rigmarole Definition: (noun) Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. Synonyms: twaddle, story, saga, trash, jargon, yarn, gibberish, spiel Usage: When I asked why he missed the meeting, he gave me some rigmarole about the train being late.
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
(Bronx, NY – December 18, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces that 19-year-old ALONZO BROWN, accused of taking a “flying drop kick” at a mother and baby in order to steal her cell phone, has been sentenced […]
The Schomburg Center’s 4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival The Schomburg Center’s 4th Annual Black Comic Book Festival celebrates the rich tradition of black comics in a full day event featuring panel discussions, film screenings, hands-on workshops and exhibit tables […]
London-based IT Engineer Bids to be First Person to Swim from New York to London LONDON, Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — London IT engineer and extreme swimmer Michael Ventre is hoping to raise millions for Oxfam by swimming 3,800 miles from […]
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