For Immediate Release October 9, 2019 MAN INDICTED FOR POSSESSING FORGED CHECK AND STEALING $40,000 FROM ELDERLY BRONX WOMAN Defendant Used Forged JPMorgan Chase Check; Withdrew Funds From Several TD Bank Locations Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced […]
VNNA President Bernadette Ferrara opened the monthly meeting with the Presidents Report, which included mention of the Sunday’s Bronx Columbus Day Parade. She mentioned that this year the parade would start at Bronxdale Avenue and turn up Williamsbridge Road ending […]
? Thelonious Monk (1917)One of the key innovators of modern jazz, Monk worked as a pianist in the early 1940s at Minton’s Playhouse and other clubs where the rudiments of the new jazz style were being developed. Known for his highly idiosyncratic, percussive playing, he performed with many notable jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, before recording under his own name beginning in 1947. Monk is one of only five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine. Who are the other four? More…
The distinction between freedom and liberty is not accurately known; naturalists have never been able to find a living specimen of either. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
petiole Definition: (noun) The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf. Synonyms: leafstalk Usage: Beth pruned her plants methodically, snipping dead leaves at their petioles and throwing them in the compost. Discuss.
New York City FC First Team and Academy Players Named ToUnited States National Team for FIFA U-17 World Cup New York City FC’s First Team and Academy are represented by four participants on the United States U-17 Men’s National Team […]
By William Coppola: Contributing Writer/ Bronx Chronicle Sports Wow, what a wild playoff season so far. When the heavily favorite Astros play the “How are they even still playing” Tampa Bay Rays tonight, in what will be the final game of their […]
By Robert Press Monday October seventh was the Williamsbridge NAACP Early Childhood Education Center Pink Parade with Grand Marshal Councilman Andy King. The children and adults lined up outside the center on East 219th Street. From there they marched to […]
Walter O’Malley (1903) Born in New York City, O’Malley was the owner of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team from 1950 to 1979. In 1958, he moved the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and helped to coordinate the move of the New York Giants to San Francisco at a time when there were no teams west of Missouri. Though ultimately successful, the transplantation of the Dodgers made O’Malley a target of vilification by Brooklyn fans. However, some blame what powerful official for the team’s move? More…
It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humor. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
habitant Definition: (noun) A person who inhabits a particular place. Synonyms: denizen, dweller Usage: The cave’s only habitant appeared filthy and unshaven, suggesting that he had been living there for some time. Discuss.
By William Coppola: Contributing Writer Bronx Chronicle Sports Sometimes baseball teaches us about life. How exhilarating it can be and also how life is not always fare. Case in point: This week MLB’s Anthony Castrovince wrote a story about Houston starter Zack […]
The $1 million International Trot will take place Saturday (Oct. 12) at Yonkers Raceway located at Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts.There is no cost for admission.About the race and day’s activities: This marks the 41st International Trot. This is the […]
Harriet Taylor Mill (1807) Harriet Taylor Mill was a philosopher and women’s rights advocate who is largely remembered for the influence she had on her second husband, John Stuart Mill, one of the preeminent thinkers of the 19th century. The two met while Harriet was still married. Two years after her first husband died, Harriet and John married following a 20-year friendship. She read and commented on all of his material, and he considered her an equal collaborator. What essays did Harriet write during their marriage? More…
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