nyctalopia Definition: (noun) Inability to see clearly in dim light; due to a deficiency of vitamin A or to a retinal disorder. Synonyms: moon blindness, night blindness Usage: Sharon’s nyctalopia was so severe that she needed a flashlight to find […]
Today, FloSports, the innovator in live digital sports and original content, announced an agreement with Beat The Streets Wrestling (BTS) to provide live and on-demand coverage of the annual Beat The Streets New York City event, “Grapple at the Garden,” on FloWrestling.com. This marks the fifth consecutive year […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Was there any doubt? Of course there was with the Mets and Jacob deGrom. Because deGrom offered minimal reason for optimism to get this done before Opening Day, and with the Mets always a subject […]
STATEN ISLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FATAL BRONX SHOOTING Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Manslaughter Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Staten Island man has beensentenced to 13 years in prison for fatally shooting a Bronx man in the Butler Houses in October 2017. District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant […]
Cases of Interest for the Week of March 25, 2019 Monday, March 25, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Dolan, M. Neary 70 Hearings Antonio Rodriguez Hernandez Santiago Elvin Garcia Jonaiki Martinez Estrella Jose Muniz […]
Béla Bartók (1881) Bartók was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, and collector of folk music. In 1904, having discovered that the folk-music repertory generally accepted as Hungarian was in fact largely urban Roma—Gypsy—music, he set about researching Hungarian folk music. […]
In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
politesse Definition: (noun) Courteous formality; politeness. Synonyms: chivalry, gallantry Usage: Carl held the door for Ashley as they entered the restaurant, and she was immediately impressed with his politesse. Discuss.
By Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Romans 12:4-8 NKJV “For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually […]
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., tenants of the Diego Beekman Houses and dozens of Bronx elected officials, advocates and community leaders will host a press conference and rally on the steps of City Hall to oppose the siting […]
By Robert Press The street in front of the Masijd Noorul Hoda Mosque on Young Street in the Bronx was filled with people who came to show solidarity with the shooting victims at a New Zealand Mosque last week. This […]
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, […]
For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
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