NEW YORK –– Mayor Bill de Blasio today appointed Julie Menin as Director of the Census for New York City. She also will serve as Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for Strategic Advocacy. In her new roles, Menin will organize extensive […]
By Robert Press Southern Boulevard below Fordham Road was closed for two hours as firefighters fought a five alarm fire at 2363 Southern Boulevard near East 187th Street. The fire completely destroyed a first floor apartment, and sent two people […]
William A. Baxter Sergeant Sergeant William A. Baxter Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 Inductee was nominated by Former Senator Michael A. L. Balboni William A. Baxter has earned a place among New York State’s elite veterans through […]
Mehmed IV (1642) After the deposition and murder of his father, Sultan Ibrahim, 7-year-old Mehmed IV ascended the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Chaos and corruption followed, and though grand vizier Mehmed Köprülü managed to restore order, the empire suffered […]
Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it too much. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
pent-up Definition: (adjective) Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions. Synonyms: repressed Usage: A fierce fighter, he releases much of his pent-up anger in the boxing ring and has been known to knock out opponents with a […]
Wednesday, January 2nd. The place where many of our ancestors first stepped ashore when they came to America seeking a new life opened this month 127 years ago — Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The very first immigrant processed […]
Looking Back on 2018 and Ahead to 2019 In looking back on 2018 term limits were not needed to retire two long time incumbents. Ten-term incumbent Congressman Joseph Crowley who didn’t have a primary since 2004 lost to an unknown […]
MAYOR DE BLASIO SIGNS LEGISLATION EXPEDITING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio today held a public hearing for and signed Intro. 1288, which makes all elections between now and the 2021 primary, including the upcoming […]
Tuesday, January 1st. The nation’s telephone service options began expanding this month in 1982, when AT&T bowed to a Justice Department mandate to give up its local Bell System companies. The breakup became effective on this date 35 years ago, […]
Monday, December 31st. On this New Year’s Eve, some 329 million Americans of all ages and backgrounds are ready to greet the year 2019. A hundred years ago, the nation’s population was just a bit over 103 million. Fifty years […]
FROM FORDHAM UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Men’s Basketball Falls to LIU, 60-57; Ram offense goes cold in second half The Fordham University men’s basketball squad had it chances tonight but the Ram offense went cold in the second half allowing Long Island […]
The Greatest Gift Has Been Given! John 1:6-14 NET “A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him. He himself was not […]
By Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Revelation 21:1-6 NKJV “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2 Then I, […]
On behalf of the members of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Kwanzaa. May this New Year bring you happiness, hope and harmony. Nilda Hofmann Chief of Community Affairs
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