Chairman Crowley Statement on the Anniversary of the Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality: […]
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL GRANTEES OF LINCOLN CENTER CULTURAL INNOVATION FUND Recipients From Central Brooklyn and South Bronx Receive Support For Innovative Community-Based Cultural Programs NEW YORK, NY (June 15, […]
President Trump’s attack on the airbase of Moscow’s ally Syria, as well as the deployment of U.S. troops to nations bordering Russia, further diminishes allegations that Trump is friendly with Putin. The Russians had warned the White House against the moves, […]
Ineffable Definition: (adjective) Incapable of being expressed. Synonyms: Indescribable, Unspeakable, Untellable, Unutterable, Indefinable Usage: There was an expression of ineffable sadness on her face as she spoke, and I could not but feel that she knew that I knew her […]
Lafcadio Hearn (1850) Born in Greece and educated in Ireland, Hearn immigrated to the US at age 19 and lived in poverty for a time until he found employment as a journalist. He was a colorful but morbidly discontented man, […]
To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is . . . the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)
Chairman Crowley Statement on Special Election in Georgia (Washington, DC) – The following is a statement from House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) on the special election in Georgia: “Winning in Georgia 6 – a district that hasn’t elected […]
PUTTING OUR MEMORIES INTO ACTION AFTER MEMORIAL DAY By State Senator Kevin Parker The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act of 1944 – better known as the G. I. Bill, was intended to provide World War II veterans with funds for housing and […]
Tuesday, June 27 Governor Cuomo is in New York City. Comptroller Stringer has no public schedule. 8:00 AM – State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman speaks at an Association for a Better New York breakfast, Sheraton New York, Metro West Ballroom, 811 […]
By Brandon Colon After defeating the Aberdeen IronBirds 3-1 Sunday Afternoon the Staten Island Yankees came into tonight winning three games in a row. Their starting pitching and bullpen has been stellar to start the season and tonight would no […]
Tuesday, June 27 — Consumers’ options for managing their finances were greatly broadened this week in 1934, after President Roosevelt signed the Federal Credit Union Act the day before, promoting the nationwide formation of credit unions. Credit unions differ from […]
Inaugural Definition: (adjective) Serving to set in motion. Synonyms: Initiative, Initiatory, Maiden, First Usage: The magazine’s inaugural issue sold out in a matter of days, prompting them to publish the second issue in larger numbers.
Abner Doubleday (1819) Doubleday was a US Army officer who distinguished himself in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter and saw action at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg. He also served in the […]
My father taught in the wise way which unfolds what lies in the child’s nature, as a flower blooms, rather than crammed it, like a Strasbourg goose, with more than it could digest. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
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