Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

Amulet Definition: (noun) An object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury. Synonyms: Talisman Usage: It was sorcery, magic of the worst kin, thought Buldeo, and he wondered whether the amulet round his neck would […]

DSNY Announces Major Expansion of NYC Organics Program By End of 2017, Curbside Collection of Food Scraps, Food-Soiled Paper and Yard Waste will Reach 3.3 Million City Residents Today, the New York City Department of Sanitation announced a major expansion […]

Chairman Crowley on ‘Empire State Kickback’ Included in Harmful Republican Health Care Repeal Bill (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after Republican leaders included a provision in the GOP health care repeal […]

Joseph Pennaso, Veteran advocate and friend of the community, will not be forgotten. Funeral services will be held at Dormi Funeral Home on Morris Park Avenue.

SENATOR KLEIN TOURS RIKERS ISLAND, VISITING THE BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S PROSECUTION UNIT & JAIL FACILITY THAT HOUSES ADOLESCENT MALES Senator Klein, joined by Bronx DA Darcel D. Clark and DOC Commissioner Joseph Ponte, announced $100,000 in funding for the Rikers […]

A woman’s heart must be of such a size and no larger, else it must be pressed small, like Chinese feet; her happiness is to be made as cakes are, by a fixed recipe. George Eliot (1819-1880)

Connoisseur Definition: (noun) A person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts. Synonyms: Cognoscente Usage: I brought the painting to the world’s best art connoisseur’s, and they all agreed that it was an authentic Picasso and would […]