By Luis Vazquez The announcement by New York Liberty President Isiah Thomas was a surprise. Tanisha Wright decided to take the 2017 WNBA season to rest and recover from injuries that we now know took it’s toll over two demanding […]
Friday, March 17 — This is a day when people of all ethnicities are cheerfully encouraged to wear something green. It is St. Patrick’s Day, a rare national holiday observed outside its native land. The day honors Bishop Patrick, born in […]
EMT Killed During Ambulance Theft by David Greene A female EMT was killed and her partner is fighting for her life after an unknown assailant attempted to drive off with their running ambulance in Soundview. The incident was reported at […]
EMT Killed During Ambulance Theft by David Greene A female EMT was killed and her partner is fighting for her life after an unknown assailant attempted to drive off with their running ambulance in Soundview. The incident was reported at […]
Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750) Caroline Herschel was a British astronomer. At the age of 10, she contracted typhus, which permanently stunted her growth—but not her ambition. Her family assumed that she would never marry because of her height and trained […]
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Panpipe Definition: (noun) A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together. Synonyms: Syrinx, Pandean pipe Usage: When his parents refused to buy him an instrument, the industrious ten-year-old fashioned himself a makeshift panpipe out of string and […]
Hetrick-Martin Institute and the New York City Council Host “Bronx LGBTQ Youth Summit” [NEW YORK, N.Y.] Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit social services agency and leader in LGBTQ youth programming, is proud to host, in collaboration […]
I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Surfactant Definition: (noun) A chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved. Synonyms: Wetting agent, Surface-active agent, Wetter Usage: She ordered a new pair of glasses and had the lenses coated with […]
by David Greene With some predictions for Winter Storm Stella as high as 2 feet, the five boroughs only received less than six inches during the storm that struck on Tuesday, March 15. Now many are questioning why school’s and […]
President Jimmy Carter proclaimed National Women’s History Week for March 8, 1980 and, President Trump has re-proclaimed March 2017 as Women’s History Month. The East Bronx History Forum is pleased to announce the Forum’s 6th Annual “Women in Bronx History” […]
By Gene DeFrancis Spring is around the corner. And that means… Spring Cleaning. Every time this year we take the time to remind our neighbors to do their part in keeping Allerton clean. Homeowners and Business owners you are responsible […]
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