Profile America: Special Delivery
United Parcel Service began in 1907 as the American Messenger Company, founded by 19-year old Jim Casey in Seattle, Washington.
Man Climbing Trump Tower Wanted Personal Meeting with Donald Trump
A 20 year old man wanting to meet with Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon climbed his landmark Trump Towers building using suction cups and straps.
Bronx Man Indicted for Possessing and Promoting Child Porn
Bronx Man Indicted for Possessing and Promoting Child Porn A Bronx man has been indicted on over 1,000 counts of child pornography possession and promotion yesterday in connection with video content he retained and distributed on his computer depicting the […]
Success Academy Boasts Top Math and English Scores Across State
Success Academy Boasts Top Math and English Scores Across State For the eighth straight year, Success Academy charter schools were among the highest-performing across all of New York State in mathematics and English Language Arts. Of their over 30 schools […]
Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years In Holdup Killing
Bronx Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Holdup Killing Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced a 25-year sentence yesterday for a Bronx man who fatally shot a livery cab driver during a 2011 robbery. According to the investigation, on […]
Vernuccio’s View: Have Universities Harmed America? Part 2
Are colleges shortchanging America’s students—at excessive prices? This is the second in a two-part review of problems with higher education in America. A Consumer Reports study found that 45% of people with student loan debt said that college was not […]
T.J. Rivera of the Bronx is On the Way But the Mets Are Not
T.J. Rivera of the Bronx is on the way but the Mets are on the way out Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Tuesday night at Citi Field, Zach Greinke made a successful return to the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks after missing six […]
Whose Birthday Is It? August 10, 2016
Charles Darrow (1889) Darrow was a heating engineer who is generally credited with developing “Monopoly,” a board game in which players compete to purchase real estate and bankrupt their opponents, though there is evidence that he merely adapted Elizabeth Magie’s […]
Quote of the Day: August 10, 2016
To live was then in itself a delight, because living implied seeing. Edwin Abbott (1838-1926)
Word of the Day: August 10, 2016
abridgment Definition: (noun) A shortened version of a written work. Synonyms: condensation, capsule Usage: In a word, I gave him an abridgment of this whole history; I gave him a picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature.
Profile America: Nation’s Knick-Knacks
The Smithsonian Institution was founded on this date in 1846 and is named for British scientist James Smithson.
DISABILITY ADVOCATE DEMANDS YANKEES CUT TIES WITH UBER
The Yankees host an annual Disability Awareness Night at the stadium to commemorate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Leader of Blood Hound Brims and Affiliate Gang Members Indicted
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton announced that 40 alleged gang members —including the leader of the Blood Hound Brims, one of the largest Bloods sets on the East coast—have been […]
165 Firearms Recovered in Bronx Gun Buyback, District Attorney Says
165 Firearms Recovered in Bronx Gun Buyback, District Attorney Says Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today that 165 firearms-the bulk of them handguns-were turned in during the Bronx Gun Buyback held at two Bronx churches on Saturday, August […]
Whose Birthday Is It? August 9, 2016
Jean Piaget (1896) Regarded as the foremost developmental psychologist of the 20th century, Piaget developed a theory of “genetic epistemology,” a natural timetable for the development of the child’s ability to think, in which he traced four stages—the sensorimotor (ages […]
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