scrooge Definition: (noun) A mean-spirited miserly person. Synonyms: niggard, skinflint, churl Usage: The old scrooge was married to his money, and spending a penny was, to him, as traumatic as divorce.
André Breton (1896) Breton was a French writer, critic, and editor. In 1919, he helped found the Dadaist review Littérature. Influenced by psychiatry and the Symbolist movement, he wrote poetry using the automatic-writing technique. In 1924, his Manifeste du surréalisme—Surrealist […]
JAPANESE INTERNMENT Friday, February 19 — On this date in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order requiring Japanese-Americans living along the Pacific Coast to be relocated inland. This order affected some 77,000 citizens and 43,000 resident aliens. The […]
Every year around this time and for the past decade or so, this Bronx resident chooses to spend this Hallmark holiday in the place where everybody knows her name – White Castle. Some might laugh at the notion of going […]
Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation, but they should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
aide-memoire Definition: (noun) A memorandum setting forth the major points of a proposed discussion or agreement, used especially in diplomatic communications. Synonyms: position paper Usage: After the conference, they wrote an aide-memoire and sent copies of it to everyone in […]
Hans Asperger (1906) Asperger was an Austrian psychiatrist who, in 1944, published the first definition of what is now known as Asperger syndrome. Calling it “autistic psychopathy,” he described a disorder characterized by severe impairment of social skills and restricted […]
As the special election to fill the vacancy of former Bronx Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo draws nearer, The Bronx Chronicle decided to review the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) disclosure reports of each candidate who will appear on the […]
To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of […]
Financial Focus: I got an IRS letter for an audit; what do I do? On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the worst), being audited by the IRS could be a 10. Audits can be bad and can result in […]
Committee of 100 Democrats Clash Over George Alvarez The above tweet tagging Bronx Chronicle managing editor Michael Benjamin (@SquarePegDem) sparked a firestorm of controversy and finger-wagging between members of the Bronx Committee of 100 Democrats and a Queens rump group […]
OH, CANADA Although Canada has been self-governing since 1867, it wasn’t until this date in 1927 that the U.S. established formal diplomatic relations through recognition of a Canadian ambassador in Washington. Until that date, the Dominion of Canada’s […]
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx Eliot Spitzer vs Hiram MonserrateYou should know that back in 2009, my friend and former New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate was accused of slashing his girlfriend […]
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