Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999) was admired for his skill and grace as a fielder and base runner. The
Joe DiMaggio To Be Immortalized on USPS Forever Stamps 1st Day of Issue and Stamps Offering
Commencing at the Bronx Main Post Office – July 21 @ 11:00am – All Invited!
Yankee Clipper is best known for his incredible 56-game hitting streak in 1941—the season of “the Streak.” DiMaggio led the New York Yankees to 10 pennants and nine World Series titles.
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Stephen Sondheim. Over years, he set an unsurpassed standard of brilliance and artistic integrity in the musical theater. His music, steeped in the history of the American stage, is also deeply informed by the classical tradition and the advances of modern concert music.
SJS's words, unequaled in their wit and virtuosity, have recorded a lifetime of profound, unblinking insight into the joys and sorrows of life and love.
He's one of our many favorites.
New Yorkers should get up and get out on the water this weekend beginning right now!
City of water day is taking place all around us in many neighborhoods all over NYC.
Main events take place on Governors Island but the festival stretches all the way up to the Bronx, where some early risers paddled miles down the Bronx River to Soundview Park Saturday morning.
Droughts can be classified as a creeping disaster because many of their effects are not immediately felt, nor all at once. Droughts attack somewhat like a a python, slowly bringing death.
Flooding, cyclones, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis have left a trail of destruction in past years. But the current drought conditions could be the start to a remarkable era of bad weather.
SERIOUS DROUGHT THROUGHOUT 26 UNITED STATES. Hot Weather Dries Up Half Midwest.
Unlike tornadoes, hurricanes and quakes, droughts could develop as a permanent condition.
2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMP PAIN INTENSIFIES. Obama Goes After Romney in VA.
The State of Virginia is up for grabs, representing 13 electoral college votes.
GWB COMMUTER CRUNCH SEASON. Prepare For Massive Traffic Backups.
$409 Million dollar construction and renovation project will likely continue for several months.
NYC CRACKDOWN BIKE DELIVERIES. Large Fine For Businesses.
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The NYC SchoolFood Lunch Program is designed to provide children and young adults with a healthy alternative to junk food.
Lunch is available for all children under 19 years of age and all handicapped persons, regardless of age, who participate in special education programs. Breakfast will be served during the Learn to Swim Program at pools in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens.
Meals are free and provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through SchoolFood, a part of the New York City Department of Education.
City Islanders turned out in large numbers yesterday to honor another fallen hero. 75 year old William Clancy was a caring and giving gentleman, who worked for veterans and active members of our military. Mr. Clancy died of a heart attack on July 7.
Clancy served two years in the Army, from 1961-63, and served as a paratrooper instructor. Later on he work endlessly on behalf of The American Legion as NY Deputy Commander.
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today joined City Council Member Oliver Koppell, Congress Member Eliot Engel, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, Bronx Community Board 8 Chair Robert Fanuzzi, Bronx Community Board 8 Parks Committee Chair Bob Bender, and veterans and co-founders of the Memorial Grove Restoration Group Herb Barret and Don Tannen to cut the ribbon on restorations to the Van Cortlandt Park Memorial Grove. The Grove is located in Van Cortlandt Park along West 246th Street in between Broadway and the Van Cortlandt Mansion.
American Revolution
Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, 1787
Automotive
Henry Ford II fires Lee Iacocca, 1978
Civil War
Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Corrick's Ford, 1861
Cold War
Democratic Party platform defends Roosevelt-Truman foreign policies, 1948
Crime
Last woman hanged for murder in Great Britain, 1955
Disaster
Record-breaking floods hit Kansas, 1951
General Interest
Kennedy nominated for presidency, 1960
Hollywood
Ghost opens, 1990
Literary
Wordsworth visits Tintern Abbey, 1798
Music