His Excellency Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic to address Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum His Excellency Leonel Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic — in New York City for the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations — will speak at Columbia University , Thursday, September 25 between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00… [Read more…]
September 23, 2008 by D. Bell
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Playground Ribbon Cutting Join Parks Commissioner Benepe and local elected officials in celebrating the opening of the new playground at 116th Street. The event culminates almost 10 years of advocacy for this amenity by the Friends of Morningside Park. Date and Time: 11:00am Thursday, September 25 , 2008 Location: 116th Street and Morningside Ave. 12th… [Read more…]
September 23, 2008 by D. Bell
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Sixty-six Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) students, who will enter Touro School of Pharmacy this fall–the first new pharmacy program in New York City in 68 years–will receive their official white coats at a special ceremony on Thursday, September 25, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515… [Read more…]
September 23, 2008 by illoquentgent
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One of the most controversial games in American professional sports took place right here at the Polo Grounds where a world series championship game was decided by one umpire. [NYTimes] Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Harlem Hospital Center, Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, was named one of the 2008 MacArthur Fellows by the esteemed… [Read more…]
September 23, 2008 by illoquentgent
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The other day I walked into a new café/bakery that opened on Broadway called Tanto Dulce. Although the store’s name is grammatically incorrect, my intolerance for anything short of impeccable Spanish syntax was subdued by the most sublime pistachio cannoli I have ever tasted in my life. The experience was further heightened by the perfect… [Read more…]
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September 23, 2008 by D. Bell
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