Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Alexander (village), New York


Related Topics

In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
  Wikinfo | Alexander (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Alexander I of Russia, (1777-1825), emperor of Russia
Eskander or Alexander, Emperor of Ethiopia (1472 - 1494)
Alexander Balas, ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146 BC
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Alexander   (732 words)

  
 New York, city, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Among New York’s noted houses of worship are Trinity Church, St. Paul’s Chapel (dedicated 1776), Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (see Saint John the Divine, Cathedral of), Riverside Church, and Temple Emanu-El.
New development was marked by such events as the founding (1784) of the Bank of New York under Alexander Hamilton and the beginning of the stock exchange around 1790.
With the adoption of a new charter in 1898, New York became a city of five boroughs—New York City was split into the present Manhattan and Bronx boroughs, and the independent city of Brooklyn was annexed, as were the western portions of Queens co. and Staten Island.
www.bartleby.com /65/ne/NewYork.html   (2471 words)

  
 54-61; Southern New York
(III) Alexander (2), son of Jacob and Ann (Van Vleeck-Beach) Phoenix, was born in 1690, baptized at the Dutch Church, new York, December 5, 1690, dying in 1770.
He married (second), in New York, in July, 1723, Elizabeth, born July 31, 1692, widow of Jacob Bockee or Bocquet, and daughter of George and Elizabeth (Thomas) Burger; she married Jacob Bocquet, June 8, 1717, and died February 28, 1757.
The Arkells of Canajoharie, new York, are descendants of an ancient English family of frequent and honorable mention in the history of the British Empire.
www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/southernnewyork/s_ny_9.htm   (4518 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Alexander of Hales
Alexander's importance for the history of theology and philosophy lies in the fact, that he was the first to attempt a systematic exposition of Catholic doctrine, after the metaphysical and physical works of Aristotle had become known to the schoolmen.
Alexander's theology is, in its main outlines, identical with that of St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas.
Alexander's importance in the history of Christian Ethics is due to the use which he makes of Aristotle's ethical treatises.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/01298a.htm   (1058 words)

  
 Alexander (village), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The village is in the south-central part of the town, south of Batavia, New York.
Alexander is at the junction of Alexander Road (Route 98) and Broadway (Route 20).
In the village the population was spread out with 33.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_(village),_New_York   (449 words)

  
 Vision LI Updates Residents on Village's Master Plan
Alexander said that the purpose of the Feb. 15 session was to "record comments, draft a report, answer questions from the vision and create something a bit more specific by late April."
A six-month moratorium on building in the Village of Farmingdale was approved by the board of trustees at their June 5 monthly meeting.
Alexander and architect Alex Latham of ADL III Architecture began with the draft goals for Farmingdale.
www.antonnews.com /farmingdaleobserver/2006/07/28/news   (878 words)

  
 Bassin; helped start Daytop Village; 92 | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Alexander Bassin, a founder of Daytop Village, the oldest continuing residential drug treatment program in the United States, died Nov. 3 at his home in Tallahassee, Fla. He was 92.
At the time Daytop began, Dr. Bassin was director of research and education for the probation department of the State Supreme Court in Brooklyn, N.Y. Disturbed by the inability of the prison system to rehabilitate drug addicts, he conceived of a therapeutic community modeled on Synanon, founded in California in 1958.
Alexander Bassin was born in Brooklyn on Aug. 4, 1912.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041115/news_1m15bassin.html   (443 words)

  
 New York city apartment rentals, WEST VILLAGE, NYC
In the mid-19th century, however, as the city spread north of 14th Street, the Village became the province of immigrants, bohemians, and students (New York University [NYU], today the nation's largest private university, was planted next to Washington Square in 1831).
The narrowest house in New York City, only nine and a half feet wide, its occupants including Edna St. Vincent Millay and John Barrymore, is on Bedford Street, and the smallest parcel of private property in the country, a twenty-five-inch triangle, sits on the corner of Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue.
Iconography is the essence of the Village's history -- what it stands for has always transcended what it is. To say that the myths should be disentangled from the "reality" -- the usual obligation of the historian -- is to ignore the fact that their entanglement is its history.
www.geoffreystevens.com /new-york-nyc/aboutwestvillage.htm   (4643 words)

  
 Village Profile presents Genesee County, NY
Village Profile presents Genesee County, NY Established in 1812, the Town of Pembroke is centrally located in Western New York, approximately mid-way between Buffalo and Rochester and a short distance from the county seat in Batavia.
The Village of Alexander was incorporated in April 1834.
The Western New York Gas and Steam Engine Association, Inc. have their headquarters on Gillette Rd. They hold a four-day rally each September on the first weekend after Labor Day with displays of antique tractors, threshing machines, a sawmill and small engines.
www.villageprofile.com /newyork/geneseecounty/pg2.html   (1082 words)

  
 Alexander Archipenko Exhibition to Inaugurate New Ukrainian Museum Building
New York City — The new facility of The Ukrainian Museum in New York City will open on April 3, 2005, with the inaugural exhibition Alexander Archipenko: Vision and Continuity, consisting of some 65 sculptures and sculpto-paintings of one of the 20th century's most innovative and influential artists.
The subject of the new Ukrainian Museum's inaugural exhibition is Alexander Archipenko (1887-1964), one of the 20th century's leading and most innovative sculptors.
The Alexander Archipenko exhibition is the first of three inaugural exhibitions planned for the new Ukrainian Museum building -- a state-of-the-art, 25,000-square-foot, $9 million facility at 222 East 6th Street in the heart of the East Village.
www.brama.com /news/press/2005/03/050323ukrainian-museum.html   (1750 words)

  
 New York Architecture Images- ALEXANDER HAMILTON CUSTOM HOUSE
The building is on the National Register of Historic Places, and it was one of the earliest designations of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission for both exterior and public interior spaces.
With New York City the country's most active port, New York has had a Custom House since the country's founding in in 1781.
In 1987, the United States Bancruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York occupied the building and in 1994, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian took over two floors of the Old Custom House.
www.nyc-architecture.com /LM/LM012-ALEXANDERHAMILTONCUSTOMHOUSE.htm   (1114 words)

  
 Alexander, NY News
Local news for Alexander, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
By Carisa Giardino The village received a total of six responses to its St. Paul's Request For Proposal, according to Trustee John Mauk, chair of the trustees' Committee on St.
A former New York City police sergeant was convicted yesterday of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and intimidating a witness for killing his estranged wife, then shooting his best friend and...
www.topix.net /city/alexander-ny   (729 words)

  
 Corbin, Alexander Vie for 2nd L.D. Seat
Alexander said he is running because he feels the current legislation isn't being responsive to constituent needs and concerns.
Alexander has been the recipient of several awards and citations, including the Town of Hempstead Supervisor Certificate of Recognition, the Nassau County Legislative Citation for Community Service, the Senator Kemp Hannon Recognition for Community Service and the Nassau County Executive Citation for Community Service.
As legislator, Alexander plans to hold community meetings regarding day-to-day issues and that it will be his responsibility to make residents voice' heard at the legislature.
www.antonnews.com /westburytimes/2005/10/28/news   (1338 words)

  
 New York City greets Republicans amid protests
The convention, the first that the Republicans have ever held in New York, provided George W. Bush’s administration with a lavish showcase and an opportunity to remind the nation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks which occurred only a few blocks south of the convention site and Madison Square Garden.
Conservatory sophomore Kevin Alexander spent the summer interning for the public television show New York Voices and got the chance to go down the convention floor as a cameraman, working with the show’s producers to interview delegates and guests.
While Alexander was inside Madison Square Garden with the protesters, sophomore and RACO co-founder Leah Wagner was outside on Seventh Avenue protesting against the event.
www.oberlin.edu /stupub/ocreview/2004/9/3/news/article4.html   (1032 words)

  
 Alexander in NEW YORK CITY!
But there are many others who love New York for its vitality, its diversity, its sophistication, and for the fact that you can buy a 12-ounce can of soda and a hot dog from a sidewalk vendor for under ten dollars.
From the ancient narrow streets of Chinatown and the financial district, to the canyons of the midtown side streets, and along the wide avenues, New York is a visual delight.
Alex is pictured with his father, left, and his mother, right at one of New York City's most popular tourist attractions, the observation deck on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building.
www.leaptoad.com /ahp/nyc.html   (1341 words)

  
 Design Competition for a 2012 Olympic Village - Wired New York Forum
Alexander Garvin, director of planning, design and development for NYC2012, said: "We welcome proposals from young designers who are interested in exploring the potential of an environmentally sustainable residential community that will set the standard for urban design in the 21st century."
NEW YORK CITY-NYC2012 is holding an international design competition for architects and designers for the proposed Olympic Village, slated to be built in Queens.
New York City is vying with Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Paris, Madrid, Moscow, and Rio de Janeiro to host the games.
www.wirednewyork.com /forum/showthread.php?p=15403   (1133 words)

  
 Alexander (2004): Reviews
The creators of Alexander set out to make an epic, and they can't be faulted for the many elements that succeed on this scale; what's unfortunate is that they don't quite deliver a camp classic.
An ambitious disaster, Alexander is the rare historical portrait that leaves you feeling as though you know less about its subject than you did upon entering the theater.
Alexander did a *lot,* and Stone is trying to include as much as he can, coherently, to give us the best picture all around of who Alexander really was.
www.metacritic.com /film/titles/alexander   (1552 words)

  
 Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - New York
The Diocese of Ogdensburg encompasses the northeastern New York counties of
The Diocese of Rochester presently encompasses the 12 west central New York counties of Cayuga, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates.
The Diocese of Syracuse encompasses the central New York counties of Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego.
home.att.net /~Local_Catholic/CatholicUS-NewYorkNY.htm   (7145 words)

  
 Plastic Surgery News about Dr George Alexander-Las Vegas Botox
Alexander and his staff in the lobby of their new office.
A new study recently published in Cancer reveals that only one in three women who undergoes a lumpectomy or single mastectomy for breast cancer has a mammogram during each of the five years after treatment.
Dr George John Alexander is a Board Certified Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon in Las Vegas NV offering plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, aesthetic surgery, facelift, eyelid surgery, blepharoplasty, nose job, rhinoplasty, breast enhancement, breast enlargement, breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lift, body contouring, tummy tuck, abdominoplasty, liposuction to the Las Vegas NV area.
www.alexandermd.com /gja-news.htm   (2228 words)

  
 Jazz News: Eric Alexander AND The Heath Brothers at The Village Vanguard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This weekend at The Village Vanguard ERIC ALEXANDER (through March 30): Eric Alexander is a fiery hard bop/straight ahead player who in 1991 placed second at the Thelonious Monk saxophone competition, finishing behind Joshua Redman.
Alexander recorded two additional sets as a leader for Criss Cross, and has also recorded for Delmark, Sharp Nine, Milestone and others.
Catch Eric Alexander at The Village Vanguard with Harold Mabern on piano, John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/news.php?id=2579   (330 words)

  
 The New Yorker : critics : theatre
In that single moment, Alexander says all there is to say about the pain that we experience when the sacrifices we make in order to be loved turn out not to be enough.
Alexander has always been especially good in roles that allow her to be conflicted about her stature as a lover, a wife, or a mother.
(Alexander plays all the roles here, and she is better at some than at others.) Casting off the long, dark velvet coat that she wears as the older Barnes, Alexander reveals a light-gray suit underneath.
www.newyorker.com /critics/theatre/articles/050418crth_theatre   (1136 words)

  
 New book hones story of the square
A Village resident for nearly 30 years, Harris is author of the recently published “Around Washington Square,” a history of the square and the Village, which he considers the beating heart of New York City.
The Village as a center of the arts is a major theme of “Around Washington Square” — Walt Whitman holds forth at Pfaff’s in the Coleman Hotel on Broadway near Bleecker St. in the 1850s.
Harris believes that New York City, despite common wisdom to the contrary — is a humane city.
www.thevillager.com /villager_29/newbookhones.html   (1119 words)

  
 Playbill News: Jane Alexander Show What of the Night to Arrive March 16 at Lortel
Jane Alexander will star in an MCC production of a work of her own devising, What of the Night, at the Lucille Lortel Theatre March 16-April 23.
Barnes was a leading literary figure in New York's Bohemia scene during the '20s and '30s.
Alexander is the Tony-winning actress who has appeared in The Great White Hope, Find Your Way Home, First Monday in October, The Visit, The Sisters Rosensweig and Honour.
www.playbill.com /news/article/91364.html   (426 words)

  
 An ever-changing New York
She did not intend to stay in New York very long – only long enough to find somebody or some museum willing to exhibit the work of Atget, and/or a publisher willing to publish a book about him.
It was a whole new New York City she beheld, and (after a quick trip back to Paris) she decided to stay.
They remember the New York – much of it thrillingly under construction – that fell before Berenice Abbott’s eyes the day in 1929 she stepped off the boat, back from Paris, only as long as she might need to find somebody to take care of the legacy of Eugene Atget.
www.thevillager.com /villager_120/aneverchangingny.html   (1116 words)

  
 New York Web Page
Welcome to the New York real estate and relocation center where you can find homes, condos, new home builders and commercial investment property.
Find a home in New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse or any of the other communities in New York.
The weather for Albany, New York is reported by a local weather station using a combination of TAF and METAR reports from airports and weather stations in the area (ICAO).
www.newyorkwebpage.com   (166 words)

  
 Alexander, New York NY, village profile (Genesee County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
New York > All counties > Genesee County > Alexander
Alexander is a village in Genesee County, in the Batavia metro area.
For more information, see our Alexander political report.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=72   (714 words)

  
 New Museum: Upcoming Events & Programs
The New Museum is currently building a new, state-of-the-art facility on the Bowery designed by cutting-edge architects Sejima + Nishizawa / SANAA, scheduled to open in the fall of 2007.
Together, these essays offer a new conception of gaming and of electronic culture as a whole, celebrating rather than lamenting the qualities of of our digital age.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art receives general operating support from the Carnegie Corporation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, JPMorgan Chase, and members of the New Museum.
www.newmuseum.org /now_upcoming.php   (347 words)

  
 Alexander Hamilton House, Croton-on-Hudson, New York - Bed and Breakfast Inn
Alexander Hamilton House, Croton-on-Hudson, New York - Bed and Breakfast Inn
Within 5 to 15 minutes of our place are 6 of the historic houses of the lower Hudson Valley, WestPoint and the new Dias: Beacon Museum of contemporary art.
Alexander Hamilton House has it's own charm and personality.
www.1000inns.com /usa/new_york/alexander   (540 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Village People's Hughes Dead
Hughes was recruited in 1976 by French composer/producer Jacques Morali, who came to the United States as the winner of a 20th Century Fox slogan contest but stayed after deciding to form the a band based on gay fantasy figures.
In addition to Hughes, the band also featured Felipe Rose as an Indian chief, Randy Jones as a cowboy, Alexander Briley as a GI, David Hodo as a construction worker and Victor Willis as a night-stick wielding policeman.
Since Morali recruited the members from New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood, he dubbed them "The Village People." The band's first chart success was with 1978's "Macho Man," but made their name with "Y.M.C.A.," which reached No. 2.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5932983/village_peoples_hughes_dead   (268 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.