Lent, a solemn period on the Christian liturgical calendar, begins on February 14 and lasts for 40 days, not including Sundays, from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The ashes which are distributed on Ash Wednesday come from the previous year’s Palm Sunday palms which are burned and mixed with holy oil or water. During Ash Wednesday services, the “imposition of […]
Day: February 14, 2018
Grand NYCHA rebuilding to be done by 2021
According to what residents heard at the Miccio Center, Red Hook East and West will all have all-new roofs, a new heating system for every building, brand new playgrounds, new doors, surveillance cameras and better security access, together with some nice landscaping by the summer of 2021. The money for all of this comes from FEMA. This is money that […]