A Bronx mother who left her pitbull puppy to die a “horrible death” in a vacant apartment received a light sentence yesterday after making a tearful plea for forgiveness.
Archive | September, 2011
Woman gets slap on the wrist for animal cruelty
Posted on 28 September 2011.
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Senator proposes anti-bullying bill, amNewYork
Posted on 28 September 2011.
Bronx Senator Jeffrey Klein of the 34th District is proposing an anti-bullying bill in response to the spate of online suicides caused by online bullying, reports amNewYork. The most recent incident involved the suicide of a 14-year-old Buffalo teen, who had received hateful messages online. The proposed bill by the Democratic senator on anti-cyberbullying could […]
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Two Bronx high schools make Top 100 ‘Best High Schools’ list, NY Daily News
Posted on 28 September 2011.
Two Bronx high schools have made the cut for the annual U.S. News & World Report’ s Top 100 ‘Best High Schools’ list, reports the New York Daily News. The High School of American Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx came in at #19 across the country. The Bronx High School of Science came […]
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Grand jury to vote in ticket-fixing scandal, New York Times
Posted on 28 September 2011.
A Bronx grand jury has begun to vote on whether to bring charges to police officers accused in the widespread ticket-fixing scandal, reports the New York Times. Amongst those possible facing charges relating to ticket-fixing are 10 officials of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, including as many as seven Bronx precinct delegates and three higher-ranking police union […]
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Rat Island goes up for sale, New York Times
Posted on 27 September 2011.
Rat Island, a two and half acre island off of City Island in the Bronx, will be put up for auction this Sunday, reports the New York Times. The island, which is uninhabited and owned by a retired marine contractor who now lives in Florida, is valued by the city at $426,000. The island, which […]
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Head of construction coalition facing corruption charges, NY Daily News
Posted on 27 September 2011.
The head of the Bronx-based construction coalition, United Hispanic Workers, was expected to be charged Monday after allegedly threatening contractors with violence if they didn’t hire his members at job sites, reports the New York Daily News. Chief of the organization, David Rodriguez, and his field director, Daryll Jennings, allegedly strong-armed contractors to hire construction […]
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DSK asks court to drop lawsuit, Wall Street Journal
Posted on 27 September 2011.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, has asked a Bronx Court to drop a civil lawsuit filed by hotel maid and Bronx resident Nafissatou Diallo, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lawyers for 62-year-old Strauss-Kahn claim the Frenchman has diplomatic immunity from his former position at the IMF, and has asked the court […]
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Fighting gun crime one flyer at a time
Posted on 26 September 2011.
The Borough President taking his anger at gun crime to the streets
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