The Ghetto Film School, a program that has been running in the South Bronx for over a decade, is expected to honor ten local student filmmakers tonight by showcasing their work at the Walter Reade Theatre in Manhattan, reports the New York Daily News. The event will present ten six-minute films created by the students, […]
Archive | September, 2011
‘Ghetto Film School’ honors local student filmmakers tonight, NY Daily News
Posted on 26 September 2011.
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Bronx lacking building inspectors and funds to keep homes safe, NY Daily News
Posted on 26 September 2011.
New York City’s buildings department lacks funds and personnel to respond to Bronx housing violations and maintain safety codes, reports the New York Daily News. Three district managers of community boards and a councilman in the Bronx charge that the city is neglecting the Bronx when it comes to allocating funds and assigning inspectors to […]
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Machete-wielding man slashes neighbor, sets himself on fire, Wall Street Journal
Posted on 26 September 2011.
A Bronx man is in critical condition at Saint Barnabus hospital, after allegedly attacking his neighbor with a machete, dousing himself with flammable liquid, and setting himself and the house he was in on fire, reports The Wall Street Journal. Police say the man, who is identified as Teddy John, 36, may have been involved […]
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Bronx man arrested after rookie NYPD cops catch him with 29 kilos of coke, NY Daily News
Posted on 25 September 2011.
Two rookie cops arrested Jose Milan, 29, of the Bronx on Saturday after spotting him with more than half a million dollars worth of cocaine — 29 kilos to be exact, reports the New York Daily News. Milan has been charged with drug possession. The arrest was made at about 4 p.m. at the corner of West […]
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Hurricane Irene still shows her wrath at historic Bronx house, New York Times
Posted on 25 September 2011.
The Villa Charlotte Bronte, the castle in Spuyten Duyvil in the Bronx, was hit hard by Hurricane Irene a month ago, and residents in five of the 17 apartments inside still can’t go home, reports the New York Times. Engineers haven’t been able to determine the safety of the buildings’ foundation. Construction will be not only […]
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Morris Heights double shooting leaves 20-year-old dead, NY1
Posted on 25 September 2011.
Police responded to a 911 call just before 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning in Morris Heights, finding 20-year-old John Vasquez and a 56-year-old with gunshot wounds, reports NY1. Vasquez was pronounced dead. The 56-year-old, as yet unidentified, is in stable condition at Lincoln Hospital. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Cedar and Sedgwick Avenues. Police are investigating. […]
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Bronx college student found shot in the head
Posted on 24 September 2011.
Bedford Park residents on “pins and needles” after the senseless killing of 25-year-old Kennedy Brown.
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Burned Quran could be a hate crime
Posted on 24 September 2011.
Police are looking for the suspect who left a burned Quran in front of a Bedford Park mosque
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