A bakery destroyed by fires two years ago makes its return to Norwood.
Posted on 31 October 2011.
A bakery destroyed by fires two years ago makes its return to Norwood.
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Posted on 31 October 2011.
Approximately 60,000 Con Edison customers remain without power in New York, following this weekend’s snowstorm, according to the Wall Street Journal. Though the majority of those customers are in Westchester County, 1,800 are in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island. Officials say they should expect power to be restored by the end of the day. […]
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Posted on 31 October 2011.
Following a pileup on the Cross Bronx Expressway, a Bronx sister and brother were hit by a car, leaving Jennifer Sosa, 20, dead and Golden Gloves champion Pedro Luis Sosa, 19, in critical condition, according to the New York Post. Jennifer Sosa was on the phone with her mother, telling her she was OK, when a […]
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Posted on 31 October 2011.
The MTA says it may shut down bus lines in three neighborhoods, including Country Club and Edgewater in the Bronx, if Halloween mischief arises, according to the Daily News. Officials say these have been problem areas for vandalism in years past, but some locals aren’t convinced such drastic action—which would affect Bx8 (Edgewater Park); Bx24 (Country […]
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Posted on 30 October 2011.
Local merchants of the city’s largest Little Italy that rely on zoo crowds for business fight Bronx Zoo budget cuts. Crain’s NY reports that the annual Boo at the Zoo Festival alone brings thousands of families to Arthur Avenue after the festival. City Hall’s original budget proposal for fiscal 2012 called for a 53% funding cut […]
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Posted on 30 October 2011.
A two-story commercial building under renovation on Stratford Avenue in Soundview collapsed on Saturday. NY1 reports that hours after being pulled from the rubble, Muhammed Kebbeh, 51, a construction worker, died at Jacobi Medical Center.
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Posted on 29 October 2011.
The Bronx Zoo’s latest addition is six feet tall–a five-week-old giraffe calf named James Marjani. The Bronx Times reports that according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, he is the first giraffe born at the zoo since 2009.
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Posted on 29 October 2011.
Many supporters of the 16 arraigned NYPD officers turned out yesterday to protest outside the Bronx courthouse. NY1 reports that the protesters expressed anger toward Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Their signs clearly display their belief that ticket-fixing is not a crime and officers were merely following orders.
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