Jurors selected on Oct. 5 in a drug-related murder and conspiracy trial
Archive | October, 2011
Bronx father gunned down for gold chain
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Police are investigating the death of Christian de la Santos, gunned down outside a local bodega Oct. 5.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters find a cause in protecting education jobs
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Local education workers forged an unexpected alliance with the Occupy Wall Street protesters Tuesday.
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First New School In Hunts Point In 30 Years Officially Welcomes Students, NY1
Posted on 05 October 2011.
A new charter school officially opened in Hunts Point yesterday, though it has been accepting students for a few weeks. NY1 has a special report. The Hyde Leadership Charter School will eventually hold 300 9th through to 12th grade students. It is the first educational facility to open in Hunts Point in 30 years.
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Failed Bus Company Still Running After Bronx Bus Crash, New York Times
Posted on 05 October 2011.
A bus company that was shut down by the federal motoring association after allowing its drivers to violate hours of service is still carrying passengers under a new name, The New York Times reports. World Wide Travel was shut in June after a fatal bus crash on the I-95 in the Bronx on March 12 […]
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New Start For Ex-Con After He Pleads For Work, Daily News
Posted on 05 October 2011.
A Bronx man released from a 26-year prison sentence for murder pleaded for work at a local clergy meeting in his neighbourhood of Williamsbridge, NY Daily News reports. Philip White, 45, said that no employer would touch him since he had been released, despite the fact that he has top grades for certificates in computer […]
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Bronx Hall Of Justice ‘Shabbiest’ Court In NY, Daily News
Posted on 04 October 2011.
The Bronx Hall Of Justice At 265 E 161st St. has fallen further into disrepair over the last year, reports The New York Daily News. Problems include glitches in the lighting system, a gushing leak on the sixth floor, broken escalators, blackouts and mould. “It’s still the shabbiest, most poorly built, least maintained courthouse in […]
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Parkchester Mugger Arrested, WSJ
Posted on 04 October 2011.
Police have arrested 20-year-old Cameron Roebuck in connection with the brutal attack and mugging of an 81-year-old Parkchester senior, the WSJ reports. Police said his capture was expediated by suveillance camera footage, which showed Roebuck pushing 81-year-old Jose Rodriguez into the lobby of his apartment last Thursday (Sept. 28). Roebuck escaped with $30 and some […]
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