Against the odds, the Bronx zoo now has a baby okapi calf, a shy relative of the giraffe, not documented until early last century. The zoo’s proud addition, baby M’bura, has made it past its first delicate months and is now on view for the public, the NY Times reports.
Archive | November, 2011
Bronx Zoo shows off exotic addition, NY Times
Posted on 08 November 2011.
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City locks out Morning Glory gardeners
Posted on 07 November 2011.
The city tore down a community garden on Monday to make way for potential development.
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Bronx man found guilty of robbery spree
Posted on 07 November 2011.
Bronx resident Karriem Barrow has been found guilty in federal court of robbing banks and restaurants in the Bronx, and in Westchester and Putnam counties last year. Barrow was convicted on multiple counts of conspiracy and robbery, and faces a potential life sentence, the Tarrytown-SleepHollow Patch reports.
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Cop in ticket scandal sues city over partner
Posted on 07 November 2011.
A police officer heard on a wiretap asking a colleague to fix summonses is suing the city after his partner allegedly hit him with their patrol car. Salvador Duran said his partner Eddy Calderon struck him with their car and dragged him several feet as he ran after a suspect. Duran missed a month of […]
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Police release surveillance video of shooting suspect
Posted on 07 November 2011.
The search continues for a man who shot two people more than a week ago in Highbridge, NY1 reports. Police released a surveillance video showing a man they say opened fire repeatedly in the early hours on Oct. 30. The man shot and wounded a 32-year-old woman on Walter Avenue and a bouncer at a […]
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Man shot to death in 52nd precinct, NYPD
Posted on 06 November 2011.
Police found a man shot in the chest near Bainbridge Avenue yesterday. Medical responders took him to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival, according to the New York Police Department. No arrests have been made at this time and the investigation is ongoing.
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Bronx residents demand more police protection following series of shootings, NY Daily News
Posted on 06 November 2011.
With shootings up 8.5 percent since last year in the 47th Precinct, Williamsbridge and Wakefield residents say there is need for more police protection, according to the New York Daily News. Residents say police presence after shootings is too little, too late.
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Man wielding gun shoots two, steals McDonald’s, NYPD
Posted on 06 November 2011.
Police seek help identifying a man responsible for a spate of incidents, including two shootings last week in the 44th precinct of Highbridge, according to the New York Police Department. At 4:10 am Sunday Oct. 30, the suspect fired two rounds into the air outside 145 E. 149 St. He then walked down the street […]
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