Brother Lawrence Gordon, 31, was assistant principal at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx. On Valentine’s Day this year he accidentally left a USB stick in one of the the school’s library computers, which was later found by another teacher. The device contained sexually explicit images of young boys. Gordon was fired. Authorities knew about the problem in March […]
Archive | November, 2011
All-boy Catholic High School Educator involved in child-porn scandal, NY Daily News
Posted on 26 November 2011.
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Bronx teen follows his dream, NYTimes
Posted on 26 November 2011.
Marcos Vargas, 19, was a depressed school dropout lacking confidence and purpose in life. Thanks to an organic-only diet – prompted by a ad on TV – and the wise advise of his social worker, Vargas now owns a high school equivalency diploma and studies digital music production at Hostos Community College. Read his profile […]
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Bronx school childen hurt in bus accident, The Gleaner
Posted on 25 November 2011.
An car accident involving a school bus injured 14 children and Wayne Barret, the 48 year-old bus driver. All were treated at the Linstead Hospital in Jamaica, Queens. According to Barret, the accident happened as he was trying to avoid another car. Nashema Williams, a four year old girl from Bronx Street Basic School was one of […]
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Fifth anniversary of Sean Bell shooting, NBC New York
Posted on 25 November 2011.
Today is the fifth anniversary of the infamous Sean Bell police shooting in Queens. On November 25th 2006 the unarmed 23 year old man was killed as policemen fired 50 bullets towards him. Bell was to get married a few hours later. As this New York Times article explains, the event reminded New Yorkers of other […]
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Lorelei Fountain survived wars and vandals
Posted on 24 November 2011.
The Lorelei Fountain has had a dramatic history, having faced an ocean and more than a century, wars both abroad and at home, and vandalism and urban renewal.
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Gas outage in the Bronx ruins Thanksgiving dinner, NY1
Posted on 24 November 2011.
Up to sixty families living on Bailey Ave in Kingsbridge have been out of gas since October, 21st. Today, for Thanksgiving, residents had to find alternatives to cooking for their families. Some deciding to go elsewhere, others having to order food from nearby restaurants. “We definitely don’t have the flexibility,” said tenant Andrea Thomas.”If we […]
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Hungry families line up at Yankee Stadium for Thanksgiving, NY Daily News
Posted on 24 November 2011.
Hundreds of families started queuing early this morning along the Yankee stadium, hoping to get one of the 1,200 supermarket vouchers worth $25 distributed by the New York Yankees and White Rose. Several public officials spoke out about hunger in the Bronx. City Councilwoman Annabel Palma brought up a recent study from New York Coalition Against Hunger, […]
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Parents upset at toy gun vending machine, NY Daily News
Posted on 23 November 2011.
Several parents complained at a toy gun vending machine outside a bodega on Brook Ave in Mott Haven, a neighborhood where crime has recently gone up. The machines, labeled “HEAVY FIRE”, sells half a dozen of different plastic guns such as assault rifles and handguns for only 50 cents. “Kids see the guns in a gumball […]
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