New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is eyeing a new train project linking four new stops in the East Bronx to Penn Station. Charles Moerdler, an MTA board member from Riverdale, told the NY Daily News the new line would be a boon for East Bronx institutions such as Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as well as East Bronx […]
Archive | December, 2011
$350-M medical campus to rise in the Bronx
Posted on 30 December 2011.
Morristown in the Bronx will soon be the home of a $350 million medical campus, Real Estate Weekly reported. Located at a 50-acre site along 1500 Waters Place, the six-building complex will hold the offices the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Bronx […]
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In Hunts Points, 52-year-old mother of four still working the streets
Posted on 30 December 2011.
For 52-year-old Barbara Terry, working as a prostitute on the streets of Hunts Point in the Bronx is “a business, a regular job.” “Most women don’t make it to my age out here,” Terry told the NY Times. “I call myself the last of the survivors.” Terry said working the streets of the South Bronx neighborhood, which […]
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Jan. 10 set as strike date for Montefiore nurses
Posted on 29 December 2011.
Unionized nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx announced on Wednesday a tentative Jan. 10 strike date if their demands are not met by hospital management. According to the Wall Street Journal, the nurses made the announcement even as two other major hospitals reached tentative deals with their nurses. The New York State Nurses Association […]
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Indicted council member to get $350 K
Posted on 29 December 2011.
Indicted Bronx Councilman Larry Seabrook, whose corruption case ended in mistrial, will be allowed to distribute more than $350,000 in taxpayer money to community groups in his district, thanks to Council Speaker Christine Quinn. According to the New York Post, Quinn, who is expected to run for mayor, approved the release of the funds to […]
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Teen suspect in shooting outside police station arrested
Posted on 29 December 2011.
A 16-year-old suspect in the shooting of another teenager outside a Bronx precinct has been apprehended, according to the NY Daily News. The shooting occurred around 1:25 a.m. Thursday, according to the New York Police Department. The victim is in critical but stable condition at the St. Barnabus Hospital.
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Explosives found in Soundview residence, 2 men charged
Posted on 24 December 2011.
The New York City Police arrested two men after finding explosives and illegal weapons in the Soundview district of the Bronx, according to CBS New York. Anthony Cibelli, 24, and Juan Pagan, 25, were charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon for an explosive device and firearm, and criminal possession of controlled substance and marijuana. […]
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A habitat for travelers in the Grand Concourse
Posted on 24 December 2011.
A Puerto Rico native who grew up in the South Bronx has transformed his house into a bed-and-breakfast placed called Mi Casa Tu Casa Guesthouse. In a feature story published in the NY Times, guests to the spot have come from as far away as China, and some return year after year. In response to the inevitable […]
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