On Friday, jurors in the trial of a city councilman accused of obtaining money through illegal schemes and providing most of it to family and friends could not decide on his first count. Today, they told the judge they could not reach a conclusion on the other 11 counts either, as The New York Times […]
Archive | December, 2011
Jurors deadlocked on all counts of North Bronx councilman’s corruption trial — The New York Times
Posted on 05 December 2011.
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Bronx’s last independent bookstore to close by year’s end — NY Daily News
Posted on 05 December 2011.
A Longwood bookstore opened by a retired public school teacher will shut its doors before December comes to a close, as the New York Daily News reported. Books in the Hood provided readers in the South Bronx with a wide selection of works, from poetry to picture books. They will have to go to another […]
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Bouncer shot to death in Soundview bar — NY Daily News
Posted on 04 December 2011.
An unknown man standing on the sidewalk of White Plains Road fired a gun at a Soundview nightclub, according to a report by the New York Daily News. The shot left a bouncer inside with a fatal gunshot wound. The victim, currently unknown, succumbed to his injury after arriving at the Jacobi Medical Center, cops […]
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Restoring grace to a river dedicated to an American hero
Posted on 04 December 2011.
Volunteers inspired by the past help clean up the Hutchinson River
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Five arrested during Occupy The Bronx protest
Posted on 04 December 2011.
Organizers had planned a day of peaceful demonstrations to protest the city’s decision to close a community garden and prepare the land for sale.
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Jury undecided on corruption count of North Bronx Councilman — The New York Times
Posted on 03 December 2011.
The trial of a New York City Councilman reached a pause on Friday when the jury could not reach a verdict on the first of 12 counts involving political corruption, as The New York Times reports. Larry B. Seabrook, who represents neighborhoods including Williamsbridge, Wakefield and Olinville, told the press he felt optimistic after the impasse. Each […]
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Former Bronx Borough President to pay $10,000 fine — NY Daily News
Posted on 03 December 2011.
A Bronx politician who got all the way to the White House may have to go all the way to bank to pay off a fine from the city. As the New York Daily News reported, New York City fined former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion $10,000 after receiving free work from an architect who he aided during […]
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Bronx resident confesses to murder of Italian college student, attempts suicide before cops arrest him — NY Daily News
Posted on 02 December 2011.
The Bronx resident kept his confession in his pocket as the police stormed his building. He tried to end his life by stabbing himself multiple times, but the cops arrested him and got hold of his note. The Daily News reported that man, 41-year-old Bakary Camara, admitted to murdering an Italian woman who studied at […]
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