The Bronx district attorney’s office has stopped prosecuting people arrested for trespassing at public housing projects, unless the arresting officer can prove in person that the arrest was warranted, the New York Times reports. This policy has been in place since July, when prosecutors realized that many people arrested for trespassing were not guilty. Often, […]
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District attorney’s office curbs prosecutions from police stop-and-frisk arrests
Posted on 26 September 2012.
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Hunts Point Residents March to Raise HIV Awareness
Posted on 25 September 2012.
The community’s first AIDS walk attracted about 180 marchers. Walking from Southern Boulevard to the Peninsula they wanted to raise awareness about the high HIV rate in the neighborhood.
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Donald Trump’s Golf Course Angering Bronx Residents
Posted on 25 September 2012.
Donald Trump’s $97 million golf course development is angering Ferry Point residents who are now dealing with the release of high levels of methane gas, reports the Daily News. The golf course is being developed over a garbage dump that has been closed since 1963. Methane, produced by decomposing garbage, is being released due to the construction. The […]
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Waitstaff sues Yankees over tips
Posted on 25 September 2012.
Waitstaff at the Yankee Stadium’s exclusive box seats are suing the New York Yankees concession management for tips they believe they are owed, the New York Post reports. The suit was filed at the Bronx Supreme Court and claims management formerly applied a 20 percent mandatory service charge to each patron’s bill but that tip didn’t go to […]
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Ex-detective on trial for running over Bronx grandma
Posted on 25 September 2012.
A witness in the case of a former police detective accused in a off-duty drunk driving accident that killed a 67-year-old Bronx woman told court on Monday the accused slured his speech and smelled of alcohol, reports the New York Daily News. Kevin Spellman struck and killed Drane Nikac, a Kingsbridge resident and grandmother of […]
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New Park Opens in Hunts Point
Posted on 24 September 2012.
The Hunts Point Landing, a new park in the Hunts Point Peninsula opened today, reports NY1. The new park offers kayaking, fishing and 1.5 acres of open space on the waterfront. The park is part of The South Bronx Greenway, a plan that aims to improve waterfront access and provide recreational opportunities to the community.
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Former Police Commissioner To Testify In Bronx Trial
Posted on 24 September 2012.
Former New York police commissioner Bernard B. Kerik, currently imprisoned at a Maryland federal prison, will be brought to testify in Bronx prosecution, reports The New York Times. Kerik will testify in a perjury trial that dates back to 2006 when the DiTommaso brothers told the grand jury that one of their companies, Interstate Industrial […]
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Bronx man found dead blocks from home
Posted on 23 September 2012.
A Bronx man was shot and killed just blocks from his home, according to police officials, reports the Daily News. Emergency workers found Victor Fortuna, 21 beaten and lying body on the ground on Westchester Ave. near Wheeler Ave. in Soundview, according to police authorities. Fortuna, who lived near Colgate Ave., was rushed to Jacobi […]
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