Public hearings regarding council redistricting began Tuesday night in the Bronx and will continue on Thursday in Manhattan, the New York Times reports. Among areas of concern is East Harlem, which would be split in two and represented by one council member from Manhattan and one from the Bronx. City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito’s district in […]
Archive | October, 2012
New York City Council Redistricting Could Add One Council Seat to Bronx
Posted on 02 October 2012.
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Teenage Navy Enlistee Shot Dead in the Bronx
Posted on 02 October 2012.
Victor Maldonado, 19, was trying to break up a fight between two girls when he was gunned down by one of the girls’ relatives, reports New York Daily News. The event unfolded about 10:20 p.m. Monday on the corner of Kingsbridge Road and Heath Avenue. The gunman, an ex-convict in his 20s, was arrested shortly after the […]
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Throgs Neck Residents Meet to Discuss Golf Course’s Methane Risk
Posted on 02 October 2012.
Residents living near the site of Donald Trump’s upcoming Throgs Neck golf course in Ferry Point Park voiced their concern on Monday night, News 12 reports. The site being used for the golf course was previously a landfill, and residents are worried about methane gas coming from the area. State environmental representatives claim that they […]
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LIMPIALO!
Posted on 02 October 2012.
Hunts Point residents have had it with neighbors who fail to pick up after their dogs.
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Majora Carter Advocates for FreshDirect
Posted on 01 October 2012.
FreshDirect hired Majora Carter, the award-winning environmentalist, to help the private company win over community support for its move to the Bronx, causing waves of online anger since its first announcement in February, according to DNAinfo. Majora Carter is the founder of a green job nonprofit in Hunts Point, and has recently begun a for-profit consulting firm. […]
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Three-year-old Boy Falls to his Death from a 4th floor Apartment Window
Posted on 01 October 2012.
A 3-year-old boy fell to his death from a fourth-floor apartment window on East 161 Street and Morris Avenue in the Bronx on Saturday, according to the Daily News. Bystanders witnessed the tragedy, but failed to reach him in time to catch him. Several people administered CPR to Gabriel Estevez before the ambulance arrived. Estevez crawled […]
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Police Question Suspect in Hypodermic Needle Robberies
Posted on 01 October 2012.
The suspect, identified as Angel Anthony Cintron, was apprehended Monday in Yonkers, reports NBC 4 New York. Cintron allegedly threatened victims with a hypodermic needle before demanding property from them. Cell phones, iPads and iPods were among the items stolen, police said. He was taken into custody by NYPD officers earlier Monday and will be put through […]
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Police Looking for Norwood Shooting Suspect
Posted on 01 October 2012.
The New York Police Department is searching for a man believed to have shot a 35-year-old man in Norwood on Sunday, reports DNAinfo. The police released a surveillance video on Monday that appears to show the man firing a gun at the victim, who does not appear in the video. Police said that the victim is […]
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