The Bronx Ink

Hostos Community College will host a music festival dedicated to hip-hop. DNA Info reports the South by South Bronx festival will host performances and workshops that explore the history and politics of hip-hop in its birthplace. Get more information about the festival at sxsbx.org.

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A 40-foot-long industrial air conditioner fell from a crane and killed a a 35-year-old worker in front of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital, reports New York Daily News. Tristan Michael Managhaya of Jersey City died from severe injuries at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital. The air conditioner was being hoisted onto the roof of the hospital when it came loose at 10:51 a.m.

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The trial of former Det. Kevin Spellman reached jury deliberation today, reports The Riverdale Press. Jurors will decide if Spellman committed aggravated vehicular homicide in a 2009 car accident that killed Drane Nikac. Nikac’s family is relieved that the emotionally difficult testimony is over.

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The cause of a school bus accident that left nine injured in Morrisania is unclear. DNA Info reports that the crash happened around 8:30 this morning. None of this injuries appear to have been serious, but it is not known at this time how many of those affected are children.

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A fire on Longstreet Avenue in Troggs Neck injured six people, include three children. DNA Info reports that the fire started around 7:35 on Thursday evening in the laundry room of a seven-story residential building. Sixty firefighters responded, ingbring the blaze under control within an hour.

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