THE BRONX – New security measures are on the way for one housing development in the borough. Local leaders held a press conference at the Parkside Houses to announce a $3 million grant to help NYCHA step up safety there.
Archive | September, 2014
NYCHA’s Parkside Houses to get $3 million in security upgrades
Posted on 30 September 2014.
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Armed 19-year-old shot by police in Mott Haven
Posted on 30 September 2014.
THE BRONX – An armed teenager was shot by police in Mott Haven Monday night. According to investigators, two officers chased the 19-year-old after he allegedly fired a .22 caliber revolver near East 146th Street and College Avenue at around 6 p.m.
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Teen killed in in double stabbing outside Samuel Gompers High School
Posted on 30 September 2014.
News12 A teenager is dead following a double stabbing outside a Bronx school. The stabbing happened near Samuel Gompers High School on East 147th Street and Wales Avenue at around 4 p.m. Monday. According to police, 18-year-old Joshua Acosta died Tuesday morning at Lincoln Hospital after sustaining stab wounds to his torso.
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Fight at Bronx house party leaves one teen dead, three injured
Posted on 29 September 2014.
Police identified a suspect in the killing of a 14-year-old boy after a fight broke out at a party in the Bronx on Sunday. The suspect is also wanted in the related stabbing of three teens, all of whom survived.
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Brides March Through Bronx, Raise Domestic Abuse Awareness
Posted on 29 September 2014.
The 14th annual Brides March made its way to the Bronx last Friday to raise awareness and mourn the death of those who have died as a result of domestic violence. NY News 1 reports: http://bronx.ny1.com/content/news/216186/annual-brides-march-raises-awareness-for-domestic-violence/
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14-year-old dead, three injured in house party stabbing
Posted on 29 September 2014.
Police responded to a call on Barnes Avenue early Sunday morning where one teen had been fatally stabbed in the chest, and three others wounded. Investigations are ongoing. News 12 Bronx reports: http://bronx.news12.com/news/police-14-year-old-justin-fallu-dead-3-other-teens-injured-in-stabbing-at-2194-barnes-ave-1.9427652
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Man killed by livery cab run down
Posted on 29 September 2014.
A twenty-six-year-old Bronx man identified as Rony Mejia, died after being hit by two livery cabs on Pelham Parkway early Sunday morning. Bronx 12 News reports: http://bronx.news12.com/news/police-man-killed-in-hit-and-run-near-white-plains-road-pelham-parkway-1.9427589#autoplay=true
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Candlelight Vigil to Fend off Addiction and Stigma
Posted on 26 September 2014.
Wednesday night, about 75 people in Tremont joined a candlelight vigil to show support for those in addiction recovery and to assert that former addicts can contribute positively to the local community.
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