Archive | September, 2014

Raving at the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx

Time Warp, a German-based rave, plans on turning the Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory into a techno haven for two days in November. The New York Daily News reports. 

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Defendant’s Girlfriend Testifies Against Him with iPhone Footage of Alleged Assault

A 25-year-old mother of two testified against the father of her six-month-old infant in Bronx Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the first witness in his trial on 28 counts of assault, possession of a weapon and attempted murder. The DA showed the jury graphic video of the alleged crime that the witness shot with her iPhone.

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Bronx gang member convicted once, now tried again for the same murder

The State Appeals Court ordered a new trial for St. James Boys gang member Edgar Morales, because the Bronx District Attorney overreached when it charged him with terrorism.

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No closure in cop sexual assault case

The parents of a Bronx girl who was sexually assaulted 16 months ago by an NYPD officer grimaced in the gallery yesterday when the judge announced that closure would have to wait at least another month.

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Pelham Parkway To Be Converted to Apartment

A Bronx horse stable was purchased by the developer Mark Stagg, who plans to convert the Pelham Parkway property into an apartment building. The New York Daily News reports.

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Bronx nonprofit’s dishonest operator goes to jail

Joseph Junkovic, 49, diverted funds from the $25 million he received from government contracts for his nonprofit Cancer Services Network to a personal consulting company. He will spend a year in jail and face a hefty penalty. The New York Post reports.

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People’s Climate March targets Fresh Direct in the Bronx

Bronx advocates joined Manhattan’s largest climate change march Sunday, with a focus on curbing a business deal that would add more truck fumes to the area already plagued by high asthma rates.

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Art of Memory

A Hunts Point art group remembers their murdered friend with a new show that includes the work of young artists from the South Bronx and beyond.

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