LinkNYC kiosks bring free wireless internet to the streets of New York City. Some residents, including Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., have asked the city to limit the browsing time — and browsing choices — of each kiosk user. Complaints of day-long porn sessions may make for a good tabloid story, but what about legitimate uses […]
Archive | September, 2016
Ruben Diaz Jr. Calls For City To Stop Misuse of WiFi Kiosks
Posted on 14 September 2016.
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Challenging The Party Machine: Newcomer Runs Against Incumbent in the 85th Assembly District
Posted on 13 September 2016.
In today’s local primary elections an independent democrat is attempting to challenge the Bronx Democratic Party machine.
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New Apartment Complex in Melrose
Posted on 11 September 2016.
On Wednesday, September 7th, NY1 reported that Mayor Bill de Blasio and local councilman Rafael Salamanca have finally signed off on the construction of a 1,000-unit apartment building in the Melrose section of the Bronx. http://www.ny1.com/nyc/bronx/politics/2016/09/7/bronx-councilman-supports-development-making-use-of-mayor-s-new-affordable-housing-rules.html
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EXCLUSIVE: Sister of Bronx bodega worker killed by police slams NYPD; ‘They left him there to bleed to death’
Posted on 09 September 2016.
New video showing an NYPD cop dragging away a Bronx bodega clerk he fatally shot after mistaking him for a robber confirmed for the victim’s Marine Corps sister what she has believed for years — that officers had no regard for her brother’s life. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/sister-bronx-bodega-worker-killed-police-slams-nypd-article-1.2784053
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Bronx goes online with free Wi-Fi
Posted on 07 September 2016.
The city is installing LinkNYC kiosks to replace outmoded phone booths. The kiosks provide free Wi-Fi, serve as charging stations for mobile devices, and allow free domestic calls and emergency ones to 911. More than 700 will be installed over the next few years in the Bronx. http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Bronx-goes-online-with-free-Wi-Fi,60627
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Man dead after Bronx assault
Posted on 07 September 2016.
A Bronx man died after police say he was assaulted by another man on Westchester Avenue. It happened Monday around 9:45 a.m. on Westchester Avenue and Hugh J. Grant Circle in Parkchester. Police say 41-year-old Willy Montilla was running from the suspect after he was assaulted, and collapsed on the ground. http://bronx.news12.com/news/man-dead-after-bronx-assault-1.12271388
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Bronx man who killed wife’s would-be rapist walks free as DA drops all charges
Posted on 07 September 2016.
Cheers erupted in a Bronx courtroom Wednesday when Mamadou Diallo, charged with assault for fatally beating a would-be-rapist who attacked his wife, was told he was a free man — thanks to an intervention from the victim’s family. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-man-killed-wife-would-be-rapist-charges-dropped-article-1.2781700
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Jerome Rezoning Moves Forward to Environmental Review
Posted on 07 September 2016.
A rezoning proposal allowing more housing along Jerome Avenue between McClellan and 184th streets is moving forward, according to News 12. The next step is an environmental review meeting on September 29.
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