Students at the Bronx High School for Medical Science will have to forgo math and English classes for a semester due to a lack of teachers. DNA Info reports that general ed students have been told they will be able to make up the credits later and still graduate in four years. However, many students [...]
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Architects to Restore a Historic Bronx Train Station
Posted on 20 November 2012.
Located at the intersection of Westchester and Whitlock Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx, the Westchester Avenue train station is about to be restored by two architects based in Manhattan, the New York Daily News reports. Built in 1908, the abandoned place is now covered with ivy and graffitis. The architects’ plan is [...]
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Van Cortlandt Park Ice Rink Opens Today
Posted on 19 November 2012.
The ice rink in Van Cortlandt Park opened its doors today.
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Missing Children Found Safe, Father Surrenders to Police
Posted on 19 November 2012.
The Bronx man who allegedly kidnapped his two young children in a hijacked car gave himself up to the police today. DNA Info reports that Fitz Edwards is charged with shooting at the estranged mother of his children and setting fire to her apartment before fleeing with the children. The incident triggered an AMBER alert. The [...]
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Police: Amber Alert Issued For Two Bronx Children Abducted By Their Father
Posted on 18 November 2012.
An amber alert has been issued for Nazir Edwards, 5, and Mlyliah Edwards, 2, who were allegedly abducted by Edward Fitz at around 4 a.m. According to the police, Fitz, 29, fired a gun during a domestic dispute and then set their home, located on Barber Avenue, on fire. Authorities say the suspect is driving a 2005 [...]
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Bronx Former Police Officer Sentenced to 25 Years for Wife’s Murder
Posted on 17 November 2012.
Eddie Coello, 40, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for strangling his wife to death, reports the New York Times. Prosecutors claim he strangled Tina Adovasio at their Throgs Neck home in March of 2011, weeks after she filed for divorce. Coello, who had previously faced charges of domestic violence against Adovasio, served as [...]
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Bronx Veterans’ Day Parade to Honor Women
Posted on 16 November 2012.
The Bronx Veterans’ Day Parade to be held in Throgs Neck this Sunday will pay special tribute to military women
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FreshDirect Parks Broken Down Trucks in Port Morris
Posted on 15 November 2012.
FreshDirect started its move to Port Morris by parking disabled and broken down trucks in the Harlem River Yards. The Mott Haven Harold reports that as many as 80 trucks were moved to the site, sparking criticism from a community that is already leery of the new arrival. A representative from FreshDirect said the move [...]
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