34 suspects are facing charges of conspiring to sell crack cocaine near two Bronxwood housing projects.
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Post Offices to remain open until May – NY1
Posted on 14 December 2011.
The United States Postal Service will delay closing 3,500 facilities across the country until May 15, reports NY1. The moratorium, announced Tuesday, is part of a deal with the Senate that will give Congress more time to develop a cost-cutting plan. 34 New York City facilities are in danger of being closed by the Postal Service.
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Drug money-funded athletic center in Morris Heights takes off — NY Daily News
Posted on 12 December 2011.
A new athletic center funded by proceeds seized from local drug rings opened its doors to teens in Morris Heights, said a report in the New York Daily News. The Teen Impact Center, an extension of the Summer Play Street Program, was created by the Police Athletic League to “keep children busy and off the […]
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Man charged with slashing girlfriend’s face — NY1
Posted on 12 December 2011.
A man was arrested this weekend after allegedly slashing his girlfriend’s face after an argument, said a report in NY1.com. Victor Ramos, 21, was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon four days after cutting his 28-year-old girlfriend’s face in her Morris Heights apartment on Wednesday evening.
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Woman fatally shot in Bronx nightclub — NBC News
Posted on 11 December 2011.
An unidentified gunman fatally shot a woman and injured another person at a Hunts Point nightclub in the Bronx early this morning, said a report from NBC News. Monique Rodriguez, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound in her head soon after gunshots were fired at 4 a.m. at Club Heat. […]
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Jane Addams High School to close next year — NY Daily News
Posted on 09 December 2011.
The Department of Education plans to close the F-rated Jane Addams High School next fall, reported the New York Daily News. It will be one of the 12 public schools that the city plans to close due to students’ poor academic performances. Jane Addams, a South Bronx school with a 45 percent graduation rate, made […]
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38 Trinitarios gang members caught — NY Daily News
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Officers caught 38 members of a gang and charged them with drug dealing, racketeering, and gun trafficking in an undercover raid today. They recovered $25,000 worth of drugs and 12 firearms, said a report from The New York Daily News. The NYPD, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and […]
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South Bronx boxing gym to close after 30 years — NYTimes
Posted on 06 December 2011.
John’s Boxing Gym, a Westchester Avenue institution, is closing its doors after 30 years, said a report in The New York Times. The gym, which used to be called the Jerome Boxing Club, will be demolished to make way for a new building. Famous boxers such as Joshua (The Hitter) Clottey and Joseph (King Kong) Agbeko […]
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