The Supreme Court upheld a lower-court decision that backed New York City’s decision to ban the Bronx Household of Faith from holding its Sunday services at P.S. 15, reported The New York Times. The evangelical church had been holding its Sunday services at the school since 2002. The decision was in line with the city’s […]
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Petition to use public schools for prayer meetings rejected — NYTimes
Posted on 06 December 2011.
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School in Longwood evacuated after student attacks 14 with pepper spray — NY Daily News
Posted on 05 December 2011.
A 15-year-old student in a Longwood high school allegedly pepper sprayed 13 students and her principal, according to a report by the New York Daily News. Police said they charged the girl with reckless endangerment after she attacked those inside Banana Kelley High School. They did not reveal her name. Students and faculty evacuated the […]
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Jurors deadlocked on all counts of North Bronx councilman’s corruption trial — The New York Times
Posted on 05 December 2011.
On Friday, jurors in the trial of a city councilman accused of obtaining money through illegal schemes and providing most of it to family and friends could not decide on his first count. Today, they told the judge they could not reach a conclusion on the other 11 counts either, as The New York Times […]
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Bronx’s last independent bookstore to close by year’s end — NY Daily News
Posted on 05 December 2011.
A Longwood bookstore opened by a retired public school teacher will shut its doors before December comes to a close, as the New York Daily News reported. Books in the Hood provided readers in the South Bronx with a wide selection of works, from poetry to picture books. They will have to go to another […]
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Bouncer shot to death in Soundview bar — NY Daily News
Posted on 04 December 2011.
An unknown man standing on the sidewalk of White Plains Road fired a gun at a Soundview nightclub, according to a report by the New York Daily News. The shot left a bouncer inside with a fatal gunshot wound. The victim, currently unknown, succumbed to his injury after arriving at the Jacobi Medical Center, cops […]
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Jury undecided on corruption count of North Bronx Councilman — The New York Times
Posted on 03 December 2011.
The trial of a New York City Councilman reached a pause on Friday when the jury could not reach a verdict on the first of 12 counts involving political corruption, as The New York Times reports. Larry B. Seabrook, who represents neighborhoods including Williamsbridge, Wakefield and Olinville, told the press he felt optimistic after the impasse. Each […]
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Former Bronx Borough President to pay $10,000 fine — NY Daily News
Posted on 03 December 2011.
A Bronx politician who got all the way to the White House may have to go all the way to bank to pay off a fine from the city. As the New York Daily News reported, New York City fined former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion $10,000 after receiving free work from an architect who he aided during […]
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Bronx resident confesses to murder of Italian college student, attempts suicide before cops arrest him — NY Daily News
Posted on 02 December 2011.
The Bronx resident kept his confession in his pocket as the police stormed his building. He tried to end his life by stabbing himself multiple times, but the cops arrested him and got hold of his note. The Daily News reported that man, 41-year-old Bakary Camara, admitted to murdering an Italian woman who studied at […]
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