Police have charged Binghamton resident Joseph A. Ross-Jones, 25, with killing Bronx resident Daniel Martinez, 27, according to the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin. Police say Martinez, found in a wooded area with a gun shot and stab wounds, died of “multiple traumatic injuries and blood loss.” Jones has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge.
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Binghamton man accused of killing Bronx man, Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin
Posted on 02 November 2011.
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Amateur boxer in stable condition after surgery, ESPN
Posted on 01 November 2011.
The Bronx boxer, who was in critical condition after he and his sister were struck by a car on the Cross Bronx Expressway following a snowstorm pileup, is now in stable condition, according to ESPN. Golden Gloves champion Pedro Luis Sosa underwent a five-hour surgery at Jacobi Medical Center, after being struck by a Toyota Corolla […]
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Dads aim to shape up Cross Bronx Expressway, NY Daily News
Posted on 01 November 2011.
To counter traffic, pollution and unsafe conditions on the Cross Bronx Expressway, two Bronx dads have begun the Cross Bronx Initiative, according to the NY Daily News. William Rivera and Luis Sepulveda have commissioned local colleges to find solutions to issues such as bottlenecks and asthma.
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Judge Judy’s husband takes the stage at Bronx Hall of Justice, NY Daily News
Posted on 01 November 2011.
Retired Bronx Supreme Court Justice Gerald Sheindlin, the husband of courtroom star justice Judy Sheindlin, aka”Judge Judy,” begins a courtroom drama all his own, according to the NY Daily News. The dramedy, “Erroneous Convictions,” co-written by former Bronx Assistant District Attorney Bruce Birns, follows the humorous elements of court life, with Gerald Sheindlin as the leading […]
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Bronx residents remain without power after weekend snowstorm, WSJ
Posted on 31 October 2011.
Approximately 60,000 Con Edison customers remain without power in New York, following this weekend’s snowstorm, according to the Wall Street Journal. Though the majority of those customers are in Westchester County, 1,800 are in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island. Officials say they should expect power to be restored by the end of the day. […]
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Woman dies while on phone with mother; brother remains in critical condition, NY Post
Posted on 31 October 2011.
Following a pileup on the Cross Bronx Expressway, a Bronx sister and brother were hit by a car, leaving Jennifer Sosa, 20, dead and Golden Gloves champion Pedro Luis Sosa, 19, in critical condition, according to the New York Post. Jennifer Sosa was on the phone with her mother, telling her she was OK, when a […]
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Halloween mischief could shut down bus lines, NY Daily News
Posted on 31 October 2011.
The MTA says it may shut down bus lines in three neighborhoods, including Country Club and Edgewater in the Bronx, if Halloween mischief arises, according to the Daily News. Officials say these have been problem areas for vandalism in years past, but some locals aren’t convinced such drastic action—which would affect Bx8 (Edgewater Park); Bx24 (Country […]
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Cannoli and gorillas in the Bronx, Crain’s NY
Posted on 30 October 2011.
Local merchants of the city’s largest Little Italy that rely on zoo crowds for business fight Bronx Zoo budget cuts. Crain’s NY reports that the annual Boo at the Zoo Festival alone brings thousands of families to Arthur Avenue after the festival. City Hall’s original budget proposal for fiscal 2012 called for a 53% funding cut […]
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