A two-story commercial building under renovation on Stratford Avenue in Soundview collapsed on Saturday. NY1 reports that hours after being pulled from the rubble, Muhammed Kebbeh, 51, a construction worker, died at Jacobi Medical Center.
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Construction worker dies following Bronx building collapse, NY1
Posted on 30 October 2011.
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Baby giraffe at Bronx Zoo, The Bronx Times
Posted on 29 October 2011.
The Bronx Zoo’s latest addition is six feet tall–a five-week-old giraffe calf named James Marjani. The Bronx Times reports that according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, he is the first giraffe born at the zoo since 2009.
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Supporters of accused officers in ticket-fix scandal turn out in force, NY1
Posted on 29 October 2011.
Many supporters of the 16 arraigned NYPD officers turned out yesterday to protest outside the Bronx courthouse. NY1 reports that the protesters expressed anger toward Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Their signs clearly display their belief that ticket-fixing is not a crime and officers were merely following orders.
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Authorities charge 16 officers after widespread ticket-fixing, NY Times
Posted on 28 October 2011.
A 16th officer was arrested Thursday night as a part of the long-running grand jury investigation into the widespread ticket-fixing practice for family, friends, and colleagues. The New York Times reported that according to knowledgeable sources, it was expected that 15 police officers will surrender by Friday morning to face criminal charges in the Bronx. […]
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Where to eat in the Bronx, Gothamist
Posted on 28 October 2011.
From November 1 to 13, the Bronx will host its first ever Restaurant Week, reports Gothamist. Savor the Bronx promotes many of the borough’s best restaurants on Arthur Avenue and elsewhere and highlights the various types of cuisines. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said, “The Bronx is your oyster!”
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Overcrowding leads to busing angst at PS 194 in Bronx, NY Daily News
Posted on 27 October 2011.
Due to crowding issues, Public School/Middle School 194 has recently been forced to bus students to “overflow sites,” schools that can handle its overflow. NY Daily News reports that 20 years after a successful fight for a new school in Westchester Square so children would not have to be shuttled outside of the area, families […]
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Poe’s Cottage, weak and weary no more, NY Times
Posted on 27 October 2011.
Over 160 years ago, Edgar Allan Poe lived in a tiny, country poor man’s house in what today is the Bronx. The New York Times reports that the famous poet’s cottage in the Fordham neighborhood is receiving finishing half-million dollar renovations and this month has opened to students. October marks the month of the poet’s mysterious death and […]
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Huge Bronx housing project clears hurdle, Crain’s NY Business
Posted on 26 October 2011.
According to project developer Signature Urban Properties, a proposed $350 million mixed-use, affordable-housing development in the West Farms and Crotona Park East sections of the Bronx has made great progress. Crain’s New York Business reports that by next year, ground is expected to be broken for the mix-used development targeted to create an estimated 412 […]
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