A New York pastor has been arrested and accused of fraudulently cashing pension checks worth nearly a quarter-million dollars sent to a school teacher who died in April 2000 at age 75, Reuters reports. Rev. Victor Rosa was accused of deceiving New York City’s Teacher Retirement System into thinking that teacher Maria Sicardo was still […]
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Pastor accused of cashing dead teacher’s pension checks, Reuters
Posted on 14 October 2011.
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Brian Cashman not expected to leave Yankees, NY Daily News
Posted on 13 October 2011.
Brian Cashman not expected to leave Yankees for Red Sox after Theo Epstein’s departure to run Cubs, the New York Daily News reports. Asked Wednesday whether Epstein’s decision to leave the Red Sox for the Cubs would influence his own situation, Cashman said it would not. Cashman’s contract expires at the end of the month, […]
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Killer nabbed by ‘tix fix’ cop pleads out, NY Post
Posted on 13 October 2011.
A Bronx murder suspect whose arresting officer was caught on a wiretap fixing a ticket took a plea deal yesterday before a jury was selected , New York Post reports. Careem Johnson, 25, copped to manslaughter and accepted 25 years in prison for killing José Arvelo, 18, in Mott Haven in 2008. It was initially […]
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Angry parents confront chancellor over toxins at schools, NBC NY
Posted on 13 October 2011.
Angry parents didn’t hold back against Chancellor Dennis Walcott at a schools meeting in the Bronx Wednesday night, saying they still haven’t gotten enough answers about potentially toxic exposure to their children in school, NBC New York reports. Parents said the Department of Education knew there were unsafe levels of a toxin called tricchloroethylene (TCE) […]
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Riverdale landlord sued for racial discrimination, News Junky Journal
Posted on 12 October 2011.
A Bronx landlord of a Riverdale building is being sued by the Justice Department for race discrimination, News Junky Journal reports. A Manhattan U.S. Attorney filed the civil rights violation lawsuit against the landlord for allegedly discriminating against African-Americans seeking apartments. According to the civil rights violation complaint, Loventhal Silver Riverdale LLC, Goodman Management Co. […]
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“To Be Heard” film documentary features University Heights High School, NY Daily News
Posted on 12 October 2011.
Words are at the heart of “To Be Heard,” a dynamic, award-winning documentary opening Wednesday at the IFC, the New York Daily News reports. Focusing on three students at University Heights high school in the Bronx, the movie shows how a unique program called Power Writing combines spoken-word poetry, performance and literacy advancement to give […]
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Occupy Wall Street protester takes on the South Bronx, NY Daily News
Posted on 12 October 2011.
Single Occupy Wall Street became Occupy 161st St. Tuesday, with protester from the downtown movement canvassing a welfare line in the South Bronx, the New York Daily News reports. Protesters came from Zuccotti Park to the Melrose Job Center to protest New York’s welfare system and rally support for the cause. Every weekday morning, hundreds […]
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Feds dole out $68M in NY storm relief funds, NY1
Posted on 11 October 2011.
New Yorkers affected by tropical storms Lee and Irene are getting much needed help from the federal government, NY1 reports. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved $68 million for the state. FEMA says 334 applications have been filed in the Bronx alone.
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