A volunteer committee have been busy prepping the streets of Morris Park for Columbus Day, the Bronx Times reports. The parade, which is expected to be the second biggest in New York City, sets off at noon from Morris Park Avenue and White Plains Road and marches to Williamsbridge Road on Sunday, October 9. “The […]
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Morris Park Preps Street For Columbus Day Parade, Bronx Times
Posted on 08 October 2011.
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Bronx Athlete Sets Her Sights On Marathon Win, Daily News
Posted on 08 October 2011.
An Ethoiopian athlete who lives on West 195th Street in the Bronx has set her sights on winning the New York Marathon, the Daily News reports. Buzunesh Deba, 24, moved to New York from Asela in Ethiopia’s Rift Valley after falling in love with the city during a visit six years ago. She has run […]
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A Tough Harvest In Mott Haven, New York Times
Posted on 08 October 2011.
Thieves broke into a farm in La Finca del Sur, reports David Gonzales for The New York Times. The unusual farm, ran by Puerto Rican women, is in a shipping container tucked between a highway ramp and the Metro-North tracks on 138th Street and the Grand Concourse. “It’s not the loss of material things,” said […]
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Bronx Firefighter Arrested For Choking His Wife, Metro
Posted on 07 October 2011.
A Bronx firefighter was arrested on Tuesday after his wife called the police during a domestic dispute, Metro reports. Rolando Romero, 29, was arrested in the 45th precinct and charged with menacing and unlawful imprisonment and possessing a weapon, among other charges. His wife raised the alarm after he tried to choke her with a […]
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Two Bronx Men Arrested For Pushing Heroin Near School, Daily News
Posted on 07 October 2011.
Two Bronx men were arrested for selling heroin out of a drinks distributionship near two Long Island schools, New York Daily News reports. Jason Cruz, 21, and Jeffrey Marmolejos, 22, were arrested on Tuesday after a month long undercover operation by Nassau and Suffolk County police. They discovered the gang selling drugs from Wantagh Beverage, […]
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Irene Relief Deadline Extended, NY1
Posted on 07 October 2011.
Bronx residents affected by Hurricane Irene now have until Oct. 28 to apply for government aid, NY1 reports. A center will be open at the Bronx Borough Hall, 851 Grand Concourse, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 7. For more information, call 1-800-621-3362 or visit www.fema.gov.
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Gunmen Tie Up Family In Their Own Home, Wpix
Posted on 06 October 2011.
Three men broke into a family home in Morris Heights on Sunday afternoon, tied up a father and his two children in a back room and robbed them of their valuables, Wpix reports. The three Hispanic males forced their way into the apartment at 1705 Andrews Avenue at 2pm on Sunday. The man who lives […]
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Audit Ranks Bronx School Worst For P.E., Daily News
Posted on 06 October 2011.
A city audit ranked PS 163 in the Bronx worst for physical education facilities out of 31 school visited, reports the New York Daily News. The school on Webster Avenue has no gym or P.E. teachers. Trailers accommodating overcrowded classrooms take up space in the playground that might otherwise be used for education facilities. None […]
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