The United States Postal Service is considering closing the last post office in Morrisania, reports The Bronx Times. The post office, located at 167th Street between Washington and Webster avenues, is one of 33 in the city being considered for closure. Half of the offices under threat are in the Bronx. Morrisania residents would have […]
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Last Post Office In Morrisania Under Threat, Bronx Times
Posted on 06 October 2011.
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First New School In Hunts Point In 30 Years Officially Welcomes Students, NY1
Posted on 05 October 2011.
A new charter school officially opened in Hunts Point yesterday, though it has been accepting students for a few weeks. NY1 has a special report. The Hyde Leadership Charter School will eventually hold 300 9th through to 12th grade students. It is the first educational facility to open in Hunts Point in 30 years.
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Failed Bus Company Still Running After Bronx Bus Crash, New York Times
Posted on 05 October 2011.
A bus company that was shut down by the federal motoring association after allowing its drivers to violate hours of service is still carrying passengers under a new name, The New York Times reports. World Wide Travel was shut in June after a fatal bus crash on the I-95 in the Bronx on March 12 […]
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New Start For Ex-Con After He Pleads For Work, Daily News
Posted on 05 October 2011.
A Bronx man released from a 26-year prison sentence for murder pleaded for work at a local clergy meeting in his neighbourhood of Williamsbridge, NY Daily News reports. Philip White, 45, said that no employer would touch him since he had been released, despite the fact that he has top grades for certificates in computer […]
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Bronx Hall Of Justice ‘Shabbiest’ Court In NY, Daily News
Posted on 04 October 2011.
The Bronx Hall Of Justice At 265 E 161st St. has fallen further into disrepair over the last year, reports The New York Daily News. Problems include glitches in the lighting system, a gushing leak on the sixth floor, broken escalators, blackouts and mould. “It’s still the shabbiest, most poorly built, least maintained courthouse in […]
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Parkchester Mugger Arrested, WSJ
Posted on 04 October 2011.
Police have arrested 20-year-old Cameron Roebuck in connection with the brutal attack and mugging of an 81-year-old Parkchester senior, the WSJ reports. Police said his capture was expediated by suveillance camera footage, which showed Roebuck pushing 81-year-old Jose Rodriguez into the lobby of his apartment last Thursday (Sept. 28). Roebuck escaped with $30 and some […]
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Angry Narcotics Police Bypass County Prosecutors Since Ticket-Fixing Scandal, Daily News
Posted on 04 October 2011.
Narcotics police have been bypassing County prosecutors as an act defiance since the ticket-fixing scandal, New York Daily News reports. Some officers are taking major cases to special narcotics prosecutor Bridget Brennan instead of dealing with District Attorney Robert Johnson, sources said. Nsrcotics officers are among the 530 NYPD employees caught on wire-tapped phones in […]
Claremont To Get First ‘Slow Zone’ In New York, The Bronx Times
Posted on 03 October 2011.
Claremont in the Bronx is to become New York’s first traffic ‘slow zone’ to combat road deaths in the area, which are the highest of any neighborhood in the city, reports the Bronx Times. The Department of Transportation have announced they are close to finishing a system of road bumps and 20 mph speed limits […]
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