A Bronx grand jury has begun to vote on whether to bring charges to police officers accused in the widespread ticket-fixing scandal, reports the New York Times. Amongst those possible facing charges relating to ticket-fixing are 10 officials of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, including as many as seven Bronx precinct delegates and three higher-ranking police union […]
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Grand jury to vote in ticket-fixing scandal, New York Times
Posted on 28 September 2011.
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Rat Island goes up for sale, New York Times
Posted on 27 September 2011.
Rat Island, a two and half acre island off of City Island in the Bronx, will be put up for auction this Sunday, reports the New York Times. The island, which is uninhabited and owned by a retired marine contractor who now lives in Florida, is valued by the city at $426,000. The island, which […]
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Head of construction coalition facing corruption charges, NY Daily News
Posted on 27 September 2011.
The head of the Bronx-based construction coalition, United Hispanic Workers, was expected to be charged Monday after allegedly threatening contractors with violence if they didn’t hire his members at job sites, reports the New York Daily News. Chief of the organization, David Rodriguez, and his field director, Daryll Jennings, allegedly strong-armed contractors to hire construction […]
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DSK asks court to drop lawsuit, Wall Street Journal
Posted on 27 September 2011.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, has asked a Bronx Court to drop a civil lawsuit filed by hotel maid and Bronx resident Nafissatou Diallo, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lawyers for 62-year-old Strauss-Kahn claim the Frenchman has diplomatic immunity from his former position at the IMF, and has asked the court […]
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‘Ghetto Film School’ honors local student filmmakers tonight, NY Daily News
Posted on 26 September 2011.
The Ghetto Film School, a program that has been running in the South Bronx for over a decade, is expected to honor ten local student filmmakers tonight by showcasing their work at the Walter Reade Theatre in Manhattan, reports the New York Daily News. The event will present ten six-minute films created by the students, […]
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Bronx lacking building inspectors and funds to keep homes safe, NY Daily News
Posted on 26 September 2011.
New York City’s buildings department lacks funds and personnel to respond to Bronx housing violations and maintain safety codes, reports the New York Daily News. Three district managers of community boards and a councilman in the Bronx charge that the city is neglecting the Bronx when it comes to allocating funds and assigning inspectors to […]
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Machete-wielding man slashes neighbor, sets himself on fire, Wall Street Journal
Posted on 26 September 2011.
A Bronx man is in critical condition at Saint Barnabus hospital, after allegedly attacking his neighbor with a machete, dousing himself with flammable liquid, and setting himself and the house he was in on fire, reports The Wall Street Journal. Police say the man, who is identified as Teddy John, 36, may have been involved […]
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Bronx man arrested after rookie NYPD cops catch him with 29 kilos of coke, NY Daily News
Posted on 25 September 2011.
Two rookie cops arrested Jose Milan, 29, of the Bronx on Saturday after spotting him with more than half a million dollars worth of cocaine — 29 kilos to be exact, reports the New York Daily News. Milan has been charged with drug possession. The arrest was made at about 4 p.m. at the corner of West […]
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