A 61-year-old woman died after a livery cab driver lost control and the car plowed her through a Bronx storefront Thursday, cops and witnesses said.
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Cab spins out of control, crashes into Bronx storefront
Posted on 26 April 2011.
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Bronx peanut factory moving out of Bronx
Posted on 25 April 2011.
Once the supplier of peanuts at Yankee Stadium, A.L. Bazzini Co., announced it will be moving its Hunts Point manufacturing plant to Allentown, Pa., in July, reports the NY Daily News. “Bazzini is a New York brand,” said Rocco Damato, CEO of the 125-year-old snack company that started in Manhattan. “This is not what we wanted to do. We […]
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Three dead in Bronx fire
Posted on 25 April 2011.
A Bronx blaze killed two adults and a teenager in a three-story house early this morning, reports the NY Post. More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire in the Tremont section of the Bronx. Four other people and four firefighters suffered minor injuries.
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Suspect Sought In Bronx Purse Snatching
Posted on 22 April 2011.
Police are on the lookout for a robber that targeted an elderly woman in the Bronx. The incident happened last Friday around 11:30 p.m. on Arthur Avenue in the Belmont region of the borough. Security cameras caught the suspect coming up behind a 78-year-old woman, grabbing her purse and pulling her to the ground. Two […]
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NYPD: Fake Gun Recovered At Scene Of Officer-Involved Shooting
Posted on 22 April 2011.
Investigators say they’ve recovered a fake pistol from the scene of a police-involved shooting in the Bronx early this morning, a NY1 report states. The NYPD says it all began around 3 a.m. when officers encountered a large group of people — including a man armed with what appeared to be a hand gun — […]
Bulletproof vests donated after Bronx livery driver shootings
Posted on 19 April 2011.
Security firm donates a dozen bulletproof vests to Federation of Taxi Drivers. The request for the $400 vests was made after serious and deadly attacks on Bronx livery cab drivers.
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Bronx ticket-fixing probe may have started with call from Soundview barber shop
Posted on 19 April 2011.
A Wall Street Journal article ties together reports about 2008 wiretap to shed light on grand jury investigation into alleged ticket fixing in the Bronx.
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Gibson pushes for domestic abuse registry
Posted on 19 April 2011.
Assemblywoman Vanessa Gibson is co-sponsoring a bill that would create a database for convicted domestic abusers.
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