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Bus Rapid Transit Debuts in the Bronx
Sunday, passengers taking the Bx12 Limited bus route in New York’s Bronx experienced a different ride than the usual. The buses had changed colors and the stops became “stations.” With the use of committed lanes, pre-paid boarding, and limited stops, the city hopes to reduce the instance to …
City Giving Bronx Land approach Stadium to Developers?
This morning’s Post has details on what it calls “a sneaky city land ‘giveaway’” that will give some former Parks office property to developers and could “further infuriate activists in the park-starved South Bronx neighborhood approach Yankee Stadium.” The land was supposed to be a parking carport …
Gunfire Hits 11-Year-Old Girl in Bronx
This is a poor trend: Days after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the chest after opening the door of his Queens home and a 3-year-old girl, in a car, was hit by a stray bullet in the Bronx, an 11-year-old girl’s head was grazed by a bullet in the Bronx yesterday.
Destiny Rosario, who had attended…
Two Dead After Bronx Triple Shooting
The early Friday shooting of three public by a man angry by being dumped has claimed a moment victim. Jessica Gonzalez, died right after being shot in the face twice, while her new boyfriend, Nicholas Maldonado, died yesterday from injuries sustained in the shooting.
Gonzalez was breaking up with…
Bronx Bouncer Killed by final Call
A city employee moonlighting as a bouncer at The Bronx Cocktail was killed by a man angry that it was past final sign. Raymond Barnett, 38, was killed when the man fired a gun into the bar around 5AM yesterday.
Barnett worked for the city’s division of Design and interpretation as the head of fl…
Triple Shooting in the Bronx Leaves Two Dead, Neighbors Shaken
Police responded to reports of gunfire in an apartment in the Mt. Eden section of the Bronx final night and found three society shot in the head. Two of the victims were dead and one was rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where he is in critical condition. The dead victims were 20-year-old Ludmildy Rosado …
Manhattan to Bronx: Take Our trashcan, Keep Your Mail
There are two things Manhattan enjoys receiving from the Bronx: Yankees tickets and rap music. Mail and trashcan, um, not so much. The City section of the Times reported yesterday that mail sent to the Bronx may be processed in Chelsea from now on, a controversial plan that would eliminate 78 jobs. …
Much Ado in the Bronx Kingdom
The Yankees’ season ended final week, but the team is still a hotbed of activity. A group of executives for the Bombers will be assembly in Tampa, FL early next week to come to a decision regarding the fate of Joe Torre, the team’s manager. George Steinbrenner, who made a name for himself as an keen…
New York City - underground capital of professional dogfighting
New York City is the underground capital of professional dogfighting - and home to one of the most notorious figures in that dark and violent world. Under the kennel name Big Apple, Bronx breeder Ralph Reyes is behind the most successful fighting dogs on the underground national circuit, accord…
Bronx Science Principal’s Push Hits Roadblock
A principal’s attempts to improve the selective Bronx High School of Science by adding increasingly tests, holding teachers to high standards, and streamlining syllabi is running into an strange roadblock: a planned student protest that will liken her to a quacking duck. Valerie Reidy that yea…
Illegal apartments raided in the Bronx
City building inspectors and firefighters raided a slew of illegal apartments in five Mott Haven homes yesterday, leaving dozens of families homeless without warning.
34 routed from illegal Mott Haven apartments
The noon raids displaced 34 people, including children, from the two-story brick h…
Educators Only Need Apply to New Bronx Housing
An apartment complex in the Bronx is setting a new precedent for “affordable” housing: The city-funded project caters exclusively to members of a specific profession. Comptroller William Thompson, joined by a city housing official and the president of the United Federation of Teachers, announc…
SONS SUE by MA’S BUS DEATH
The family of a Bronx woman who was killed by a city bus final year is suing NYC Transit. Peter and Kevin McHugh charge negligence in the death of their mother, Ellen Mary McHugh, 66. She was struck by a BX10 bus driven by Edwin J. Davey in…
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