(Update: Please note the corrections on the actual vote below.)Opinion by Gregory Lobo JostI have to admit it is downright depressing that Republicans in Congress are doing whatever they can to block the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from fully getting off the ground.
Police say the man running in the above video is wanted for brutally mugging six old ladies (ages 64 to 81) in the Bronx’s 48th and 52nd precincts over the past month. Exact locations of the robberies are unavailable, but the suspect’s M.O. is the same in each case. He pushes or punches his elderly female victims and then takes their money. In one instance, the woman fought the attacker off before he could steal her money.On victim described the attack to the Daily News: “I didn’t see [the suspect’s] face. He grabbed my face and put his hand over my mouth because I was screaming.
Home stretch of Bronx Week(s). Let’s get down to business. To the news!Weather: Brief reprieve from monsoon season right now, but more rain and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon. Story of the Day: A Bronx Underground Rock Scene EmergesIn a Throgs Neck church basement, the seeds of a Bronx rock movement are taking root. A decade ago, a trio of young Bronx musicians and music lovers – Dave Rose, Anita Colby and Adam Fachler – made a simple observation about their borough’s music scene: It sucked.
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