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Bronx Crime Watch: Police Seek Attempted Robbery Suspects

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Police released this surveillance video of two men trying to rob a parking garage attendant in the South Bronx last month.The two suspects, one armed with a knife, entered the garage at 260 E. 143 St. on April 24, shuffling with and stabbing the attendant in the torso. The victim was treated at Lincoln Hospital and later released.Anyone with information in regards to this attempted robbery is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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New Children's Health Center Opens in the South Bronx

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Employees from the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and Children’s Health Fund, along with elected officials, cut the ribbon on their new site on Monday. (Photo by Monika Graff)A medical clinic that will focus on the effects of stress on childrens’ health opened in the South Bronx on Monday, at 890 Prospect Ave.The Center for Child Health and Resilience is the joint effort of the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center and Children’s Health Fund, a pediatric mobile healthcare provider for low-income families.According to a

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Bronx News Roundup, May 26

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Weather: Another warm one. Partly cloudy for most of the day, with temperatures in the high 70s.Story of the Day: Budget Cuts Threaten Firehouses (Again)Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed city budget could shutter 20 FDNY firehouses across the city, three of which are in the Bronx: Engine 60 in Mott Haven, Engine 46 in Bathgate and Ladder 53 on City Island. The move has spurred neighborhood protest rallies and one angry column from Daily News Bronx bureau chief Patrice O’Shaughnessy, who says the mayor should focus on fixing his budget instead of his “Orwellian” city park smoking ban (which went into effect yesterday).It’s not the first time the city has threatened to shut firehouses: much like the budget dance over senior center closures, Bloomberg has threatened the FDNY before only to restore funding at the last minute. Eddie Brown of the Uniformed Firefighters Association called it a “budget game the mayor plays with the Council, using the people as pawns.”Quick Hits:A first-class hotel and banquet hall could be coming to the Hutch Metro Center in Pelham Bay, according to director Joseph Kelleher, per Bob Kappstatter’s column. bringing a major hotel to the borough has long been a dream of Bronx political leaders, including Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. Two Bronx high schools-John F. Kennedy and Herbert Lehman-are among five chosen by the city to get solar panels installed on their roofs.