Above are photos of a fire last night at 305 E. 204th St. in Norwood. We’ll have more details for you later. All photos by Adi Talwar.Update: A few details. A spokesman for FDNY said 12 units, or about 60 firefighters, responded to the fire call at 3:22 a.m. The fire was under control by 4:03 a.m. The blaze was contained to the second floor, which serves as the offices for Aleseda Management and Realty.
First off, thanks to Adi for his light sleeping habits and nimble early-morning camera work. Now let’s get to more Bronx news out there on the webosphere.Weather: As you can probably tell by looking out your window right now, it’s raining and it’s expected to continue until the late afternoon. It will cool tonight, with temperatures dropping into the mid-40s. More rain tomorrow.Story of the Day: Judge Upholds Guilty Verdict for Riverdale Bomb PlottersIn her ruling yesterday, federal judge Colleen McMahon said it was “troubling” how doggedly a government
The new Serviam Gardens complex sits on the campus of Mt. St. Ursula Academy in Bedford Park. (Photo by Adi Talwar. See slideshow below for more.)The seedlings in the raised garden beds behind the campus of the Academy of Mount Saint Ursula have just begun to sprout; lettuce and tomato plants sowed over the last few months by an unlikely team: the seniors who live here and the teenage girls who go to class next door.Residents call this scenic spot the “Intergenerational Garden” because it straddles the space between the historic all-girls’ high school and a brand new, $65 million affordable housing project for seniors that officially opened yesterday.
Weather: Party cloudy today with temperatures in the mid 60’s. Thunderstorms in the forecast for this evening.Quick Hits:A gallery in Paris opened an exhibit this week featuring the work of Bronx graffiti artist Richard Mirando, better known as Seen, or the “Godfather of Graffiti.” Click here to read an interview with Mirando.Musical groups Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax announced that they will be performing a concert on Sept. 14th at Yankee Stadium. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday at 10a.m. through Ticketmaster.A funeral was held yesterday for Wang Jianhua, the last service for the 15 passengers of the tour bus that crashed in the Bronx seven weeks ago. The funeral was delayed while his widow tried to obtain a visa in China.A baby zebra named “Terri” made her public debut today at the Bronx Zoo.
While we’re working on getting the roundup together, thought we’d post Bronx Congressman Jose E. Serrano’s reaction to the death of 9/11 terror plot mastermind Osama bin Laden:“With the end of Osama Bin Laden, we finally have a sense of closure about the 9/11 attacks that he organized and financed almost ten years ago. Our country has healed in that time, but the news that bin Laden is gone helps us to finally move beyond that painful memory.“For too long Americans have wondered when bin Laden would be brought to justice. We believe in swift and fair justice in our nation, and to have a known mass killer living freely in another country did not sit well. Today, we know that the wait for justice is over. I especially hope that the end of bin Laden brings a sense of closure to the families who still grieve the loss of a loved one in the attacks.
Welcome back to the program, ladies and gentlemen of the Bronx and beyond. Lots of news to get to, so let’s get to it. To the weather!Weather: Cloudy and cool this morning, high in the mid-60s, with rain expected overnight and tomorrow morning. Story of the Day: Bronx Homeless Intake Center OpensTomorrow, the city is set to open a new, $65.5 million homeless intake center in Melrose, on East 151st Street in the South Bronx. The new center replaces a former one on the same site, which was shuttered five years ago and criticized for being dirty, dangerous and inadequately staffed.
(Sorry for the delay today. Lot’s going on in terms of getting our newspapers out.)
Weather: A severe weather warning is in effect for today, as intermittent periods of sunshine are disrupted by heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms. Story of the Day: New Details in Bronx Gay BashingPolice interview records turned over to defense lawyers in the case of October’s bias attack reveal that the men accused-members of a street gang who call themselves the Latin King Goonies-were supposedly extorting one of their victims for protection money, the Daily News reports.The crew allegedly demanded $2,000 from one of the victims, a 30-year-old man who was reportedly having sex with one of the gang’s younger members, and viciously beat and sodomized both men when he couldn’t pay up.Accused ringleader ringleader Idelfonso Mendez and six of his cohorts face multiple hate crime charges, the article says. The men are due back in court next month. Quick Hits:Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. is planning a march against same-sex marriage for May 15, the same day as the Bronx Puerto Rican Day parade. The Rev. is presumably preparing to fight a gay-marriage bill that’s scheduled for a vote in Albany this spring, which has the support of Gov. Cuomo and a number of other Senate members.A savvy parking garage owner in Mott Haven fended off two would-be burglars-one wielding a knife-with nothing but an apple. Impressive.
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