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This Monday night Kingsbridge Armory Task Force member and BOEDC President Marlene Cintron will be the guest on BronxTalk to discuss the latest report on Kingsbridge Armory.
Weather: It says on weather.com that it’s 77 degrees out this Friday morning in the Bronx. But my sweat-drenched body and wardrobe begs to differ. If it is, it’s a thick, muggy, shirt-sticking-to-your-back 77.
Here’s a long overdue look at some of the biggest and latest Bronx sports stories out there right now.
Weather: Really hot and humid, again. High in the 90s, with a miniscule chance of rain early this afternoon. Should cool down tomorrow. Story of the Day: Darlene Urena, the 5-year-old Soundview-area girl who was shot in the stomach over Memorial Day weekend, is well on her way to recovery. On her way to friend’s home to share a bag of Doritos, Urena was caught in a hail of gunfire, which police say was the result of a feud between rival gangs.
The Bronx Salsa Festival kicks off tonight and will run through this Sunday, July 10, with dance-themed events taking place each night until then.Head over the Pregones Theatre at 7 p.m for a screening of the award-winning documentary “From Mambo To Hip Hop, A South Bronx Tale,” followed by a discussion on the history of salsa music led by film co-producer Elena Martinez and multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria. Afterwards, professional dancer and instructor Elvis Collado, winner of the 2010 New York/ New Jersey Salsa Open Championship, and his partner Melanie Castillo lead a demonstration and group lesson. There’s something happening every night until Sunday, and you can check out the full schedule here.
Creflo Dollar, pictured with his wife, Taffi, in a photofrom the Kingsbridge Armory report.An evangelical preacher from Georgia, known for his lavish lifestyle and for touting the spiritual benefits of wealth, is proposing to take over the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory, according to a report released by the Bronx borough president’s office last month.World Changers Church International, an Atlanta-based, nondenominational parish led by television preacher Creflo Dollar and his wife, Taffi, has proposed turning the 575,000 square-foot West Kingsbridge Road building into a “state of the art church facility” fit with administrative offices, daycare and afterschool program space, a gymnasium, food and clothing banks and a recording studio.The proposal is one of over 20 submitted to Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., and a task force he appointed last year to consider future uses for the space. World Changers presented to the task force in January, and said their center, if approved, would be open to use for all community members, regardless of religious affiliation.Dollar (yes, that’s his real name, according to a “frequently asked questions” section on the church’s website) is a controversial figure in the religious world, known for preaching “prosperity theology,” or the idea that God rewards believers with wealth and financial bounty.“Jesus came to restore abundance and prosperity in our lives,” Dollar wrote in a column on his website. “Simply put, we don’t have to be poor once we grab hold of the Word of God.”Bob Hall, head pastor of Bronx Household of Faith, a conservative evangelical Christian church in University Heights, called Dollar’s ministry “crap,” and said his focus on wealth and affluence gives Christianity a bad name. “This is what frustrates me about the mega churches,” he said. “If we had just a tenth of their landscaping budget, just think about how much good we could do.”Dollar’s budget is big enough for World Changers’ New York affiliate to rent out mega venues like Madison Square Garden and the Javits Center for services.
It looks like the Muller Army Reserve Center, a former military base in Wakefield that community leaders want to house the Kingsbridge Armory Annex’s National Guard so that the Kingsbridge Armory Annex can house a school (confusing, right?), is set to become a homeless shelter-the plan that Mayor Bloomberg’s administration has long been pushing.Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., who
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Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend!Weather: Bright and sunny today with a high of 92! Stay cool folks!Story of the Day: Ever wonder what the NYPD does with confiscated fireworks? Watch the video of the NYPD’s disposal of 5, 000 pounds of fireworks at a firing range in the Bronx.Quick Hits:Councilman Larry Seabrook, who is awaiting trial on corruption charges, made headlines today because he is trying to give taxpayer money to an unlicensed after-school program.
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