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We missed this in our earlier roundup. Joel Rivera, the City Council’s majority leader is going to work for RE/MAX Results, a Bronx real estate broker based in Throgs Neck.Rivera, now a “newly licensed sales associate,”
The Kingsbridge Armory, on West Kingsbridge Road. (File photo by Adi Talwar)Editor’s Note: This story was first published in the latest issue of the Norwood News, on the streets and online now.By ALEX KRATZ Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. has made it clear redeveloping the vacant 575,000-square-foot Kingsbridge Armory into a quality-job-producing, vibrant community space, is a top priority of his administration. But a much-anticipated report created by an Armory task force he assembled was released with little fanfare earlier this month and appears to generate more questions than answers. On June 21, Diaz’s office quietly released the 267-page report, which included no clear plan for financing the redevelopment. It detailed all of the meetings of the task force, which included union reps, health care industry leaders, developers, community activists and elected officials.
At the end of a week-long saga starting with an assumption that the piano in Williamsbridge Oval was stolen followed by a Parks Department admission that its sanitation crew discarded it, Sing for Hope, the nonprofit group that provided the piano, had this to say on Saturday:”Sing for Hope was informed today by the NYC Parks Department that the missing piano at Wiliamsbridge Oval was mistakenly removed from the park by sanitation staff.
I made these photographs on June 30 from what would seem to be my favorite vantage point, Tryon Ave at the Williamsbridge oval park. Does anyone want to guess at what subway station is visible in the frame?
Happy July!Weather: Sunny tonight with temperatures in the mid 80’s. The sun should stay around for the holiday weekend, except for a few scattered thunderstorms on Sunday. Quick Hits: Facing a $10 billion budget gap, Governor Cuomo has announced that he is going to close seven prisons in New York State, including
A little transit update from the MTA on the No. 2 and 5 trains this weekend, and a few other weekends this month. See the poster below for details.(function() { var scribd = document.createElement(“script”); scribd.type = “text/javascript”; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = “http://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js”; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(“script”)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();
[Update: Following is confirmation from a Parks Department spokesperson that the piano was discarded, not stolen: “Parks workers unknowingly discarded the piano which appeared to have been vandalized and was lying on its side. We were just alerted to this today and we send our apology to the community and sing for hope if any trouble was caused by this.”] According to Deputy Inspector Joseph Dowling, commander of the 52nd Precinct, witnesses interviewed by detectives said that a sanitation truck removed the now-famous, presumed-stolen Sing for Hope piano from near the tennis courts on Williamsbridge Oval, thinking it was a discarded instrument. (A new piano was donated to the community Wed. night, and painted by children yesterday, with the help of the Friends of Williamsbridge Oval, Mosholu Preservation Corp., and community residents.) We’re still waiting for comment from the Parks Department press office, and Dowling said the accounts still needed to be confirmed. An unfortunate bureaucratic snafu if true (we’ll let you know as we find out more), but think of the multiple bright sides this Independence Weekend people: no heartless neighborhood thief stealing music from the children; an indefinite period of public piano playing since Sing for Hope was supposed to retrieve the original piano this weekend; and what better illustration of how awesome the Norwood community is?Have a great, safe Fourth everyone!
Editor’s note: This article first appears in the latest edition of the Norwood News, out on streets and online now. By Alex KratzWhile 15-year-old DeWitt Clinton High School student Yvette Torres fights for her life at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, a group of people, many of whom have never met her, some from as far away as Massachusetts, are doing their best to track down the person who shot her in the back of the head and bring them to justice.Yvette was shot in the head after she confronted a gunman at a June 11 party in an apartment building near Fordham Road, on the corner of East 187th Street and Valentine Avenue. It’s unclear exactly what sparked the confrontation or why the gunman fired the shot that hit Yvette. But it is clear that there were witnesses to the crime and the shooter remains at large.On June 17, the New York Post reported that a 17-year-old boy had been arrested and charged with Yvette’s shooting. But the NYPD says no one has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing.Seeing that the investigation had stalled, Queens resident Nelson Figueroa decided the police could use some help.
Fireworks at Orchard Beach TONIGHT!Kick off the holiday weekend early with the annual Boardwalk Festival and Fireworks Extravaganza at Orchard Beach tonight, Thursday June 30. The fun begins at 6! Come enjoy free music, food, and, of course, fireworks. The big show is expected to stary between 8:45 and 9 p.m., but be sure to get there early so you can get a good view! For more info visit ilovethebronx.com.Other events this weekend: First Fridays at Bronx Museum of the Arts Friday July 1: Head over to the Bronx Museum of the Arts around 6 pm to celebrate the first Friday of the month with with film, art performances, music and other special events.For more information please call 718.681.6000 or log onto bronxmuseum.orgBronx Opera: Don GiovanniFriday July 1: The Bronx Opera presents “Don Giovanni” at 7 p.m. in the Lovinger Theatre at Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd.SummerStage:Pasi
Ladies and gentlemen of the Bronx and beyond, welcome to the last Bronx News Roundup of June. Here’s to a lovely Independence Day weekend and a fantastic July. Now, to the news! Weather: Absolutely gorgeous, high in the low- to mid-80s, nice little breeze to cool the sweat beads on the back of your neck. No complaints here.
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