Happy Monday, Bronxites! Your weather forecast for today calls for sunshine and temps in the high 80s.Story of the Day: Espada Spent the Most Senate Cash File photo by Jeanmarie Evelly Pedro Espada’s lavish spending habits have him back in the headlines again (just in case you’ve forgotten, see here.) State Senate documents released this week show that the
[Update 4:17 p.m.: Just heard from the DOE. Spokesperson Marge Feinberg says the school will be moved, not closed. The TCE was found during a inspection of the property as the DOE was looking to renew its lease on the Jerome Avenue building. A copy of the letter is included after jump.] This week, the Department of Education and the principal of PS 51, the Bronx New School, sent out a letter to parents saying the Bedford Park elementary school will be closed moved due to Trichloroethylene contamination.The letter sought to assure parents that there were no immediate health risks and referred questions to the city Health Department. It said the school would be moved, but it did not say where to.
A day after a water main burst under Jerome Ave., businesses were still cleaning up. (J. Bodden)Editor’s Note: A spokesman for Small Business Services, which is aiding merchants in the recovery effort, said there will be a recovery meeting for business owners and other concerned parties tomorrow, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m., at Davidson Community Center, 2038 Davidson Avenue. By Justin BoddenA little more than twenty-four hours after a water main break left Jerome Avenue in Mt.
A coalition of economic advocacy groups wants a federal bank regulator to give JP Morgan Chase a poor grade for its compliance with an anti-redlining law.
Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the latest issue of the Norwood News, on the streets and online now.By Alex KratzJames Perez, a Kingsbridge Heights resident and 24-year veteran of the United States Postal Service, is having a hard time imagining working outside of the Bronx. But he might not have a choice in the matter. By the end of the fall, his position and at least 231 others at the Bronx mail processing plant will be eliminated as the USPS consolidates all of the Bronx’s mail processing and distribution into the Manhattan plant. Perez and his co-workers may end up in Manhattan, but they could be transplanted to any postal location within 50 miles of the five boroughs. The USPS, citing budget concerns due to a “dramatic” drop in mail volume, said this is a done deal, but the postal workers union is not giving up without a fight.They organized a rally to protest the elimination of the Bronx plant for Wednesday afternoon, July 27.
By David GreeneA wild early morning shootout on Tuesday in Bedford Park sent two victims to the hospital, police and witnesses said. The incident was reported at 1:15 a.m., on Tuesday, July 26. Upon their arrival, police discovered two people shot outside of 264 E. 199 Street, near Briggs Avenue. According to a NYPD source, one victim was shot in the leg and the other in the arm. Both were transported to St.
Remember that controversial plan for a Comfort Inn motel on Webster Avenue that made headlines a few years back? That was when hotel mogul Sam Chang, of the McSam Hotel Group-the man the New York Observer called “the inexhaustible builder of small, limited-service hotels”-was working on a 48-room, six-story project at Webster as long ago as 2006.
The Bronx Council on the Art’s ‘Bronx Beat Concert’ series continues tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Wave Hill. Renown Classical Guitarist Andrew Geddis, who has played for former Mayor David Dinkins, will perform. You’ll have to pay $8 admission to the grounds for adults, $4 for students and seniors 65 or older, and $2 for children over six, but the concert is free. For more information, head to www.bronxarts.org. In other local events: Twin Park Kids and Aquinas Housing is holding a blood drive tomorrow
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Big state-wide news is rippling through New York. MTA Chief Jay Walder resigned today to head an even larger international transportation company. Bronx Councilman Jimmy Vacca quickly sent out a statement saying a worthy replacement needs to be installed quickly as the MTA faces enormous challenges.Vacca:“This resignation comes at a crucial time. A year after the worst service cuts in the MTA’s history and yet another fare and toll increase, the most serious challenges for straphangers may still lie ahead. While Chairman Walder deserves credit for taking on many structural issues that previous MTA leaders had delayed for a tomorrow that never came, the MTA continues to face a $250 million operating gap and a capital budget that runs out January 1.
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