State leaders are edging toward a deal to preserve rent regulations. But advocates who’d hoped not just to save the laws but to strengthen them wonder what the final deal will look like.
Bronx River Park is one of three in the Bronx that will be getting free Wi-Fi access this summer. (Photo by J. Evelly)In the mood to do a little web surfing in the great outdoors? You’ll soon be able to break out your laptop or iPad at three Bronx parks, thanks to a city initiative launched today.Devoe Park in Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx River Park in West Farms and Joyce Kilmer Park, near Yankee Stadium, will be Wi-Fi enabled this summer, part of a bigger project launched by the city and wireless service provider AT&T that’s bringing free wireless to 20 different city parks.Starting today, you’ll be able to get online near the north-end playground in Joyce Kilmer Park. Bronx River Park and Devoe Park will get Wi-Fi enabled over the summer. “New York City has the greatest network of public parks in the world, and we’ve invested heavily to expand and enhance them,” Mayor Bloomberg said at an announcement in Harlem.
The man police say spent three weeks in April and May terrorizing and brutally robbing elderly Bronx women in the 48th and 52nd precincts has been arrested, according to Deputy Inspector Joseph Dowling, the commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct.Yesterday afternoon, we published a mug shot of Tyrone Rosario, 40, an ex-con who has
File photo by Adi TalwarWeather.com says the thermometer is going to hit a stifling 95 degrees today. As we mentioned in this morning’s news roundup, you can get some relief from the heat by stopping in at one of the city’s air-conditioned cooling centers.You can find the location closest to you by calling 311 or using this online map feature.In the meantime, the folks over at St. Barnabas Hospital wanted to remind everyone, especially the elderly and those with young children and infants, to be wary of the health dangers that can come with very hot weather.Dr. Ernest Patti, the hospital’s Senior Attending Physician of Emergency Medicine, offers these tips for how to stay cool-and avoid health problems like heat exhaustion and heat stroke-until this sweltering weather breaks:Drinks lots of cool water even when you’re not feeling thirsty. You can dilute water with a 50-50 mix of natural fruit juices if you desire a change. Avoid alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, sports and energy drinks (especially in children), coffee, cola, and caffeine drinks.
Weather: Outrageously hot. Because of the extremely temperatures and humidity today in the Bronx and the rest of the region, the National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory until 8 p.m. tonight as well as an air quality alert from 2 to 11 p.m. Stay inside, drink lots of water and if you can, spend some time chillin’ in one of the city’s 400-plus cooling centers. Click here to locate the center nearest you. Thankfully it is supposed to cool down slightly tomorrow and then temperatures should drop significantly this weekend.Story of the Day: Shooter Takes Aim at Bronx Students, Hits 16-year-old in the HipThis is the type of terrifying random-act-of-violence story that keeps parents up at night. Yesterday afternoon, a man stepped off a BX5 bus near the Rincon de Gautier Institute for Law and Public Policy on Story Avenue and opened fire.
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