Monday, June 29, 2015
Bedford Park News: Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of tw...
Bedford Park News: Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of tw...: Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of twins BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 29- District Attorney Robert Johnson a...
Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of twins
Driver sentenced for fatally striking mother of twins
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 29- District Attorney Robert Johnson announced that 29-year-old Agustus Jenkins of Montgomery, NY, has been sentenced to the maximum sentence of 1-1/3-to-4 years behind bars for the January 2014 death of the mother of twin toddlers, Nydja Herring, of the Bronx.
Jenkins was found guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E Felony, following an 11-day trial before Justice Peter Benitez, during which the jury returned their verdict on June 4th after less than a day’s deliberation.
The 32-year-old victim was crossing the street at East Tremont and Van Nest Avenues, on the way to the store to buy milk for her twin toddlers, when she was struck by Jenkins’ speeding vehicle. He was behind the wheel but had a friend with him, along with two children aged four and 11. Blood alcohol tests showed he was operating the vehicle above the legal limit. He was also driving on a suspended license. Ironically, Jenkins was coming back from the wake for a baby who had died from SIDS.
Not only were Nydja Herring’s twin 2-year-olds left without a mother, the victim’s own mother was scheduled to receive a kidney from her daughter. Herring’s mother is still on the organ transplant list.
#NYPD #BronxDistrictAttorney #FatalAccident #Bronxnews
Bedford Park News: Gotta Go? Better Have the #Dough!
Bedford Park News: Gotta Go? Better Have the #Dough!: Gotta Go? Better Have the #Dough! Restaurant Charges to Use Bathroom By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, J...
Gotta Go? Better Have the #Dough!
Gotta Go?
Better Have the #Dough!
Better Have the #Dough!
Restaurant Charges to Use Bathroom
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 29- Residents and visitors of Norwood got a shock recently when one popular restaurant began charging a $3 fee to use the restroom.
Those entering the El Caribe Restaurant located at 2 East Gun Hill Road were immediately confronted with a pair of signs that read, "Bathroom is only for the customers. You want to use it? You will have to pay $3.00."
The resident added, "C
ustomers may want to go in there and wash their hands before a meal. Now they’re going to charge you to use the bathroom and wash your hands? That's crazy."
One East Gun Hill Road street peddler offered, "Since they started doing that we walk around the block and use the bathroom at North Central Bronx Hospital, so we just won't patronize them anymore. It's a shame and it's a lousy policy. No other restaurant is doing that, so we'll just go somewhere else."
Asked if he'd ever used the bathroom, the peddler replied, "Yes, it's a nice bathroom, but it's kind of small. It's not like the gas stations, but I don't think it's worth three bucks."
Repeated attempts for comment were met with employees slamming down the receiver of the telephone on two separate occasions.
The trend appears to be growing as the front door to the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Center a block away, now has a sign on it's from door that reads, "Sorry no public restrooms."
Bedford Park News: Beloved Monte Employee Remembered as Humanitarian
Bedford Park News: Beloved Monte Employee Remembered as Humanitarian: Beloved Monte Employee Remembered as Humanitarian By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 29- Friends and co-work...
Beloved Monte Employee Remembered as Humanitarian
Beloved Monte Employee Remembered as Humanitarian
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 29- Friends and co-workers from a popular program implemented by Montefiore Hospital were saddened to learn of the untimely death of Michael Joseph Walsh, who died of lung failure at the age of 51.
Walsh was found dead inside his Mosholu Parkway North apartment where he had lived for the last 18-years, discovered by police officers on Tuesday, May 26. His death over the Memorial Day weekend came just days before his 52nd birthday.
Walsh, who grew up in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, was a gifted pool player who gave local pool sharks a run for their money.
However, childhood arthritis prevented him from joining the professional circuit, but Walsh would spend years working for the owner of the local pool hall where he developed his skill, spending countless hours assisting players in perfecting their game.
Longtime friend Ileene Mark recalled meeting Walsh when he began to drive a taxi at Gateway Car Service, "I remember the day I met Michael, He was walking in. I worked nights and he worked days. He came in with this New York Met's bag and we were friend's ever since."
Soon after Walsh began helping recovering alcoholics and drug abusers at The Bowery Mission before coming to Street Smart, a program previously known as The Woman's Center, which got it's start at Montefiore Hospital, with a grant from the Centers for Disease Control, where he was the coordinator of the HIV prevention program for adolescence.
According to his boss at Street Smart, Anitra Pivnick, for the last decade Walsh would go into local schools and places like the South Bronx Jobs Corps where he instructed teens about the prevention of HIV.
Pivnick said of Walsh, "He was just an extremely kind man and he had an extraordinary gift to communicate with young people and that's no easy thing to do."
"They saw him as a mentor," Pivnick added, "He was wonderful with kids."
Friends say Walsh was a very private person who loved baseball, music and was an avid coin collector. Walsh shared his love for animals with his two brother's Tommy and Eddie and shared his love for them when he opened his home to them briefly in 2010.
Walsh kept it hidden from many of his co-worker's and clients, but was devastated by the death of his youngest brother Eddie, who died from the effects of diabetes on March 31, 2012.
Co-worker Paulette Gordon who affectionately called Walsh "Fabio" for his long-wavy hair, recalled, "He was a dedicated worker who loved his job and the people that he worked with. He was really a good guy."
Another co
-worker Mike Henderson said of Walsh, "We did outreach together. Mike was the kind of guy who was more than willing to share information through his wisdom."
Henderson added, "He was very dedicated to his work and did his best at what he did. Mike did presentations to teens at schools and had a group of adolescents who admired and loved him."
During a June18 memorial for co-worker's at the Church of St. Brendan's, Father George Stewart said of Walsh, "He had a great love for youth, a great love for the poor. He had a great love for the underdog."
Recalling the 24-hour opening of the lower church that houses the Holy Eucharist, which began on December 8, 2013, Stewart said over 400 volunteers have given one-hour a week for the last year and-a-half to sit vigil at the open church and pray.
Stewart revealed,
"The very first hour when we began, was manned by Michael. Michael was our very first to do it."
Walsh is survived by bothers Thomas and half-brother Allen.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Bedford Park News: Pols Hail Supremes on #GayMarriage Decision
Bedford Park News: Pols Hail Supremes on #GayMarriage Decision: Pols Hail Supremes on #GayMarriage Decision BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 26- Officials throughout the Bronx hailed the Suprem...
Pols Hail Supremes on #GayMarriage Decision
Pols Hail Supremes on #GayMarriage Decision
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 26- Officials throughout the Bronx hailed the Supreme Court’s decision making gay marriage the law of the land.
The court’s 5-4 decision allows gay and lesbian couples the right to marry in any of the 50 states.
“Today is a historic day in the United States,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. “The Supreme Court has made history and affirmed a basic human right today by allowing men and women to legally marry throughout this nation, regardless of their sexual orientation.
“After two decades of litigation, the Supreme Court has finally expanded equal rights and marriage equality to all. I would like to thank the Supreme Court for having the courage to make this bold decision, and I congratulate this nation’s LGBT community for their efforts on this issue,” Diaz said.
“Today the Supreme Court put to rest a decades-long civil rights struggle for marriage equality,” said Rep. Joe Crowley. “In its decision the Supreme Court affirmed what a majority of Americans believe, that marriage between two loving individuals, regardless of their sex, deserves full protection under the law as afforded under the 14th Amendment. History will remember this day as a watershed moment, a day when ‘we the people’ took another major step toward justice in our enormous and enduring struggle to form a more perfect union.
“So today, as we celebrate this momentous victory for our gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender brothers and sisters let us also remember those we lost along the way. Those who came before us as activists, advocates, and allies who, when faced with bigotry and violence, did not shrink, but rather stood for the belief that discrimination based on sexual orientation has absolutely no place in the laws and policies of our country. We stand on the shoulders of those giants today, and proudly proclaim love is love.”
“America will never forget this day, and neither will people all across the world who know the meaning of love and compassion,” said Mayor Bill deBlasio “June 26, 2015, will forever be memorialized as a pivotal moment in the history of our nation – the day the Supreme Court affirmed our core values of love, equality, and justice, rejected ignorance and malice, and appealed to the humanity in us all. Our country will finally afford millions of Americans the rights they have always deserved, but until now were unable to exercise. Today, this country is richer – filled with
more equality, more acceptance, and more love than yesterday. And for the people of this city, where the movement for LGBT rights began in 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, we can be proud that we helped blaze the trail to this great victory.”
Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, released the following statement on the Unite States Supreme decision on same-sex marriage:
"Indeed, all love is equal. I applaud the Supreme Court ruling on the same-sex marriage case and reaffirming that the union of the LGBT community should be treated equally. This decision marks another milestone toward American progress as the court reaffirms equal protections guaranteed to all Americans under the 14th Amendment. Today, a long overdue justice and equality have been served.
“Far too many couples have been denied protections by their governments, rights to legally commit to one another, and basic responsibilities as spouse and parents. The Court's ruling today makes it loud and clear that same-sex marriage is less about redefining the institution of marriage, but more so to ensure fundamental rights and dignity that gays and lesbians across the country deserve.
“As our nation celebrates Pride Month, this ruling could not come at a more appropriate time. I am proud that New York State is a leader in marriage equality and I look forward to other states across the nation recognizing this important right for all people. Let us continue on our path towards progress and let nothing stand in the way of ensuring equality for all,” Rangel said.
#SupremeCourt #GayMarriage #Bronxnews
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Bedford Park News: #Marriott Opens Door in Metro Center
Bedford Park News: #Marriott Opens Door in Metro Center: Bronx Now has a First-Class Place to Stay Marriott Opens Door in Metro Center By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW ...
#Marriott Opens Door in Metro Center
Bronx Now has a First-Class Place to Stay
Marriott Opens Door in Metro Center
By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 24- In a sign of the continued revitalization of the Bronx, community leaders hailed the opening of the borough's first upscale hotel. The ribbon cutting was also the capping of an odyssey for the Metro Center complex which went from an abandoned factory and vacant land to a thriving college campus style office complex and medical village.
The 125-room Marriott Residence Inn officially opened to great fanfare on Wednesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony with elected officials. Sure the Bronx has many motel rooms but none you would want to spend the night in. New Rochelle boasted the closest place to get a nice hotel room while visiting family rather than a hot-sheet motel. Now all that has changed with the opening of a first-class hotel.
"We’re thrilled that Marriott, one of the world’s premier hospitality companies, chose this location. Metro Center Atrium is unique in the Bronx – there’s nothing quite like it available anywhere else in the Borough. This truly is a landmark event for Metro Center Atrium, for our company, and for the Bronx," said Joseph Simone, President of Simone Development, whose company envisioned and built the Metro Center.
The Marriott is the crowning jewel in the Metro Center complex. The hotel caps off the Metro Center Atrium which is a mix of medical and office space in a suburban style campus.
Twelve years ago Old London Foods moved out of the area behind the Metro North tracks. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr said people were worried about the loss of jobs and that the land would sit unused. Now the Metro Center boasts 370,000 square feet of medical offices, an Applebee's, an LA Fitness and now a first class hotel. The complex also includes Mercy College.
"Today we have seen the realization of a magic trick," Diaz said.
Metro North is planning to reopen the old Morris Park station which will have a stop steps from the Marriott. Thus giving hotel guests access to transportation to Penn Station in Manhattan and upstate New York.
The new hotel is already a success. Officials say that although it officially opened today, the hotel is already 80 percent occupied. Business execs and hospital visitors to the medical centers inside the complex as well as nearby Calvary, Einstein Hospital and Jacobi Medical Center are staying at the new Marriott.
“Today is a great day for the Bronx,” said New York City Council Member James Vacca. “We welcome Marriott as the borough’s first hotel with open arms and hope it is the signal of even more great things to come. Clearly Marriott has recognized that the Bronx is a destination for New Yorkers and tourists alike. We already have beautiful parks, the
Father Richard Gorman, chairman of Community Board 12, said the grand opening is a culmination of the revitalization of the borough.
"The Bronx is not only coming back. The Bronx is back," he said.
#Marriott #Simone #MetroCenter #Bronxnews
Monday, June 15, 2015
Bedford Park News: Saints Dance on Arthur Ave.
Bedford Park News: Saints Dance on Arthur Ave.: Saints Dance on Arthur Ave. Photos by Dan Gesslein The smells of zeppole a...
Saints Dance on Arthur Ave.
Saints Dance on Arthur Ave.
Photos by Dan Gesslein
The smells of zeppole and sausage and peppers wafted through the air as the sounds of traditional Italian music filled the streets of Arthur Avenue during the Feast of St. Anthony. During the weekend long celebration feast goers got a chance to see a tradition return in the Bronx’ Little Italy as the “Dancing of the Giglio” was performed in front of Mt Carmel Church. Over 100 people lifted the platform containing the statue of St. Anthony as well as a performing band and danced through the streets.
#LittleItaly #ArthurAvenue #FeastofStAnthony #DancingGiglio
Friday, June 12, 2015
Bedford Park News: Circus Coming to the Bronx
Bedford Park News: Circus Coming to the Bronx: Circus Coming to the Bronx BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 12- Circus comes to the Bronx as part of City Parks Foundation’s Sum...
Circus Coming to the Bronx
Circus Coming to the Bronx
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 12- Circus comes to the Bronx as part of City Parks Foundation’s SummerStage Kids International Contemporary Circus Festival. New Yorkers will be dazzled juggling, hoop diving and partner acrobatics shows specially designed to entertain all ages! The circus programs introduce New York City youth to contemporary circus, a growing genre that incorporates physical theater, dance and acrobatics.
The 2015 season marks the third year of SummerStage Kids' focus on contemporary circus. Families will get the chance to see the best circus companies, from North America and beyond, make their mark in New York City as part of the International Contemporary Circus Festival. For the first time, SummerStage Kids will bring an evening circus program to the Bronx, with Brooklyn’s own Hybrid Movement Company and, from the state of Washington, The Incredible Incredible, performing for one night in Crotona Park. Hybrid Movement Company will present two works incorporating dance, acrobatics, and visual arts while The Incredible Incredible presents ‘Palindrome’, the story of two imaginary friends meeting for the first time, a piece inspired by mime, physical comedy, American sideshow, European clowns, and street theater.
For more information on SummerStage Kids International Contemporary Circus Festival events, visit http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/events/category/circus/.
June
Friday, June 26
CIRCUS: Hybrid Movement Company, The Incredible Incredible, IMPACT Repertory Theater
Crotona Park, BX
Crotona Park E. and Charlotte St.
7PM
July
Thursday, July 16
MindFlip Duo
Tremont Park, BX
E. Tremont Ave. between Third Ave and Arthur Ave.
10:30AM
Thursday, July 23
Lucky Bob
Tremont Park, BX
E. Tremont Ave. between Third Ave and Arthur Ave.
10:30AM
Friday, July 24
Lucky Bob
Poe Park, BX
Next to the bandstand; Grand Concourse at E. 193rd St.
10:30AM
August
Thursday, August 13
Hybrid Movement Company
Van Cortlandt Park, BX
Southwest Playground; Van Cortlandt Park S. and Broadway
10:30AM
Artist Descriptions
Hybrid Movement Company
The Hybrid Movement Company, a dance, acrobatic, and visual arts troupe, will present two works, Momentum and Are You the Dreamer? Momentum, a new piece, focuses on risk-taking perpetual movement driven by rhythms and flowing through melodies. It is performed in a powerful cohesion of Hybrid Movement, circus arts, classical and contemporary ballet, rhythmic gymnastics, bobbing, waving and popping. Are You the Dreamer? is a transubstantiated tale exploring beauty, ugliness, rejection, love, dreams, and fear through dancing and dynamic movement. The Hybrid Movement Company has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the most innovative Contemporary Circus Companies in the USA today!
The Incredible Incredible
The Incredible Incredible presents, 'Palindrome', the story of two characters, each the other's imaginary friend, meeting for the first time to unfold the intricacies of their tangled coexistence. Performances feature invisible string manipulation, shoe poi, impossible feats with silverware, sinus explorations, snail hats, and finger stunts all set to live music! The Incredible Incredible is a physical theatre duo formed by two friends inspired by mime, physical comedy, traditional American sideshow, European clowns, and street theatre. Matthew “Poki” McCorkle is a self-taught physical performer known internationally for his surreal hoop illusions, movement based manipulation, and unique and unusual presentations. Justin Therrien is an entertainer that challenges the audience's perception of what is real and what is illusion with his unique blend of movement and skill based manipulation. Accompanying them is composer and multi-instrumentalist Lucas Hicks on accordion, percussion, harmonica and ukulele.
IMPACT Repertory Theater
IMPACT Repertory Theatre Performance Company uses the performing arts and the dynamics of leadership training to inspire and empower youth. IMPACT believes that arts and education play a pivotal role in providing opportunities and transitions for the leaders of tomorrow. IMPACT is rooted in creative self-expression and anchored by a commitment to Safe Space, Outstanding Effort and Service to the Community (S.O.S.). IMPACT promotes the positive development of young people ages 12 to 19 by providing a learning environment that encourages, nurtures and challenges its students. IMPACT offers workshops, leadership programs and performance opportunities. The programs and curriculum encourage IMPACT members to have the imagination, skills and confidence to create their “special place in the world.” A core IMPACT value is attending college and giving back through active community service. All of IMPACT’s classes and programs are free. IMPACT’s ongoing performance program, creative labs, and 12 weeks intensive artist and activist training program are tuition free.
Lucky Bob
Watch as Lucky Bob juggles boxes, spins balls, reads minds and turns a volunteer into a magician. This show is action-packed and full of crazy magic and cool juggling stunts, a show not to be missed.
MindFlip Duo
Mix Kid Ace's extraordinary magic with Paris the Hip-Hop Juggler's amazing stunts, and what do you have? MindFlip Duo: the hottest tandem
to hit the scene! Mixing hip juggling with mind-blowing magical feats and comedy, MindFlip Duo, formerly known as The Renaissance League, create one fresh, exciting, full-length show with signature material that they've performed throughout the nation and abroad. Be careful not to blink. You might miss something!
#Circus #Bronx
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Bedford Park News: Construction Comes to End at Filer Plant
Bedford Park News: Construction Comes to End at Filer Plant: Only $2B Over Budget, Years Behind Schedule Construction Comes to End at Filer Plant By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE...
Construction Comes to End at Filer Plant
Only $2B Over Budget, Years Behind Schedule
Construction Comes to End at Filer Plant
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 12- The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEP) quietly sent out a press release in May that stated that construction was nearly completed and the Croton Water Filtration Plant was now online-- but have refused to respond to repeated requests for additional information.
A source at Councilman Andrew Cohen's office reported, "There is still some work going on, but a large majority of that work is over and the plant has been activated and the walls are being taken down... we were just made aware that they activated the facility."
Calling it the largest such plant in America, the press release stated that the plant will filter as much as 290 million gallons of drinking water each day.
With the completion of the $3.2 billion project, water from the Croton water supply system was reconnected to the city's distribution network for the first time since 2008. The new plant is expected to provide 30 percent of the city's current daily water consumption.
Work on the 400,000 square-foot plant began in 2004 and at the height of the project, 1,300 laborers were employed at the site
In the press release, DEP Commissioner Emily Lloyd stated, "The filtration plant will help ensure the city has a safe and reliable supply of drinking water in the event of future drought."
Lloyd added, "All New Yorker's should raise a glass of New York City tap water today and recognize the thousands of workers who have contributed to the completion of this critical facility."
#FiltrationPlant #Reservoir #DEP #Bronxnews
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
Tire iron arrest
Stunning DumbAss Arrested
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BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 11- The tire iron wielding,selfie obsessed, assault suspect has been arrested.
Cops say 26-year-old Gloribels Serrano turned herself in to police.
At around 2:30 a.m. in Bedford Park, cops say Serrano came up to the woman from behind and struck her in the back of the head with a tire iron. The victim was treated at an area hospital and released. Cops would not say what spurred the attack.
#NYPD #TireIron #Selfie
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