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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Haiti Immigration Crisis Comes to the Bronx

Haiti Immigration Crisis Comes to the Bronx

Angry Demonstrators Protest Visit by Dominican Republic Foreign Minister

By David Greene
 
A pair of very vocal and infuriated demonstrators protesting the Dominican Republic's new and controversial policy towards migrant workers of Haiti, came to the Bronx to heckle the Dominican Republic's Foreign Minister, who was invited to speak at breakfast hosted by a local group in Morris Park.
 
Dahoud Andre of Brooklyn and Bronxite Vilcere Romulus stood on the sidewalk outside of Meastro's catering hall on Bronxdale Avenue on August 7, to protest the visit by Andres Navarro Garcia, who spoke at the breakfast hosted by the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization (NYHCO.)
 
In a brief statement announcing the breakfast, Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., a Reverend and President of the NYHCO, explained, "It is a great opportunity for us Hispanic ministers, evangelists and missionaries to hear directly from the Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic and about the new plan of immigration affecting the Haitian community and other communities that have been established by the administration of President Danilo Medina."
 
With Haitian flags draped across their shoulders, Andre and Romulus each held up signs, one read, "Boycott Tourism in the Dominican Republic," another demanded, "Full citizenship for Dominicans of Haitian descent," as they chanted slogans about racism to guests as they arrived.
 
Calling the new policy of the Dominican government, a form of ethnic cleansing, Andre, a host of a local Haitian radio program and a member of the International Campaign to End Apartheid in the Dominican Republic claimed, "It's a very serious issue. It's very sad that you have black politicians in New York who we believe are taking money from the Dominican government to be given this platform to spew lies." 
 
"From it's inception," Andre continued, "The Dominican Republic has sought to distance itself from it's neighbor in Haiti and blackness."
 
Andres claims the revolt began when the new legislation was passed, legislation that they claim will affect hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from Haiti and the unrest has escalated after several incidents including the revocation of Citizenship of a Haitian-born Dominican who had been practicing law in the Dominican Republic for 30-years, and the February lynching of a Haitian man in Santiago, the Dominican Republic's second largest city.
 
Pointing out similarities with the current atmosphere in the United States, Andre explained, "It's the same reality that Dominicans are taking rickety boats to Puerto Rico to eventually get to the U.S., you would have a policy where the children of undocumented immigrants would be thrown out, the Dominican community here would rise up against this."
 
Asked what he would say to the NYHCO, Ardre added, "As Hispanics they understand the reality of undocumented migrants, like Hispanic migrants in this country and the same way that they would like to see undocumented migrants from the Dominican Republic treated in the United States, is the same way we would like them to treat Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic."
 
Senator Ruben Diaz declined to make a statement on the event or the protest, but his Chief of Staff Ann Noonan stated, "I'm not sure about that... I would just say in regard to the protesters is that everybody has a right to freedom of speech and everyone has a right to do that."
 
Attempts to reach the Manhattan office of the Consulate of the Dominican Republic were unsuccessful.    

#Haiti #DominicanRepublic #Immigration

Bronx, Nueva York (BRONX NOTICIAS) - Los policías están en la búsqueda de un ladrón de bancos que golpeó en una zona muy transitada de Riverdale.

BRONX NEWS: Bank Robbery Shocks Riverdale: Bank Robbery Shocks Riverdale By Robert Press BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Cops are on the hunt for a bank robber who struck in a he...

Esta Bud es para ti Apertura marihuana #Medical en el antiguo conjunto de tiras

BRONX NEWS: This Bud's (Marijuana) for you Bronx: This Bud's for you #Medical Marijuana opening in former strip joint 100 PERCENT By Robert Press BRONX, NEW YORK ...

BRONX NEWS: Bank Robbery Shocks Riverdale

BRONX NEWS: Bank Robbery Shocks Riverdale: Bank Robbery Shocks Riverdale By Robert Press BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Cops are on the hunt for a bank robber who struck in a he...

Bank Robbery Shocks Riverdale

Bank Robbery Shocks Riverdale

By Robert Press

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Cops are on the hunt for a bank robber who struck in a heavily trafficked area of Riverdale. 

At around 3 p.m. on Monday, the bank robber struck Chase Bank located at 5581 Broadway. Terence O'Toole, commanding officer of the 50th Precinct, told the Bronx News that the robber passed the teller a note demanding cash and claiming he had a weapon. The teller gave him an undetermined amount of cash and he fled on foot.

Residents were shocked by the bank robber's brazenness. That bank is front of not only a bus stop but the entrance to the Number 1 subway line on West 233rd Street. It is also a highly trafficked commercial street.

Captain O'Toole said the bank cameras had great footage of the robbery and it should lead to an arrest. The suspect is described as an African-American male is his 30s.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls are confidential.

#NYPD #BankRobbery #Riverdale

BRONX NEWS: This Bud's (Marijuana) for you Bronx

BRONX NEWS: This Bud's (Marijuana) for you Bronx: This Bud's for you #Medical Marijuana opening in former strip joint 100 PERCENT By Robert Press BRONX, NEW YORK ...

This Bud's (Marijuana) for you Bronx

This Bud's for you
#Medical Marijuana opening in former strip joint

100 PERCENT
By Robert Press

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Was it just a mistake, or was it intentional that the apartment number of Mr. John Perez was left off all correspondence that was sent to him? Mr. Perez was the contact person for 4 petitions that he submitted on July 9th to the Board of Elections. 

The petitions were for Judicial Delegates in the 78th, 79, and 85th Assembly Districts. Any notification by the Board of Elections and any challenger had to be sent to the address on the first petition that was clocked in, and that was petition BX 1500668 for the 78th A.D. You can go to my blog at www.100percentbronx.blogspot.com to see photos of the 4 envelopes that were sent by the contact person Election Lawyer Stanley K. Schlein for the three challengers of Mr. Perez's petitions. 
On all 4 envelopes Mr. Schlein the sender, made a fatal mistake by leaving off the apartment number Mr. Perez who lives in an the 150-unit building where there also lives at least 3 other families with the name Perez. Since the U.S. Mail system was used to send these envelopes, I was told by a postal supervisor that if the apartment number was intentionally left off so the envelopes could not be delivered it could be taken as a case of Mail Fraud. I know what an excellent election lawyer Mr. Schlein is so I can not believe that he would make such an amateurish mistake, but I also can not believe that he would set himself up to be charged with Mail Fraud. I was unable to get a comment from Mr. Schlein before this column was set. 
Four Bronx residents have now died from Legionaries Disease in the South Bronx. The number of cases has risen from 57 to 71 as of the end of last week. The city explains the rise in cases reported due to the 10-day incubation period of the disease, and said that the five cooling towers where it was found have all been cleaned and decontaminated. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is very concerned about this, and you can check my blog July archive on the lower left for the posting of his complete remarks. 

Also on my blog are the latest Bronx unemployment numbers, which have fallen once again to 7.8 percent for June 2015. This is down from the 9.7 percent unemployment rate for June 2014, and way down from the high in June 2010 of 13,9 percent. Bronx BP Diaz Jr. says, however, while this is good news for the Bronx, there is still more work to be done to continue to decrease the Bronx unemployment rate even lower.

Possible future Bronx District Attorney Parkchester Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda is talking tough on crime and congratulating the police for the latest arrests of a violent gang in his assembly district. In his press release that you can find on my blog, Assemblyman Sepulveda talks of his constant leadership in Albany on Criminal Justice issues, and of how his constituents complain about the gangs in his district that covers Parkchester, West Farms, Van Nest, Unionport, and Stratton Park. Since it looks like Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson has no plans to retire since he is in a non term limited position as Bronx DA, and very close to mandatory retirement age for judges, I think that Assemblyman Sepulveda would make a great replacement for current Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. whenever Diaz Jr. decides to run for higher office.

Lastly, it looks like Medical Marijuana will be coming to the South Bronx very soon. A company called PharmaCannis that will be growing legal Medical Marijuana in the town of Hamptonburg (in upstate Orange County) has agreed to open a dispensary in Hunts Point, at 1280 Oak Point Avenue in a building that once housed various strip clubs. There is mixed emotions from the community ranging from 'this will bring more drugs, prostitution, and crime to the area, to others who say that it will clean up the neighborhood with all the added security that will be in and around the building. Medical Marijuana will only be available in a non smokeable form. There are federal laws that prohibit the transportation of any form of Marijuana across state lines, and that is the reason that any Medical Marijuana must be grown in New York. 

If you have any political information that you want to share or have checked out, any comments about this column, or would like to have an event listed or covered in this column or on my blog you can e-mail us at 100percentbronxnews@gmail.com or call 718-644-4199 Mr. Robert Press.

Monday, August 10, 2015

BRONX NEWS: Community's Champion to have Street named After He...

BRONX NEWS: Community's Champion to have Street named After He...: Community's Champion to have Street named After Her BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- A woman who fought for her community will be honored...

Community's Champion to have Street named After Her

Community's Champion to have Street named After Her

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- A woman who fought for her community will be honored with a street sign.

Longtime Community Board 12 District Manager Carmen Rosa passed away in March after a long battle with cancer.

Mayor deBlasio on Monday signed legislation renaming East 229th Street & White Plains Road "Carmen Rosa Way." The sign bearing Rosa's name will be in front of Community Board 12 where Rosa worked for so long.

A date for the sign unveiling has not yet been scheduled.

BRONX NEWS: Pol Hands Out Backpacks, Fun to Kids

BRONX NEWS: Pol Hands Out Backpacks, Fun to Kids: Pol Hands Out Backpacks, Fun to Kids BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Northeast Bronx residents came by the hundreds to celebrate w...

Pol Hands Out Backpacks, Fun to Kids

Pol Hands Out Backpacks, Fun to Kids



BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Northeast Bronx residents came by the hundreds to celebrate with New York City Council Member Andy King on Saturday at the second annual Community Engagement Service Day outside his District Office in the Bronx.
All the ingredients for a beautiful summer day were in place: Clear skies, street games for youngsters, face-painting, music, dancing, health and wellness screenings and lots of food. 

“It’s a fun and informational day for everyone. We bring government and resource information directly to residents, and at the same time everyone comes out and gets to meet their neighbors,” explained King, who, along with his wife Neva Shillingford-King, an executive vice president at 1199 SEIU, had purchased and donated nearly 100 backpacks to the youngsters in attendance.

Initiated and sponsored by Council Member King, the event has grown tremendously in a year. Stretched from the middle of the 900 block of East Gun Hill Road and around the corner onto Colden Avenue to the intersection of Colden and Magenta were more than 50 government agencies and non-profit organizations, ranging from firefighters giving away children-size firefighter hats and coloring books along with fire safety information and CPR demonstrations, New York University Dental vans with free oral screenings, Rite Aid giving free flu shots to the U.S. Army Reserve passing out information on college scholarships.

Impromptu street games sprang up and demonstrations by members of the New York Yo-Yo Club, headed by Council Member King’s Special Assistant Brian Melford, an international yo-yo champion who will be traveling to Japan on Tuesday.
Many of the senior residents sat on chairs along Colden Avenue and watched the line dancing, Zumba exercises and other entertainment on stage.  

The barbecue grill was a big hit, manned by Council Member King’s Staffers and volunteers and food was donated by the local eateries Spices, Golden Krust, Ultimate Grill and RK Super Heroes.       


BRONX NEWS: BP Hails #Legionnaires Legislation

BRONX NEWS: BP Hails #Legionnaires Legislation: BP Hails #Legionnaires Legislation  STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Legislation on Legionnaires Inspections   “When it...

BP Hails #Legionnaires Legislation

BP Hails #Legionnaires Legislation 

STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ
RE: Legislation on Legionnaires Inspections
 
“When it became clear that such outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease could be prevented through regular inspections, I proposed that the City Council move to create such legislation as quickly as possible. Today’s announcement is a great first step towards developing a system of regular inspections for cooling towers and other infrastructure that could breed the legionella bacteria.
 
“I will continue to work with all levels of government to ensure that we are better prepared to combat future epidemics,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
 
Borough President Diaz first proposed legislation to address the lack of an inspection mechanism for cooling towers and other breeding grounds for the legionella bacteria last month. His original statement can be found here: http://on.nyc.gov/1Iz2ATC.
 

BRONX NEWS: #Legionnaires Disease – Not the First Time Governo...

BRONX NEWS: #Legionnaires Disease – Not the First Time Governo...: #Legionnaires Disease – Not the First Time Governor Andrew Cuomo Has Come to Help the Bronx   WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW   By Senator Rev. ...

#Legionnaires Disease – Not the First Time Governor Andrew Cuomo Has Come to Help the Bronx

#Legionnaires Disease – Not the First Time Governor Andrew Cuomo Has Come to Help the Bronx 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW 

By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- You should know that Bronx County has been confronted by an outbreak of Legionnaires Disease that has already taken the lives of 10 people and affected the lives of more than 100 others.

You should already know that Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr., because of his great diplomatic skills, has established a unique relationship with New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Bronx members of the New York State Legislature. To this effect, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. requested the intervention, the resources and the immediate action of Governor Cuomo after seeing that the number of Bronx resident suffering and dying from Legionnaires Disease was expanding.

It is well known how fast the Governor responded to the Borough President, but this is not the first time! Because of this great relationship between the Bronx Borough President, the Governor and the Bronx delegation, Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. has been able to achieve the unachievable for Bronx County. These include:

The Bronx has seen over a billion dollars in housing and more that 16,000 units developed – with a great deal of the financing coming from the New York State Housing Community Renewal – all stemming from the relationship between the Governor, the Borough President and the Bronx delegation.

The Hunts Point Market was allocated tens of millions of dollars for their new facility. In fact, the Bronx received more than half of the first round of dollars by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council.

In response to Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr.’s request, Governor Andrew Cuomo is supporting four Metro North stations in the Bronx – and the Governor has allocated $750 million dollars for this in the new 5-year Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Capital Plan. He didn’t stop there: Governor is also allocating an additional $250 million dollars of his own Capital Budget for these stations.

You should also know that the Bronx has been able to significantly reduce unemployment from 14.8 percent when the Borough President began to 7.8 percent now. This is in a large part because of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s intervention and efforts through sending and opening a New York State Department of Labor office in conjunction with the Bronx Overall Economic Development (BOEDC).  Because of this, more than 20,000 more Bronx residents are working.

You can also see how successful Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. was in obtaining support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Department of Transportation to help widen the lanes on I-95 and mitigate the congestion at the Bay Plaza Mall.

After Superstorm Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo allocated tens of millions of dollars to Bronx County for the restoration of our waterfronts.

And now Governor Andrew Cuomo is back again, helping us in response to Bronx County’s outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease.

My dear reader, you might be surprised to hear this praise for Governor Andrew Cuomo coming from me. I have been one of the worst critics of this Governor – but because of my religious beliefs, I now have to recognize Governor Andrew Cuomo’s intervention in helping us all in Bronx County.
 
The Bible says: Pay everyone whatever you owe them. If you owe taxes, pay them. If you owe tolls, pay them. If you owe someone respect, respect that person. If you owe someone honor, honor that person. [Romans 13:7]

This is why I must give credit to the Governor for coming to help Bronx County so many times, to the Bronx Borough President for having such a vision and dedication for Bronx County, and to the Bronx legislative delegation for working together on behalf of the people of the Bronx.

Hoorah for the Bronx!

I am State Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz and this is what you should know.
 

Political Shenanigans?

Political Shenanigans?
Mailer was a Mistake or Intentional?


By Robert Press


BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- That is the question that Mr. John Perez wants answered as both the Board of Elections and Stanley 'King' Schlein (the man who helped write the book on election law) sent out a mailing to contact person John Perez without an apartment number resulting in the mail not being delivered. 

On July 9thMr. John Perez clocked in four petitions at the Board of Elections at 32 Broadway. I was able to get copies of all four petitions with the first BX 1500668 for the 78th A.D. with the Board of Elections time stamp July 9th10:59 p.m. over one hour before the deadline. Petition BX 1500669 for the 78th A.D., Petition BX 1500670 for the 85th A.D., and Petition BX 1500671 for the 79th A.D. All four petitions were clocked in by the Board of Elections at 10:59 PM July 9th 2015 well ahead of the deadline. 

Since he was an insurgent all four of Mr. Perez's petitions were challenged, and the challengers represented by election lawyer Stanley Schlein who is also the lawyer for the Bronx Democratic County organization. At the hearings Mr. Perez, a proud former Army NCO, came in uniform to show his character. I was not at the hearings held on Tuesday, July 28th, but the result was that the commissioners of the Board of Elections refused to accept Mr. Perez's argument that he was not properly served by the Board of Elections and election lawyer Stanley Schlein. It seems that both the Board of Elections and Mr. Schlein did not put Mr. Perez's apartment number on their correspondences to Mr. Perez. You see Mr. Perez lives in an apartment building of over 150 units, and told me there are at least three other families with the same last name. 

On July 30th I went to the post office that delivers the mail Mr. Perez gets. You can go to my blog at www.100percentbronx.blogspot.comarchive section on the lower left side to the month of July posting “ I Found the Missing Specs for the 78th, 79th, and 85thA.D.” to see photos of the four envelopes sent to Mr. Perez by election lawyer Stanley Schlein. You will notice that on none of the four envelopes sent by Mr. Sclein is there an apartment number. You also see markings by the carrier that the envelopes were undeliverable due to lack of apartment number. I was told that if the apartment number was left off intentionally that it could be taken as Mail Fraud which is a federal crime. I also asked where the envelopes sent by the Board of Elections were, and was told they were already sent back to the sender.

Not happy with what I was told at the post office I went the next day to the Board of Elections to see the executive Director Mr. Mike Ryan. I was told Mr. Ryan was unavailable, and then asked for Ms. I then asked for Ms. Valarie Vazquez who I worked with three years ago when I was investigating a similar problem. Ms. Vazquez was not in the building I was told, and her assistant Mr. Joshua Giaramita came out to talk to me. He assured me that Mr. Perez had left out his apartment number on all four petitions, and that was the reason that he did not receive any notice from the Board of Elections, and the reason all 4 petitions were thrown off by the commissioners. 

I was able to obtain copies of all four of Mr. Perez's petition cover sheets, with BX 1500668 the first one handed in pictured in the July 31st blog posting UPDATE. As you see there is clearly an apartment number listed, and I went back to Mr. Giaramita with this information since he was sure that no petition had an apartment number on it. I then asked Mr. Giaramita if the Board of Elections had gotten the returned mail from the post office since it could not be delivered. He could not answer that question, and said that he would have to get back to me. I informed him that I was told it could be interpreted as mail fraud by the postal service if leaving off the apartment number was done intentionally so the packages could not be delivered. I said that both the Board of Elections and Mr. Stanley K. Schlein (the other contact person) had not placed the apartment number on any correspondence to Mr. Perez. I had earlier showed Mr. Giaramita the photos of Mr. Schlein's packages with the postal carrier's comments that it was undeliverable.

I suggested that there be a second call on all four petitions since there had been an apartment number on the first petition which should have been the one gone by for an address, and said that the objections should be voided since there was no proof of service since Mr. Schlein had left off the apartment number either by mistake or on purpose. It will be up to Mr. Perez as to what to do if his petitions are not placed back in good standing, and his candidates not placed back on the ballot. A lawsuit of a conspiracy theory by both Mr. Schlein and the Board of Elections, or to make a federal case out of it.

Since I am on deadline and have not gotten any further comments from Mr. Giaramita, Ms. Vazquez, Mr. Ryan or anyone else from the Board of Elections I will have to say that there was 'NO COMMENT' from the Board of Elections.
#Politics #Bronx #BoardofElections

BRONX NEWS: Political Shenanigans?

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Sunday, August 9, 2015

BRONX NEWS: Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees

BRONX NEWS: Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees: Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees With Jays sweep of #Yankees the east has a race By Rich Mancuso BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- The July t...

Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees

Blue Jays Pluck #Yankees

With Jays sweep of #Yankees the east has a race

By Rich Mancuso

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- The July trading deadline came and passed for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees as did the complexion for the American League East divisional title. Tell the Yankees how comfortable they were with an eight game lead over Toronto, while Baltimore Orioles looked to be making a push.

Tell the Yankees now what has happened since the deadline passed, and after a Toronto three-game sweep in the Bronx this weekend they moved within a game and a half of first place New York. It has happened quick and furious, also attributed to a potent Yankees offense that has gone silent.

The Blue Jays did something to the Yankees the past two games that has not happened since May of 1999 against the Anaheim Angels. Back-to-back shutouts, 6-0 Saturday afternoon and 2-0 Sunday afternoon  is not looking pretty in the Bronx, and though there is a sense of concern, for the Yankees of course as a whole, there is still plenty of baseball to be played.

The Blue Jays are more known for that potent offense that has them as the number one run producing team in baseball. But good pitching will stop the potent hitting, and Toronto managed to do that in three games. Still it is hard to comprehend how the Yankees, who recently scored 90-runs in 10 games managed to get one run across the plate the past three days.

More hard to understand is how the Yankees have only scored four runs in their last five games. And the July trading deadline was supposed to be about reinforcing a Yankees pitching rotation, because there have been continuing doubts with CC Sabathia, Masahiro Tanaka, Ivan Nova, and Michael Pineda who is not expected back until September because of a right muscle forearm strain.

However after the past five games, one has to wonder what has gone wrong with offense even though the answer will always be, “This is Baseball.” Yankees manager Joe Girardi may have the answer but it is still difficult to comprehend how such a potent offense can suddenly go sour and so fast in a matter of days.

“You never assume that it’s going to be easy,” he said after the Jays completed the sweep Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. “You’re going to go through good times and bad times and you’ve just gotta come back and play well when we go to Cleveland and go from there.”

He added, “It’s not our first three-game losing streak of the season, so we gotta bounce back.” That previous losing streak was a season high six in late May and there was a concern. And though this is three games at the relative beginning of August, there is more concern because the hitting has stopped and the runs are not coming across.  

More importantly the reinforced Toronto Blue Jays are closing in and a potent threat to take the east, something that the Yankees seemed to be easily handling just a week or so ago,

And you sense there is sense of urgency with the Yankees who once again got a relatively good start from Masahiro Tanaka, six innings, three hits and five strikeouts. Though the two runs were home runs balls from Josh Donaldson (No. 31), and a long one off the bat of Jose Bautista to left, his 26th of the season and second in the series.

The veterans, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira did the talking, though they combined to go hitless in seven at bats Sunday against Toronto starter and winner Marco Estrada, (10-6) and a revamped bullpen that includes the veteran Latroy Hawkins who sizzled  a Yankees threat in the seventh by getting Stephen Drew to strike out with two in scoring position.

Rodriguez said, “You have to have some perspective,” adding,“this is no time for panic for us. We had a very good season so far. We’re in first place for a reason. We like our team. We trust our team.
Yes, the Yankees still hold first place. There are 10 games remaining between the two top teams in the east including three next weekend up in Toronto. The Blue Jays are rolling with their eighth straight win, 11 in their past 12 and their confidence on a high taking seven of nine from New York this season.

Will things change by next weekend? The Yankees will have Monday off and then begin a stretch of playing 16-straight games beginning at Cleveland Tuesday night. They have a day to regroup and put the past few days in perspective.

“We just didn’t play well against them said,” Brett Gardner.  Well said and so said.

Comment Rich Mancuso: Ring786@aol.com  Twitter@Ring786  Facebook.com/Rich Mancuso 


#Yankees #BlueJays

Poop Tix tomó prioridad sobre los legionarios Posibilidad?

BRONX NEWS: Dog Poop Tix took Priority over Legionnaires Possi...: Health Dept. Didn’t Put Legionnaires on Radar Too Busy Going After Dog Poop, Tattoo Parlors- Daily News claims Click Here to see story

Horror enmascarado Bandit Arrestado

BRONX NEWS: Horror Masked Bandit Arrested: Horror Masked Bandit Arrested **UPDATE** Police arrested a suspect in the stickup of a laundromat while wearing a Halloween mask. Detec...

BRONX NEWS: Horror Masked Bandit Arrested

BRONX NEWS: Horror Masked Bandit Arrested: Horror Masked Bandit Arrested **UPDATE** Police arrested a suspect in the stickup of a laundromat while wearing a Halloween mask. Detec...

Horror Masked Bandit Arrested

Horror Masked Bandit Arrested


**UPDATE**

Police arrested a suspect in the stickup of a laundromat while wearing a Halloween mask. Detectives from the 47th Precinct arrested 36-year-old Jose Muniz and charged him robbery.

Halloween Mask Wearing Crook Sticks up Laundromat

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Was it Halloween's Michael Myers or Leatherface who stuck up an Edenwald laundromat? A surveillance video captured a Halloween mask wearing bandit as he robbed the clerk at gunpoint.

At around 9 p.m. on August 6, the suspect burst into the laundromat at 3960 Laconia Avenue. Wearing a horror mask and brandishing what looked like a semiautomatic weapon, the perp demanded cash. He pushed the clerk behind the counter and rummaged through the till making off with $246 cash.

The robber then fled in a grey Jeep Liberty SUV.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COMor texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are confidential.

#NYPD #HalloweenMask #Stickup

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BRONX NEWS: Dog Poop Tix took Priority over Legionnaires Possi...

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Dog Poop Tix took Priority over Legionnaires Possibility?

Saturday, August 8, 2015

BRONX NEWS: Blue Jays Shut Out #Yankees

BRONX NEWS: Blue Jays Shut Out #Yankees: Nova Implodes  Blue Jays Shut Out #Yankees By Howard  Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX SPORTS)- The race for first place in the Amer...

Blue Jays Shut Out #Yankees

Nova Implodes 
Blue Jays Shut Out #Yankees

By Howard Goldin

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX SPORTS)- The race for first place in the American League East tightened up on Saturday as the Toronto Blue Jays won their second straight contest over the Yankees, 6-0. 

Saturday ended with Toronto trailing the Yankees by 2.5 games with the two clubs scheduled to play again on Sunday afternoon.

The two starting pitchers, Ivan Nova of the Yanks and David Price of the Blue Jays, did not allow a run to score during the first five frames. In only one of the innings, the bottom of the fourth, did two men get on base as Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran singled. Price only gave up one more hit, a single by DidiGregorious in the seventh. 

The game was transformed from an exciting pitchers’ duel into a one- sided affair in the top of the sixth. With one out, Nova loaded the bases on two walks and a single. Justin Smoak then cleared the bases on a 0-1 pitch grand slam homer, the first of his career and the first by a Toronto batter in Yankee Stadium. Manager Gibbons mentioned the obvious, “Smoaky got an important hit.”

A solo home run by Troy Tulowitzki off Yankees reliever Bryan Mitchell with two out in the next inning raised the Toronto advantage to 5-0. Toronto has yet to lose a contest in the 10 games in which Tulo was in the starting lineup for the blue Jays.
The Jays scored the final run of the contest in the eighth.

Price has won both of his starts in a Toronto uniform in a most impressive manner. On August 3, he yielded only three hits and one run in eight innings against Minnesota. He walked two, but fanned 11. He was just as effective on Saturday afternoon against the first place Yankees. Again, he only gave up three hits while blanking the Yanks in seven innings. 

Price had a much better performance than his most recent against New York. He explained the reasons, “I made better pitches. I got ahead of the hitters.” He admitted it a 0-0 game was easier for him to pitch, “It’s tough to go out there when the team’s going well.”

When asked his opinion of the performance, Toronto skipper John Gibbons replied, “That’s what we envisioned when we pulled off the trade. [It was] another great performance. He’s intimidating.”
Thus far, it appears as it the acquisition of Tulowitzkiand price before the July 31 trade deadline provided very wise additions to the club. Gibbons commented, “The trades have helped [for the hundredth time]. [They are] two marquee names. I noticed a difference in the club. So far, it’s definitely paid off."

#Yankees #IvanNova #BlueJays

Friday, August 7, 2015

Crooks on Camera: Laundry Horror Caught on Camera

Crooks on Camera: Laundry Horror Caught on Camera: Laundry Horror Caught on Camera Halloween Mask Wearing Crook Sticks up Laundromat  By Dan Gesslein  BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NE...

Fordham News: Laundry Horror Caught on Camera

Fordham News: Laundry Horror Caught on Camera: Laundry Horror Caught on Camera Halloween Mask Wearing Crook Sticks up Laundromat  By Dan Gesslein  BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NE...

Laundry Horror Caught on Camera



Laundry Horror Caught on Camera

Halloween Mask Wearing Crook Sticks up Laundromat 

By Dan Gesslein 

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Was it Halloween's Michael Myers or Leatherface who stuck up an Edenwald laundromat? A surveillance video captured a Halloween mask wearing bandit as he robbed the clerk at gunpoint.

At around 9 p.m. on August 6, the suspect burst into the laundromat at 3960 Laconia Avenue. Wearing a horror mask and brandishing what looked like a semiautomatic weapon, the perp demanded cash. He pushed the clerk behind the counter and rummaged through the till making off with $246 cash.

The robber then fled in a grey Jeep Liberty SUV.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COMor texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are confidential.

#NYPD #HalloweenMask #Stickup  

BRONX NEWS: App Leads to Über Ass Kicking

BRONX NEWS: App Leads to Über Ass Kicking: App Leads to Ass Kicking Caught on Camera By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- A group of muggers used an app to set up their ...

App Leads to Über Ass Kicking


App Leads to Ass Kicking
Caught on Camera

By Dan Gesslein

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- A group of muggers used an app to set up their target and happened to get caught on camera.

Cops say the group of three men used an app to book a ride with an Uber driver. At around 1:00 a.m. on July 17, the suspects were picked up by the 52-year-old driver at 169th Street and the Grand Concourse.

The suspects demanded to know where the driver the kept his money. The driver pulled the car over at 135th Street and attempted to flee the car. The muggers then pounced before he had a chance to escape. They beat the driver about the head while they rummaged through the car looking for cash. Not finding anything the three fled empty handed.

However, the trio did manage to do something; their images were caught on camera in the lobby of building a block away from where they were picked up by the Uber driver.

Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COMor texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are confidential.

#NYPD #Uber #Mugging

BRONX NEWS: CC is Back!

BRONX NEWS: CC is Back!: CC is Back! For #Sabathia a big boost in early August for #Yankees By Rich Mancuso BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- There is no do...

CC is Back!

CC is Back!

For #Sabathia a big boost in early August for #Yankees





By Rich Mancuso


BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- There is no doubt that CC Sabathia is a catalyst of the New York Yankees pitching rotation. For two years it has not been Sabathia like on the mound and when CC has it, well so do the Yankees. Thursday night in the Bronx it was the old CC for six innings and the velocity on a fastball that took a hiatus was back in form.



The Yankees behind Sabathia, who did not factor in the decision, on a go-ahead solo home run from Jacoby Ellsbury in the eighth inning went on to take the rubber game of three-game series over the Boston Red Sox 2-1.



This  was not a rivalry that once was the past three nights at Yankee Stadium of Yankees-Red Sox. Boston is the last place team and the Yankees, the first place team with their eyes on returning to the postseason for the first time in two years. And for the Yankees to continue their quest and go deep into October, a healthy and good Sabathia on the mound is vital.



“I think this means a lot,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said about Sabathia who struck out eight and walked three. One earned run and three hits was also something that resembled the old Sabathia who has had a share of issues with his knees over the past two years.



Girardi added, “This is a guy that’s been through this a lot, overcome a lot, and understands the magnitude of the game at this time of year. I think it meant a lot to him.”



More so, it means a lot to the Yankees who need a healthy Sabathia down the stretch. Wednesday night the rookie Luis Severino, in his first big league start, reinforced the pitching rotation that has had any number of issues from injuries to being inconsistent. Sabathia has been that up and down righthander with a lot of question marks and there was speculation, even with a multi million dollar contract, that Sabathia may have been headed to the bullpen to work on his mechanics.



Girardi went as far to say, that the bullpen for Sabathia was never in question. It was always getting the 35-year old veteran, who is the active leading pitcher in strikeouts and complete games, back to form.



And how important is Sabathia for the stretch run?



The career numbers for August and September are a combined 81-34. What manager and team would not want to see that return, or for that matter, Sabathia, who had been considered an ace of the Yankees staff until his misfortunes, would like to see himself back in that category.



The ERA has been one of the worst in baseball the last two years. And the last two starts, Sabathia gave up 10-runs, including an early exit last week in the hot Texas weather elements  where Sabathia suffered from dehydration. So there was lots to prove in the Bronx Thursday night.



And with the second place Toronto Blue Jays coming to the Bronx Friday night for three games, it was important for Sabathia to prove that he is not done and that the velocity on his fastball was also back to form. The fastball was consistent and clocked at 94.



“Obviously I was fired up and I think that was just my passion coming out,” he said. “You know it’s a fine line with me, so I have to be careful. But it worked out for me tonight.”



Said Girardi about Sabathia’s velocity and how it helped his other pitches, “It definitely helped. “Whenever you have more arm speed, I think it helps the rest of your stuff as well.”



The velocity was seen more with bases loaded in the fifth inning. Sabathia unloaded a 94-mile fastball past David Ortiz that ended the inning that could have broke the game open for the Red Sox. The pitches prior to that were two sliders, and the velocity there had Ortiz fooled.



And he is aware that the strikeouts were coming, in what was his finest outing of the season. “I was just looking at the swings,” Sabathia said. “When I’m getting swings and misses on fastballs up like that it feels pretty good.”



The Red Sox got one hit in the first four innings off Sabathia. That was a sign this could be a turnaround game for him. Girardi made reference to previous starts where he has made pitches this season and had some good starts. But the difference was evident this time because the velocity was up ,and Sabathia,  third in the American League in home runs allowed with 24, did not give up one to Ortiz or the Red Sox.



Yes the Ellsbury home run was the difference in the Yankees win. Since his return from the disabled list on July 7th, Ellsbury was 20 for his last 97. Sabathia did his part until the Yankees able bullpen took over, and now the Yankees prepare for an improved Toronto Blue Jays team that can also score a lot of runs, the first of 12 games remaining between the top two teams in the Al East.



The Yankees are 8-1 in their past nine series with this win over Boston, and Sabathia is confident more will come out of this latest start. Girardi is ready for Toronto, and after that Sabathia is scheduled to get the ball again next week in Cleveland.



Girardi hopes to see the consistency in the next start. More importantly when CC has it going,the Yankees are that much better in the pitching department.



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#CCSabathia #Yankees #RedSox

Thursday, August 6, 2015

MEDIA FAIL on #LEGIONNAIRES!

MEDIA FAIL on #LEGIONNAIRES!


Hospital hadn't Cleaned Cooling Towers Since March





By Robert Press

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)
- As Mayor Bill de Blasio updated Bronx residents on the developing Legionnaire Disease crisis in the South Bronx, one fact became clear;
and was not covered in the media;  the cooling towers have not be cleaned since Spring.

With no real new hard facts the mayor reiterated what was said the night before at Town Hall meeting at the Bronx Museum. DeBalsio tried to stress that the height of this epidemic was reached on July 30th and that new cases of Legionnaire Disease were now decreasing. There had been seven deaths with close to 100 total cases of Legionnaire Disease found. 

I was able to get two questions in at the Press conference. My first question was to the mayor, asking him if he could assure the fans who would be attending the Yankee game since Legionnaire Disease is an airborne disease. I stated that one of the cooling tower sites found to be contaminated was only four blocks from Yankee Stadium. Mayor de Blasio tried to side step the question by saying that all contaminated cooling towers were found and all five were cleaned and decontaminated. 

My second question was to the Executive director of Lincoln Hospital one of the five sites whose cooling tower was found to have the Legionnaire Disease bacteria. I asked when the cooling tower was last cleaned and was told that OSHA rules require the cooling towers to be cleaned every six months, and that the Lincoln Hospital cooling tower was cleaned on March 15th 2015. 

The mayor during the Press conference stated that he will be working with the city council to get new legislation passed to further address the inspection and cleaning of cooling towers in the future. That was my question to City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito the night of the Town Hall meeting at the Bronx museum. 

STATEMENT FROM BP DIAZ RE: Mayoral Support for Legislation on Legionnaires' Disease

“It is encouraging that Mayor de Blasio has joined my call for new legislation in response to this current outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease.

“As the scope and depth of the outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in the South Bronx came into focus last week, I proposed new legislation that would allow the city to be proactive—and not reactive—to such outbreaks. Together, with Council Member Vanessa Gibson, we are introducing legislation creating an inspection mechanism for those systems where Legionnaires' Disease can thrive and to ensure appropriate follow-up inspections so that the disease does not return.

“It is the responsibility of government to protect the health and well-being of the public, and this common sense proposal will help do just that. It cannot be forgotten that seven Bronx residents have died during this outbreak. An appropriate inspection mechanism could have saved lives,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

BRONX NEWS: BP Pushes Offense in Fighting #Legionnaires Outbre...

BRONX NEWS: BP Pushes Offense in Fighting #Legionnaires Outbre...: BP Pushes Offense in Fighting #Legionnaires Outbreak  BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is calling for ...