Monday, May 28, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday: (Photos by Gary Quintal) By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, May 28- Get ready for the biggest party in the Bronx when t...
Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday
(Photos by Gary Quintal)
By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, May 28- Get ready for the biggest party in the Bronx when the Puerto Rican Day Parade kicks off on Sunday. Organizers are thrilled to be celebrating the parade’s 25th Anniversary with a march on the Grand Concourse once again.
This year some 120 groups from throughout the country and South America will march up the Grand Concourse in a celebration of the Bronx’s rich Puerto Rican heritage. The parade kicks off at 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 3rd. Before the parade at 11 a.m. there will be a special ceremony for this year’s honorees. The route has been change to march up the Concourse toward Mosholu Parkway instead of marching down to Yankee Stadium.
The move was in response to the massive amount of traffic that needs to be diverted to accommodate the parade which ends near the Bronx County Courthouse and the House that Jeter Built.
“We’ve gone from a small parade to one of the largest in the borough and the city,” said parade organizer Francisco Gonzalez said. “We’ve asked everyone to participate in the parade and we welcome you as family.”
In addition to inviting all elected officials from throughout the city and country, there will representatives from South America.
Marriacchi bands, Jamaican steel drum bands, motorcycle and car groups, salsa dancers, school bands, West Indian, salsa, Hip Hop and Ragaeton musicians and many more.
This year the parade will honor the works of unions such as DC 37 and 1199.
“We’ve embraced every ethnic group. We’re not excluding anyone,” Gonzalez said. “We’re including everyone.”
A music festival will take place on July 28th called Salsa in the Park at Crotona Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park.
This year’s parade will be extra special because it is the first one in two years. After canceling due to reports of thunderstorms last year, organizers this year are excited to launch the biggest party the borough has ever seen as the parade celebrates its 25th anniversary.
For the first time in over two decades there was no salsa on the Grand Concourse. No Bronxites lining the parade route listening to the music and seeing the sea of performers. Instead heavy morning rains and reports of severe thunderstorms moving into the area forced organizers to call off the parade.
“We apologize to everyone for canceling last year but we had to consider everyone’s safety,” Gonzalez said.
If anything, organizers say last year’s cancellation has created anticipation for this year’s festivities. There is a great deal of pent up demand for celebration and good news.
For more information go online: www.bxprparade.net
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Move Over JLo
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Move Over JLo: Princesses are Ready to Shine (Photos by Gary Quintal) Contestants vying to be crowned as Reina in the annual Bronx Puerto Rican ...
Move Over JLo
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(Photos by Gary Quintal)
Contestants vying to be crowned as Reina in the annual Bronx Puerto Rican Day parade were on hand at Con Sazon. Contestants were from both the 19 to 26 year old and 26 to 49 year old divisions.
The winners were crowned princes and princesses for the upcoming Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 3.
See more info: http://www.facebook.com/bxprparade
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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Run On Area Banks Continues
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Run On Area Banks Continues: NIKE Jordan Son of Mars Men's Basketball Shoes, White/Black/Purple - 10.0 Gunman Makes Off with Cash from Tremont Bank By ...
Run On Area Banks Continues
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Gunman Makes Off with Cash from Tremont Bank
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, May 25- Police are looking for the gunman who robbed an E. Tremont Avenue bank, bringing the number incidents in the borough in the first five-months of 2012-- to 13.
In the latest incident, patrol units from the 48th Precinct were called to Banco Popular, located at 752 E. Tremont Avenue, at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, May 18.
Police would only say they were looking for the suspect armed with a gun, who fled the scene with an undetermined amount of cash.
The bank was closed for several hours as detectives looked at surveillance video and interviewed customers and bank employees.
The bank robbery is the latest in a rash of bank heists across the borough.
On Wednesday, May 16, a suspect described as a male Hispanic robbed the Emigrant Savings Bank at 101 E. 170 Street.
The NYPD had recently released a surveillance photo of a suspect wanted in connection with a hold-up at the HSBC Bank on West 235 Street in Riverdale, who took more than $3,000 on May 14.
The suspect in that case is described as a Black male in his 20s, who was wearing a fake beard and black baseball cap.
Police are still looking for the individuals wanted in connection with other cases across the borough, over the last several months.
On January 3, a woman attempted to rob a Chase Bank 3514 White Plains Road but escaped empty handed.
Two-hours later police were called to the Apple Bank at 44 E. 161 Street, where a male suspect fled with an undetermined amount of cash.
On January 10, the Chase Bank at 1308 E. Gun Hill Road was the site of an attempted robbery, when a woman claimed to have a bomb, but fled empty handed.
It's believed that the same woman returned to the same E. Gun Hill Road Bank on January 12, but once again fled empty handed.
On January 14, cops were called to the Chase Bank at 1489 Metropolitan Oval in Parkchester, where a male suspect fled with an undetermined amount of currency.
On January 17, a male attempted to stick-up the CitiBank at 1265 Castle Hill Avenue. The suspect in this case displayed a handgun, but he too fled empty handed.
On January 18, a male suspect attempted to hold up the Capital One Bank at 2159 White Plains Road. His theft was unsuccessful, so he tried again at the Chase Bank at 2126 White Plains Road.
On March 31, a gunman entered the Chase Bank at 3775 Riverdale Avenue. The white male fled after the teller pressed the silent alarm.
On April 21, police were again called to a Chase Bank, located at 784 Castle Hill Avenue, that suspect was described as a male Black.
And on Saturday, May 5, a robbery was reported at the Chase Bank at 5 W. Burnside Avenue.
Anyone with any information on any of the incidents are asked to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS, all calls remain confidential.
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