Thursday, September 13, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): iPhone Thief Caught on Tape
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): iPhone Thief Caught on Tape: By Dan Gesslein BRONX, NEW YORK, September 12- Police have released subway surveillance photos of the man, they say, robb...
iPhone Thief Caught on Tape
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By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 12- Police have released subway surveillance photos of the man, they say, robbed a woman of her iPhone.
At around 12:25 p.m. on August 7, the suspect approached a 19-year-old woman while she was boarding the D train at the Fordham Road and Grand Concourse subway station. The man snatched the pricey smart phone from her hands and fled on foot.
Police released surveillance video from inside the station. The suspect is described as a 20 to 25-year-old black male who is 5 foot 10, thin build, wearing a blue and white striped shirt, brown shorts, and black shoes.
Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto Crime Stoppers' website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to CRIMES (274637), then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
9/11 tribute focuses on need for harmony
(Photo by Gary Quintal)
By Michael Horowitz
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 13- Gathering at the Section 1 Greenway Tuesday night, more than 100 shareholders joined in a commemoration program focusing on the need to focus on peace and harmony as an answer to the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
In a stirring program organized by Mark Bruh and his From the Warfront to the Homefront Foundation, Bruh, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, and Revs. Robert Smith Jr., and Angelo Rosario focused on the fact that our nation was attacked because of the diversity of its citizens' backgrounds and its adherence to a democratic way of life.
Solemn music, chosen by Bruh, added significantly to the emotion of the commemoration, which tugged at the heartstrings of those who attended the local tribute to the victims of 9/11.The lighting of candles for 9/11's victims added to the commemoration's solemnity.
Rev. Smith, the pastor of the Church of the Savior, stressed, in his speech to those at the commemoration, that a nation that was “brought to its knees” on 9/11 has recovered, to a large extent, with people taking better care of one another than they had before.
Assemblyman Benedetto, for his part, said that he sometimes gets tired of the constant bickering and arguing that accompanies a democracy before realizing that the arguing and bickering are what make the country a unique and wonderful democracy.
Bishop Rosario, who opened the doors of his Church of God's Children for a week after the 9/11 terror attacks, said, “What made 9/11 different was that we never had anyone fight in our backyard before. The people who attacked us wanted to destroy our faith. What they did is emphasize the point that all of us, in our country, are part of one human race. That tragic day brought all of us together; it made us stronger. It made us rise, stand up, and fight for the freedoms that we enjoy.”
Among those leading the Co-op City commemoration of 9/11 were Emily Toro, whose serviceman son was killed in 2007 in the War on Terror, and Wanda Bailey, a Co-op City woman who survived the attacks on the World Trade Center in both 1993 and 2001.
Among those lighting candles to remember the heroes who were in the World Trade Center inferno of 2001 was Nellie Rodriguez, who remembered Richard Rodriguez, a Port Authority officer who died while trying to rescue victims of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Ms. Rodriguez, a former president of the local community's Spanish-American Club, said, after Tuesday night's commemoration of 9/11, “We must never forget those who perished. My nephew was 30 years old when he died. He had the day off on 9/11, but he plunged into harm's way because he felt it was his duty to help other people in their hour of need.”
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): School's Open 'Be Very Careful'
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): School's Open 'Be Very Careful': Riverdale Report By Robert Press BRONX, NEW YORK, September 13- Thursday September 6 th was the first day of school. If yo...
School's Open 'Be Very Careful'
Riverdale Report
By Robert Press
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 13- Thursday September 6th was the first day of school. If you live near or around a school you had to be very careful of the onslaught of additional cars on the streets near and around schools.
Since last week was the first two days of school, it seemed that almost every parent drove their child/children to school. Living near PS 24 and MS/HS 141 that was exactly the case around these two schools. While one local Riverdale newspaper took pretty pictures of the children going back to school, I on the other hand took pictures of cars around the schools. My pictures were that of double parked cars, some where the driver/parent went into the school building with their child/children. Some area residents had to wait over 20 minutes for the driver/parent to return to their cars to move the illegally double parked cars, and one resident was on an emergency call to a hospital. Pictures of cars making illegal u-turns crossing over the double solid yellow lines on Independence Avenue.
The Parents Association of PS 24 illegal stop sign on Independence Avenue at West 235th Street, that was taken away last year. By the way almost half of the cars the two mornings did not come to a complete stop at the real four-way stop sign at the corner of Independence Avenue and West 237th Street. Why all of a sudden is there so much traffic at these two schools, even though the number of school buses keeps increasing every new school year? I noticed Monday morning that only a few problems occurred by PS 24, as I found out that there was no buses for the kindergarten children on the first two days of school. However the problem still continues in front of MS/HS 141 as the parents are not setting good examples for their children and others.
Speaking of traffic jams, since the Con Edison workers returned to work, Verizon is laying new Fios infrastructure in the streets, and a major project to replace a water main that runs from the Jerome Park Reservoir to Riverdale (among other emergencies that happen) the local streets are becoming battlegrounds for drivers and their cars. however go to my blog at www.100percentbronx.blogspot.com to see photos of the intersection of Broadway and Van Cortlandt Avenue to see how Con Ed, Verizon, and the Department of Design and Construction are working together at that intersection. While DDC is removing the old water main Con Edison is upgrading its gas lines, and at the same time Verizon is installing new Fios infrastructure. This sounds like a great idea since the roadway only gets torn up once.
Listed right under the Broadway Construction item on my blog you can find the latest week of events going on at Wave Hill for September 20th - 27th . Also don't forget this Saturday September 15th is “Movie on the River Night” at the College of Mount Saint Vincent on their “Great Lawn” located at Riverdale Avenue and W.261st Street. The movie title is “Night at the Museum” and starts at 8 p.m. The following Saturday September 22nd the movie “The Incredibles” can be seen in Indian Field located at Van Cortlandt Park East and West 233rd Street Woodlawn (no time was listed).
If you have any comments 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.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Breaking Down Dem Primary
100 PERCENT
By Robert Press
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 12- How can I pick two challengers over one of the most powerful political father-daughter families Jose Rivera 78th A.D./Naomi Rivera 80th A.D. in the Bronx you may ask, and I will now explain. With the trials and convictions of corrupt Bronx elected officials over the past few years, and continuing still one has to wonder if all the rascals (as I will call them) have gone to jail. Jose Rivera has been investigated by the “FEDS” before I was told by his campaign manager, but just what was he investigated for, I was not told.
Pedro Espada is now on trial for tax evasion (which I said would be his downfall), and one has to wonder if a Rivera will be charged with tax evasion for the alleged lavish life style reportedly lived by the New York Post. Another question is of residency for Jose Rivera that has come up when the Post wrote that one of his sons is now living in the home of his mother and father Assemblyman Jose Rivera in Elmont Long Island.
At the press conference for the The Kingsbridge National Ice Center proposal for the Kingsbridge Armory, Jose Rivera tried to clam the credit for fixing the armory roof and inside. In a recent mailing Jose Rivera claims he made sure that the community benefited from the New Yankee Stadium. First that area is not in his assembly district, all one has to do is see the more than half empty garages built, and ask residents of that community not an outside politician. Rivera also claims credit for more jobs for the community from the Bronx Terminal Market project, which is now known as the Gateway Mall. Shortly after Jose Rivera was deposed as Bronx Democratic County Leader newly elected Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. demanded a full accounting of hundreds of thousands of dollars of the Community Benefits agreement for the Gateway Mall that was reported by the Daily News as being misused.
This one has to be the proof that it is time for Jose Rivera to retire, as he also claims he “brought the community together to win millions of dollars in new jobs and new recreation space as part of the water filtration plant agreement”. By his own words Assemblyman Jose Rivera is then responsible for the more than $2,000,000,000 (two billion dollars) in cost overruns at the Croton Water Filtration Plant that is still being built in Van Cortlandt Park, as he was the Bronx Democratic leader who helped close the deal with the Bronx delegation in Albany with Mayor Bloomberg. By the way one should then ask Assemblyman Rivera where the missing millions of dollars in the $240 million dollar mitigation money went that was to go to Bronx parks so Bronx elected officials would vote to build the water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park? We can go on and on, but will just say if re-elected those people who voted for Rivera deserve him. I endorse Richardo “Ricky Martinez in the 78th A.D.
As for the 80th A.D. what more can we say about the current assemblywoman that the New York Post has not said. As a parent leader I took a group of parents to see her in Albany (on Lobby Day) during her first year in office. Her office was right next to her father's 78th A.D. Assemblyman Jose Rivera who also at the time still was the Bronx Democratic County Leader. As soon as Jose heard some noise coming from next room he rushed in to escort the group into his office, and we did not see any more of his daughter, much like most people in her district. In her first race in 2004 there was a third person in the race to draw votes away from her opponent which happened and thus Naomi Rivera became the 80th A.D. Assemblywoman with less than half of the vote however. In a repeat in 2006 with out a third candidate Naomi got 3,557 votes to 1,793. There was no primary in 2008, and in her last election in 2010 against a novice token candidate with little money and no backing Naomi got only 2,699 votes to 1,166 with 14 write ins.
Against a well-funded and well-known individual such as Mark Gjonaj we are sure Naomi Rivera will have a very hard time, wind up loosing, and even if she does pull a victory out I don't see her finishing her term in office. Naomi's father once again has to come to her rescue, and I don't see the county organization having, let alone giving her, much support. It seems that the county organization may have to be involved in the 77th A.D. in more than one race, the 87th A.D. to insure this time a Sepulveda victory, and in the 33rd State Senate district. Not that those other candidates are going to loose, but they must win big enough so in two years they do not have a primary challenge. Another factor in the 80th A.D. race is the race for Female State Committeewoman where incumbent Diane Cerino has joined forces with Naomi's challenger Mark Gjonaj. There is no primary for the incumbent Male state committeeman or Male District Leader. The Liberty Democratic Association political club in the 80th A.D. is split as members like State Committeewoman Cerino and are supporting Mark Gjonaj, others staying neutral, with some supporting Cerino's opponent for that position and Naomi Rivera. The two other candidates in the 80th A.D. race were left on the ballot and it seems that may have been done to take anti Rivera votes away from Mark Gjonaj. However with all the lousy publicity about the alleged wrong doings of Assemblywoman Rivera the two other Hispanic candidates are now expected to take more votes away from Rivera. I endorse Mark Gjonaj for Assembly, and Diane Cerino for State Committeewoman in the 80th A.D. Don't forget today Thursday September13 is Primary Election day. Please go and vote.
Bronxtalk host Gary Axelbank issued the following statement at the beginning of the 80th A.D. debate on his long running show with the incumbent Naomi Rivera refusing to appear again as she did in 2010. “Unfortunately, although we had worked very hard to coordinate the schedule for this debate with the incumbent, Naomi Rivera has flat declined our invitation to appear. Editorially, I will say that asking people for their vote and then not be willing to participate in a debate with other candidates is a posture that we reject wholeheartedly. The Bronx is made stronger by responsive elected officials who respect the democratic process, their opponents, and most importantly, their constituents. By refusing to appear tonight Assemblywoman Rivera is directly insulting everyone involved, BronxTalk, Bronxnet, her fellow candidates, and you the people of the Bronx. In fact, it’s the second time she has declined to participate. Viewers will remember she didn’t appear in 2010 either. Given this program’s ongoing commitment to keeping Bronxites informed and engaged, we abhor the very notion of it. And so she will be represented by an empty chair throughout tonight’s proceedings”.
Other events such as the Bronx County Democratic Barbecue which occurred last Saturday, Sunday's Renaissance Fair on Fordham Road, Monday night's 80th A.D. debate on Bronxtalk, and other events I did not have room for can be found on my blog at www.100percentbronx.blogspot.com along with many photos of the events, especially the Bronx County Democratic Barbecue.
If you have any comments about this column or my blog, or would like to have an event listed or covered in this column or on my blog you can w-mail us at 100percentbronxnews@gmail.com or call 718-644-4199.
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): NEVER FORGET
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): NEVER FORGET: (Photos by Gary Quintal) BRONX, NEW YORK, September 12- Co-op City residents honored the memory of those killed durin...
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