Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Deli Turned into Drive-Thru

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Deli Turned into Drive-Thru: Deli Turned into Drive-Thru (Photo by David Greene) A driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the front door of a deli, but t...

Deli Turned into Drive-Thru

Deli Turned into Drive-Thru

(Photo by David Greene)

A driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the front door of a deli, but thankfully no serious injuries were reported. Police were called to 401 East Tremont Avenue at Webster Avenue at 1 a.m. on April 18. Luckily, the popular 24-hour store recently closed for renovations to the building and the vehicle was removed the late the following day.  

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Deadly Week for Men, Women and Children of the Bro...

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Deadly Week for Men, Women and Children of the Bro...: Deadly Week for Men, Women and Children of the Bronx By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, MAY 1- Detectives across the borough are piec...

Deadly Week for Men, Women and Children of the Bronx

Deadly Week for Men, Women and Children of the Bronx

By David Greene

BRONX, NEW YORK, MAY 1- Detectives across the borough are piecing together three separate incidents that claimed the life of a man who was shot, a young woman stabbed and a young child who fell to death.

Rescue workers were called to the River Park Towers in the University Heights section at 5 p.m. on April 23, when police say Sidy Fofana, 9, fell from a still-undetermined height.

The child's body landed on top of a scaffold and he died instantly.

Police say the child had been visiting an uncle's apartment on the 43rd floor, but police were working on the theory that the 4th grader went up to the roof of 20 Richman Plaza.

On April 26, police and paramedics were called to 2600 Creston Avenue in the Fordham Heights section after a woman was reported to have been stabbed one time in the chest.

Authorities say Jasmine Canton, 19, was arguing with her assailant before he stabbed her at 9:30 a.m. inside the basement entrance of 2600 Creston Avenue at East 193 Street. She died prior to reaching St. Barnabas Hospital.

Police sources say Canton, a former student of Jane Adams Vocational High School, had several arrests for prostitution.

Investigators have released surveillance footage of the suspect who is described as a Hispanic man between 20 and 30 years of age, wearing black pants and a black North Face jacket.

The NYPD has posted a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator in Canton's death.

Police believe a possible road-rage incident may have resulted in the death of Jahbar Campbell, 22, who was found shot to death inside a U-haul truck in Eastchester.

Cops were called to Reeds Mill Lane at the New England Thruway at 9:30 p.m. on April 26. They discovered the van had been shot up before crashing.

Campbell had been shot multiple times and died at the scene.

Police were looking for the driver of the U-haul truck who fled the scene after the crash and the gunman, described as a male black wearing a gray hooded jacket. A police source stated he fled in a red Jeep Cherokee.

As of April 20, the NYPD reported 19 murders in the Bronx so far this year, compared with just 14 during the same time period last year.

Anyone with any information on any of the above incidents can call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls remain confidential.     

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Fair Bidding in Contract?

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Fair Bidding in Contract?: Fair Bidding in Contract? Fuggedaboutit! Lowest Bid Doesn’t Squat Here By Michael Horowitz BRONX, NEW YORK, MAY 1- A Public Safety office...

Fair Bidding in Contract?

Fair Bidding in Contract?
Fuggedaboutit!

Lowest Bid Doesn’t Squat Here

By Michael Horowitz

BRONX, NEW YORK, MAY 1- A Public Safety officer and a management employee rudely derided a bid by Hagedorn Communications to print the Co-op City Times, a messenger for the City News publisher said this week.

The messenger said that the management employees indicated that it was a “big waste of time” for Hagedorn Communications to bid on the printing contract even though the contract is supposed to be awarded, under the terms of state housing law, to the lowest qualified bidder.

Deadline Printing, a subsidiary of Hagedorn Communications that is separate and apart from City News, was the low bidder in the recent competition for the Co-op City Times printing contract.

However, board members, complaining about City News’ coverage of Co-op City, in 2012, denied the printing contract to Deadline Printing, then the low bidder for the Co-op City Times printing contract.

“It’s outrageous that management’s hatred for City News seems to filter down throughout Co-op City’s workforce,” Christopher Hagedorn, editor and publisher of City News, said this week. “The coverage of Co-op City in the City News has nothing to do with the ability of Deadline Printing to competently print the Co-op City Times.

The City News publisher noted, “It seems obvious to me that top officials in Co-op City’s management are engaged in an effort to poison the Riverbay Corporation’s workforce in opposition to our interests. We won’t be intimidated by a Public Safety officer and a management official who refuse to treat employees of Hagedorn Communication in a dignified and professional manner.”

Hagedorn added, “This time around, as matter of principal, I plan to pursue the Co-op City Times contract very aggressively. We won’t accept being denied the printing contract because we are clearly the lowest qualified bidder for the job.”

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): From Hero to Zero

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): From Hero to Zero: From Hero to Zero Ca$h is King #Cano gets Bronx Cheer from Fan Faithful By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, APRIL 30- Robinson Cano, one of ...