So Who's on The Primary Ballot?

100 PERCENT

By Robert Press

BRONX, NEW YORK, August 13- First, on Saturday August 25^th from 1 – 6 p.m. The Committee of 100 Democrats will be hosting our 8th Annual Free Community Barbecue. This year our Free Community Barbecue will take place on East 204^th Street between the Grand Concourse and Mosholu Parkway. We will be honoring Congressman Eliot Engel for his distinguished record as an elected official, Community Board #7 District Manager Fernando Tirado for his outstanding work in the local community, and our special Guest of Honor will be New York City Comptroller John Liu who is doing an extraordinary job as a watchdog of the city's financial affairs. There will be food, lots of different entertainment, and of course lots of speeches by your elected officials.

We told you last week that the “COURT PHASE” of the election process was going on where as even though the Board of Elections ruled those RENEGADE candidates on the ballot, it was time for KING STANLEY (Bronx Democratic County Lawyer Stanley Schlein) to go into high gear. From the words he uttered at the Board of Elections “Similar Handwriting, Forgery, and Fraud” that the board does not rule on KING STANLEY was going to court to knock off those RENEGADE candidates that dare challenge Loyal Bronx Democratic County backed candidates. Well here is what happened.

In the 79th A.D. candidate Isreal Martinez was thrown off the ballot by KING STANLEY so incumbent Eric Stevenson will not have a Democratic primary opponent, but there will still be a primary for the two District Leaders and Male State Committeeman in the 79th A.D.. King Stanley also was successful in getting various RENEGADE candidates that were running for minor party positions knocked off the ballot. However only the 81st, 83rd, and 85th A.D.'s are free of any primary in September.

77th A.D. incumbent Vanessa Gibson will face Edwin Figueroa and Anthony Curry. 78th A.D. incumbent Jose Rivera will face his current 78th A.D. State Committeeman Richardo Martinez. 80th A.D. incumbent Naomi Rivera will face Mark Gjonaj, Irene Estrada Rukaj, and Adam Bermudez. 82nd A.D. incumbent Michael Benedetto faces Egidlo Sementilli. 84th A.D. incumbent Carmen Arroyo faces Charles Serrano and Maximino Rivera. 86th A.D. incumbent Nelson Castro faces Richard Soto. With no incumbent in the 87th A.D. Luis Sepulveda faces Daniel Figueroa. The one Bronx State Senate race has 33rd S.D. Incumbent J. Gustavo Rivera facing Manuel Tavares, and in the Civil Court 2nd Division Bronx Eddie McShan faces Juana P. Valentin. A party position race that will be closely watched will be in the 77th A.D. to see if party insider Benny Catala can win back his District Leader position that incumbent Mark Escoffey Bey won in a surprise victory in 2010. Check my blog at www.100percentbronx.blogspot.com for the link to the Board of Elections site with the most recent update of all the candidates that are on the September Primary ballot for all five boroughs and all parties for any September primary.

On the Monday August 5th show of Bronxtalk hosted by Gary Axelbank his guest was Bronx Democratic County Leader Assemblyman Carl Heastie. County Leader Heastie was asked some very tough questions about what was going on under his leadership as county leader such as the recent challenges to all opponents of the Bronx elected officials this year. There were also a few callers that did not hold back on their comments and questions to Chairman Heastie. We will say that the questions were all answered, Chairman Heastie was very professional in his answers, and he did not get up and leave as a few elected officials have done in the past. By the way the previous Bronx Democratic County Leader Jose Rivera refused to appear on Bronxtalk, and we are told that debates are being set up for the viewers. We wonder if Assemblyman Rivera will show up for his debate, and when we asked his daughter Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera if she would debate we heard what is the next question. Check my blog for the link to see the Bronxtalk Carl Heastie interview.

Lastly, Check my blog to read about and see photos of National Night Out festivities from the 49th, 50th, and 52nd Precinct Council events. Also check the archive section to read about and see photos of the murals that local children in the Morris Park area painted on the wall of the Amtrack underpass on Bronxdale Avenue. This event was brought together by State Senator Jeff Klein, Community Activist (and candidate for the 80th Assembly) Mark Gjonaj, the Chairman and District Manager of Community Board #11, the Morris Park Community Association, and others.

If you have 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.

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Vagrancy 101

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Vagrancy 101: Wakefield Area News By Mary V. Lauro BRONX, NEW YORK, August 15- When one of the priests at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church...

Vagrancy 101

Wakefield Area News

By Mary V. Lauro

BRONX, NEW YORK, August 15- When one of the priests at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Wakefield stepped outside the Rectory to see what all the fuss was about, he was pelted with stones. The vagrants hid behind cars, the wall and the lone tree on the block. These were the same four children, ages eight to 14, who had tried to enter the closed school adjacent to the Rectory.

Each stone came with a snort and a round of laughter. When told to desist, the laughter morphed into foul language.

Eventually, they left but not satisfied with the mayhem they had caused at St. Frances, they went to St. Anthony Church on Richardson Avenue and pelted whoever entered or left that Rectory with the same glee and vile language in which they seemed to glory.

So sure and so pleased with themselves they persisted in their outrageous behavior until the police caught two of them both aged 14. (It is unknown whether the other two were also finally caught.)

We tell you this because these are our children. We call them vagrants because they are disorderly, not because they have no homes. They live in our community. They go to our schools but that is probably where the problem begins.

We read that our schools are concerned about Math and English scores. It seems we are lagging behind the world in what our children learn, so their days in school are spent in learning how to read better and add better. Apparently there is no time left to teach morals and civic duty which should be the first line of education because without them civilization dies.

While we do not expect our teachers to teach that there is a God who sees in the dark and judges mankind whether young or old, we do expect them to teach that some things are right and some wrong. Let them define the difference between good and evil and the math and reading scores will rise to the level of a child's capacity.

Without such instruction our four vagrants will move on to vandalism and eventually graduate to criminality!

A child is born into civilization, but not born civilized. The child must be trained from the outset. In Switzerland, one does not see any litter in the streets, not a gum wrapper or a cigarette butt. Children are trained early. It is true there are penalties for littering, but they are hardly necessary. One notes that the Swiss have a very low rate of crime.

What a difference in the greatest city in the world. Oh, yes, we have everything one could want except, it seems civility. Our streets are littered with our detritus: the plastic cups and dishes, the wrappings from some item, the half-eaten apple and, oh, yes, the paper receipts from the munimeters. If caught, there are fines, of course, which means that each time we litter we are laughing at the law.

We point out that Wakefield has more churches than Rome, but of the nine sectors in the 47th Precinct, it is the second highest in crime. There is a disconnect here which we will address at some future time, but not before we point out that those four vagrants throwing tones haven't the foggiest notion of right and wrong.

Kuroda Pitches Masterpiece

Yanks Defeat Texas, 3-0

(Photos by Gary Quintal)

By Howard Goldin

BRONX, NEW YORK, August 15- Starters Hiroki Kuroda and Matt Harrison engaged in an exciting pitching duel on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Kuroda was the superior pitcher of the night as he pitched a complete game victory over the Texas Rangers, 3-0. The win moved the Yankees 1.5 games ahead of the Rangers for the best record in the American League.

The Japanese native lived up the complimentary words uttered by Yankee skipper Joe Girardi before the contest, “He’s met our expectations definitely. He has pitched outstanding for us. Each start he really gives us a chance to win. He’s given us distance. He’s been extremely consistent. It’s what we expected when we got him. The one thing we talked about with Hiroki was this guy can really pitch and locate, and he’s done that.”

Kuroda thrilled the 44,533 fans in attendance by pitching no-hit ball through the first six frames. During that time, the only runners were Elvis Andrus, who walked in the first and Mitch Moreland, who walked in the third.

Andrus broke up the no-hitter with an infield single to lead-off the seventh. Josh Hamilton’s long fly to right and a wild pitch moved Andrus to third, where he was stranded when Nelson Cruz grounded out to end the inning.

Michael Young singled through the middle to begin the eighth, the second and final hit for Texas in the game.

After the contest concluded, Girardi’s words of praise for Kuroda were similar to those uttered before the game began, “It was probably our best pitching performance. I saw he was very good early on. It was pretty much fastball, slider to get ahead [of the batters].

The win was Kuroda’s 11^th of the season. Girardi believes, “Realistically, he could have 15 or 16.”

When asked why he allowed Kuroda to complete the game, Girardi responded, “His pitch count was down [and] his pitches were still good.”

Kuroda, through an interpreter, responded to questions regarding how he felt when his no-hitter ended with the following words, “I feel bad; I let down all the fans. I had to regroup myself a little bit. Even if you throw a no-hitter, it’s only one win. The most important thing was for our team to win.”

Texas starter Matt Harrison handled the Yankees easily though 6.1 innings. Derek Jeter led off the first with a single to left field to raise his hitting streak to 10 games. The hit was his 3,243^rd in the majors. Harrison gave up hits to Casey McGhee in the second, Mark Teixeira in the third and McGhee in the fourth.

Jeter, the last batter Harrison faced singled with one out in the seventh. Jeter, with 3,244 hits, needs only eight to tie Napoleon Lajoie for 12^th place in the career rankings for hits. Of Harrison’s performance, Girardi remarked, “He seemed to get better as the game went on.”

Reliever Alexi Ogando gave up home runs to the first two batters against him. Nick Swisher followed Jeter with his 16^th dinger of the year. Mark Teixeira, the next batter, blasted his 23^rd of the 2012 campaign. Enough damage was done by Yankees batters that inning to ensure the victory.

The Yankees hope to increase their seven game winning streak over the Rangers in Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night as Freddy Garcia (6-5) gets the start against Scott Feldman (6-7).

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Dad gets life for beating infant to death in her b...

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Dad gets life for beating infant to death in her b...: BRONX, NEW YORK, August 14- District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced that convicted murderer Lawrence Johnson has been sentenced to a...

Dad gets life for beating infant to death in her bassinet

BRONX, NEW YORK, August 14- District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced that convicted murderer Lawrence Johnson has been sentenced to a maximum term of up to life imprisonment in the fatal beating of his three-month-old daughter in December 2006.



The 31-year-old Johnson, of 924 East 181st Street, the Bronx, was found guilty in February 2012 of one count of Murder in the second degree for killing Jayla Omari Mystique Johnson.



Acting State Supreme Court Justice Peter Benitez sentenced Johnson to a term of 25 years to life imprisonment for the depraved indifference murder. Johnson must serve a minimum of 25 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.



In the early morning hours of December 1, 2006, Johnson killed his daughter by punching her multiple times in the head while she slept in her bassinet at their home at 924 East 181st Street, the Bronx. Jayla was found dead in the morning by her mother.

On December 2, 2006 Johnson confessed to killing his daughter, but subsequently testified at trial that she could have been injured through a series of accidents and that he was forced to confess to her murder by the police.



The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Militano of the Child Abuse/ Sex Crimes Bureau.

 

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cougar Gate!

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cougar Gate!: Could This Be The End For The Rivera Dynasty? (Facebook photos of Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera with her boyfriend/staffer and another...