Thursday, November 6, 2014
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cell Phone Thief Targets Young Women, Teens
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Cell Phone Thief Targets Young Women, Teens: Cell Phone Thief Targets Young Women, Teens By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 6- The NYPD is asking the public's help in ident...
Cell Phone Thief Targets Young Women, Teens
Cell Phone Thief Targets Young Women, Teens
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 6- The NYPD is asking the public's help in identifying a young tough who has terrorized young women and teens, stealing cell phones and other valuables.
Police officials say the suspect is wanted in connection with at least seven thefts and four attempts in the Allerton, Williamsbridge and Baychester sections of the Bronx.
On October 28, investigators announced that the latest one-man crime spree began on September 25, when the thug stole a cell phone from a 12-year-old girl outside of 1500 Bronxwood Avenue in the Allerton Section.
At 3 p.m. on October 1, a 16-year-old female was robbed of a phone at Bronxwood Avenue and Duncan Street.
At 4 p.m. on October 3, the same individual robbed a 14-year-old female of a phone at Paulding Avenue and East 216 Street in Williamsbridge.
On October 6, a 14-year-old female reported being robbed of a cell phone at 3:45 p.m. at Paulding Avenue and East 211 Street.
Cops say he struck twice on October 7, when he attempted to steal property from a 17-year-old female at 5:35 p.m. at the corner of Barnes Avenue and Boston Road in the Allerton section.
The creep was successful when he stole the phone of a 29-year-old woman a short time later at Barnes Avenue and Tilden Street.
Taking a week off as police beefed up patrols in the 47th and 49th Precincts, the assailant struck again at 8:15 p.m. on October 14, when he stole the phone of a 17-year-old female outside of 881 East Gun Hill Road.
On October 21 at 4 p.m. he attempted to rob the cell phone of a 13 year-old girl at Bartholdi Street and Capuchin Way.
A 15-year-old girl reported the suspect attempted to rob her at 3:30 p.m. on October 23 in front of 3660 Bronxwood Avenue.
A short time later a 23-year-old woman reported an attempted robbery of a phone at Paulding Avenue and East 212 Street.
In the latest incident that took place at 8:30 p.m. on October 26, a 16-year-old female was robbed of a phone at the intersection of East Gun Hill Road and Lurting Avenue.
Police say that in each of the incidents the bandit simulates a gun or knife before stealing his victims property and fleeing. All of the victims were left unharmed.
The thug is described as a black male in his teens. Detectives from the Bronx Robbery Squad continue to re-visit prior locations of incidents in an attempt to acquire a photo of the suspect from area surveillance video.
Officials at Police Plaza say the thug is not the same teen who was captured by surveillance video and was recently placed on an NYPD wanted flyer after recently stealing a cell phone from a victim in confines of the 52nd Precinct.
Police recommend that individuals keep all jewelry concealed, refrain from walking alone whenever possible and keep cell phones and other electronic devices in a front, inside pocket of a jacket.
Anyone with any information on either suspect is asked to call Crime Stopper's at (800) 577-TIPS, all calls remain confidential.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Is your church closing?
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Is your church closing?: Riverdale Report By Robert Press UnderSouled Local Church Closings The Archdiocese of New York has announced that as of August 1, 2015, 11...
Is your church closing?
Riverdale Report
By Robert Press
UnderSouled
Local Church Closings
The Archdiocese of New York has announced that as of August 1, 2015, 115 of its churches will close and/or be merged into other local churches. This move is being done citywide and in lower and upper Westchester County.
As for the Bronx 20 church's are effected. 10 will close or be merged in to 10 other nearby parishes.
The following parishes will merge. The designated parish church is identified with an asterisk (*) in the column on the left. As of August 1, 2015, although remaining a church which may be used on special occasions, Masses and the sacraments will no longer be celebrated on a regular weekly basis at the church on the right.
Bronx County
1. *Saint John Visitation
3021 Kingsbridge Avenue 160 Van Cortlandt Park South
Bronx, New York 10463 Bronx, New York 10467
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2. *Saint Brendan Saint Ann
333 East 206 Street 3519 Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx, New York 10467 Bronx, New York 10467
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3. *Saint Anselm Saint Roch
685 Tinton Avenue 525 Wales Avenue
Bronx, New York 10455 Bronx, New York 10455
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4. *Saint Rita of Cascia Saint Pius V
448 College Avenue 420 East 145 Street
Bronx, New York 10451 Bronx, New York 10454
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5. *Holy Family Saint John Vianney
2158 Watson Avenue 715 Castle Hill Avenue
Bronx, New York 10472 Bronx, New York 10473
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6. *Holy Rosary Nativity of the Blessed Lady
1510 Adee Avenue 1531 East 233 Street
Bronx, New York 10469 Bronx, New York 10466
Bronx merging church's * denotes home church only.
Parish Church
1. *Saint Margaret of Cortona Saint Gabriel
6000 Riverdale Avenue 3250 Arlington Avenue
Bronx, New York 10471 Bronx, New York 10463
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2. *Saint Jerome Saint Luke
230 Alexander Avenue 623 138th Street
Bronx, New York 10454 Bronx, New York 10454
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3. *Holy Family Blessed Sacrament
2158 Watson Avenue 1170 Beach Avenue
Bronx, New York 10472 Bronx, New York 10472
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4. *Our Lady of the Assumption Saint Mary Star of the Sea
1634 Mahan Avenue 595 Minneford Avenue
Bronx, New York 10461 Bronx, New York 10464
On Sunday November 9th there will be a Veteran's Day Ceremony at 12 p.m. in the Veteran's Memorial Grove of Van Cortlandt Park. The National Anthem 'The Star Spangled Banner' will be sung in remembrance of those who fought and gave their lives so we could celebrate this Veteran's Day 2014. This Memorial Day ceremony is made possible by the Memorial Grove Restoration Group.
The latest chapter of the Croton Filtration Monitoring Committee took place last week. While some of the faces may have changed this year the answer is the same. The committee made up of Community Board 7, 8, and 12 board chairs and the local councilman and Bronx Borough President's representative keep asking why local Bronx residents can not have access to view the beautiful water in the Jerome Park Reservoir. There are two high iron metal gates that surround the reservoir with a wide interior path for DEP cars and trucks to use. The DEP says that it is due to the security of the water supply that the two high fences are needed to keep out possible saboteurs. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said it best when he told DEP Associate Commissioner Eric Landau that a bad guy can just throw what the DEP wants to keep out over the two fences easily. The DEP's answer is that the inner fence will be only 4 feet high so that the community can see the water better, but the outer higher fence must remain.
While Associate Commissioner Landau was attentive to the community he admitted that he has been with DEP for only 4 months, coming from a job in Prospect Park Brooklyn. By the way the community was sure that Associate Commissioner Landau understood that any water in the Jerome Park Reservoir is unfiltered raw water that will go to the water filtration plant. As for overruns and delays, this water filtration plant was suppose to be on line by the end of 2013. That was 3 DEP commissioners ago, and the delays continue.
This past Monday night’s Community Board 8 Land Use meeting had an update on the proposed Montefiore Medical building that was scaled down from 11 stories to 6 stories, with less medical space and a higher parking ratio. No matter what a group of local residents still say the proposal is to large for the site, and want no medical center at all. Since the meeting went on after our deadline, I will have the recap for you in next weeks column. The next full Community Board 8 meeting will be held at the Riverdale Temple located at Independence Avenue and West 246th Street, and begins at 7:30 PM. If you would like to address the board members in the gallery session on a specific topic, you can call the boards office at 718-884-3959 to place your name on the speakers list.
Lastly the 2nd Annual North Riverdale Merchants Association Street Festival on Riverdale Avenue between West 256th and West 259th Streets went off this past Sunday. I stopped by during the setup, and saw that the weather was exactly as I had said in last weeks column, sunny and 50 degrees. The only thing I forgot to mention was that there might be a little wind that day. Congrats to all who participated in the event, and I can't wait for next years North Riverdale Street Festival.
If you have any comments about this column, have an event that you would like to have covered or listed in this column or on my blog, e-mail us at 100percentbronxnews@gmail.com, , or call 718-644-4199 Mr. Robert Press.
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Boro May Experience a Christmas Cannoli Shortage
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Boro May Experience a Christmas Cannoli Shortage: Holy Cannoli, Boro May Experience a Christmas Cannoli Shortage (Photo by Andre Rivera) By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 5- A fa...
Boro May Experience a Christmas Cannoli Shortage
Holy Cannoli,
Boro May Experience a Christmas Cannoli Shortage
(Photo by Andre Rivera)
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 5- A famed Cannoli maker in Mount Vernon, N.Y., who makes and delivers the Italian pastries to bakeries around the world, is temporary closed after fire gutted their warehouse.
Firefighters from several counties were called to Artuso's Pastry Foods Corp, located at 158 South 12th Avenue in Mount Vernon at just before 7 a.m. on Monday, November 3. The devastating fire burned for several hours as a plume of billowing smoke could be seen for miles. When the smoke eventually cleared the 100 x 300 foot plant was gutted.
Artuso's was established in 1946 and for the last six decades the wholesale bakery has been providing thousands of satisfied customers with Cannoli and cookies in every flavor imaginable at its stores in Mamaroneck as well as a shop along East 187 Street in the Belmont section.
Owner Anthony Artuso told WCBS-TV that because of the fire they would most likely not be able to fill the thousands of pre-holiday orders of his customers.
Artuso conceded, "Unfortunately we can't fill those orders," but vowed to keep the family business going.
One long-time customer of Artuso's with a bulging waistline, declined to give his name when the Belmont resident panicked and remarked, "Forget Ebola. Forget Isis. This is a national emergency. War should be declared or at least declare a national disaster.”
One firefighter suffered minor injuries and the cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Rams Overcome Illness to Win
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Rams Overcome Illness to Win: Rams Overcome Illness to Win Fordham Rams Move Closer to Patriot League Title with 37-13 Win over Colgate By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW ...
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