Congressman Tours Homes Hit by Sandy

Congressman Tours Homes Hit by Sandy

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 5- Rep. Joe Crowley, Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, joined New York City Housing Recovery Office Director Amy Peterson on a tour of several Hurricane Sandy-affected homes in the Bronx to assess their progress in the recovery process. 

“For too many New Yorkers, the road to recovery from Hurricane Sandy’s damaging impact has been long and arduous,” said Rep. Joe Crowley. “Piecing your life back together after a disaster is never easy. While I’m pleased to see rebuilding efforts underway throughout my district and across the city, we need to have the resolve to see through the full recovery for these homeowners. I thank Housing Recovery Office Director Amy Peterson for once again engaging our community, assessing their progress and making sure we’re helping these families across the finish line.” 

In April 2014, Crowley joined Peterson on a tour to survey homes in Edgewater Park still struggling to recover from the hurricane.

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Now it's Murder

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Now it's Murder: Now it's Murder Fat Albert and Batman Beat Down Victim Dies BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 4- Three men wanted for a baseball bat beat...

Now it's Murder

Now it's Murder

Fat Albert and Batman Beat Down Victim Dies

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 4- Three men wanted for a baseball bat beat down are now wanted for murder.

Police say 47-year-old Bakari Sissoko died from his injuries when he was bashed in the head with a baseball bat in Mt. Eden. Police released surveillance video of their three suspects. 

At around 3:40 a.m. on May 30, Sissoko was found unconscious inside 1575 Townsend Avenue. The victim suffered such a beat down that he was knocked unconscious from fractures to the skull and face.

The three men wanted for questioning were seen on the building's video. One is heavy set. One was seen as shirtless and the third was seen carrying a baseball bat.

Anyone with information should call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS.

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Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Kids Learn to be Soccer Stars

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Kids Learn to be Soccer Stars: Kids Learn to be Soccer Stars Kids have a chance to get a kick out of soccer outside Yankee Stadium, All day...

Kids Learn to be Soccer Stars

Kids Learn to be Soccer Stars

Kids have a chance to get a kick out of soccer outside Yankee Stadium,

All day on June 4, kids learned soccer skills from professional soccer stars at Macombs Dam Park.

The event is sponsored by Soccer for Success and will run until 3 p.m.

#Soccer #MLS #YankeeStadium

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Hit-n-Run Driver Schooled in Justice

Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Hit-n-Run Driver Schooled in Justice: Hit-n-Run Driver Schooled in Justice Charged in Mowing Down Columbia U Alum BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 3-  District Attorney Robert Johnson ...

Hit-n-Run Driver Schooled in Justice

Hit-n-Run Driver Schooled in Justice

Charged in Mowing Down Columbia U Alum

BRONX, NEW YORK, JUNE 3- District Attorney Robert Johnson announced the Supreme Court arraignment of Michael Longo in the death of a 38–year–old Columbia University financial director, Daniel Cabrera, in a hit-and-run crash that occurred on February 23, 2015 in the Marble Hill section of Manhattan.

The 58-year-old Longo pled not guilty in Bronx Supreme Court to the charge of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, a Class D Felony.

Longo is accused of mowing down and leaving the father of one for dead in the intersection of West 225^th Street and Broadway, shortly before 7 p.m., as Cabrera was heading home to Cortlandt Manor in Westchester County. Longo allegedly sped away southbound over the Broadway Bridge in a Dodge Magnum.  The vehicle, which was not registered to him, was later recovered in Upper Manhattan.

Assistant District Attorney Sharon Adler of the Bronx D.A. Trial Bureau 20/50 requested the defendant be remanded, but Supreme Court Justice George Villegas set bail at $25,000 bond or $15,000 cash and adjourned the case until August 25th Part 96 Supreme Court, Bronx Hall of Justice, 265 E. 161^st Street.

If convicted of the charges, Longo faces a potential two-and-a-third to seven years behind bars.

The charges in this indictment are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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