Beer at Burger King a Whopping Mistake Says Cabrera
March 5, 2010 03:01 PM
The restaurant chain recently announced plans to sell domestic brews such as Budweiser at select locations across the country....
Protests Continue Over H.S.'s Relocation; School's Fate May Be Decided at March Meeting
March 5, 2010 02:15 PM
Undeterred by the gathering blizzard, more than 40 University Heights Secondary School students rallied on Thursday, Feb. 25 to protest their school's planned transfer from the Bronx Community College campus....
Roberto Clemente's Opening Hours Could Be Slashed
March 5, 2010 02:01 PM
Governor David Paterson and State Park officials have proposed closing 55 parks and historic sites across the state, and reducing services at another 24, as they look for ways to dent the state's $8.2 billion budget deficit....
African Group Looks to Buy E. Tremont Ave. Building
March 5, 2010 02:01 PM
The office building at 151 E. Tremont Avenue could become a thriving hub of African culture, unless the recession sinks this deal too....
Opinion: The Bronx and the Census - The Perfect Storm for an Undercount?
March 5, 2010 02:01 PM
Soon millions of Americans will receive the 2010 census form in the mail. While we generally dread government forms, we should welcome this one....
'Black Sunday' Guilty Verdicts Overturned
March 5, 2010 01:45 PM
In a controversial ruling on Feb. 23, a Bronx judge overturned a guilty verdict against the owner and the manager of an apartment building on East 178th Street, where two firefighters died battling a blaze five years ago....
The Bronx and the Census: The Perfect Storm for an Undercount?
March 5, 2010 01:45 PM
By KEN SMALL Soon millions of Americans will receive the 2010 census form in the mail. While we generally dread government forms, we should welcome this one. In a very real way, the census form, which can be completed in...
Opinion: Join the Fight to Prevent MTA Service Cuts
March 5, 2010 01:45 PM
By ASSEMBLYWOMAN VANESSA GIBSON Thousands of west Bronx residents use mass transit every day and those services are vital to the quality of life we all share. Whether it is the young people traveling to school and tutorial programs or...
Man Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall
March 5, 2010 01:45 PM
A 34-year-old man died on March 1 after falling down an elevator shaft at 1749 Grand Concourse, an apartment building known as the Lewis Morris. Police say Joseph Ryan and his wife were moving into the building, and that the...
Davidson CC Launches Healthy Eating Initiative
March 5, 2010 01:31 PM
Davidson Community Center has received a $200,000 grant to launch a healthy eating initiative aimed at battling obesity and diabetes....
Beer at Burger King a Whopping Mistake, Cabrera Says
March 5, 2010 01:16 PM
By JAMES FERGUSSON Burger King is doing business with the King of Beers. The restaurant chain recently announced plans to sell domestic brews such as Budweiser at select locations across the country. Councilman Fernando Cabrera criticized the move at a...
MTA Service Cuts Slammed at Bronx Hearing
March 5, 2010 10:46 AM
By JEANMARIE EVELLY A flood of outraged residents and elected officials lined up to voice their concerns to MTA board members at a public hearing on March 3 at the Loew's Paradise Theater on the Grand Concourse. The transit agency...
Local High School Could Move to the South Bronx
February 8, 2010 10:31 PM
In December, Bronx Community College divulged its intention to evict University Heights Secondary School from its campus at the end of this school year, so that the college can better accommodate a growing student body....
DOE Proposes New Home For High School
February 8, 2010 10:15 PM
In December, Bronx Community College divulged its intention to evict University Heights Secondary School from its campus at the end of this school year, so that the college can better accommodate a growing student body. The decision maddened parents, teachers,...
It's Official: PS 204 To Take Over New Building
February 8, 2010 10:01 PM
PS 204 will be saying goodbye - and good riddance - to its current building, a dilapidated, castle-like structure and one-time synagogue located at 108 W. 174th St....
Morris Heights Co-ops Still Available
February 8, 2010 09:01 PM
At 150 Featherbed Lane, on the corner of University Avenue, construction of a new co-op building is nearing completion....
Opinion: BCC Must Rethink Decision to Evict High School
February 8, 2010 08:45 PM
BCC claims rapid growth in enrollment is the single cause forcing it to expel University Heights Secondary School. But several years from now, when the economy recovers, and students return to four-year institutions, it will become a ghost town....
Councilman Cabrera Delivers Aid to Haiti
February 8, 2010 08:45 PM
After returning from Haiti on a brief aid mission, Councilman Fernando Cabrera, his voice hoarse from sickness and exhaustion, described some of the horrific scenes he encountered....
Espada Finds Himself in Hot Water Again
February 8, 2010 08:30 PM
Pedro Espada, Jr., the embattled state senator who represents a large swath of the west Bronx, is once again defending himself against accusations of impropriety and illegal activity....
Local Man Guilty of Double-Murder
February 8, 2010 08:15 PM
A Morris Heights man and Bloods gang member has been convicted of murder, assault and other offenses stemming from a 2006 shooting that left two men dead and another wounded....
