While Bronx resident Nicholas Peart (pictured left) testified at Manhattan Criminal Court Tuesday, he broke down in tears as he recounted his experience with the…
A 23-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man who was acquitted of murder in March after spending 4 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit was fatally shot last Monday near his home, police say. See also: Ohio Craigslist Murders: Second Body Identified See also: The Top 5 Unsolved Hip-Hop Murders David Clarke, the ex-murder […]
Two members of the famous Buffalo Soldiers were honored yesterday in the South Bronx when a renovated park was named after them. Officially renamed the Charlton Thompson Memorial Garden, the once neglected park’s renovations were a six-year effort by veterans who wanted to honor the two Bronx heroes for their sacrifice. Army Sgt. Cornelius Charlton and […]
NEW YORK-19-year-old Dasheem Campbell was arrested and charged with murder for killing a 20-year-old college student who was trying to stop his brother from being robbed for 50 cents. The New York Daily News reports: “Yo, you guys got fifty cents?” Campbell asked the men, witnesses told police. One of the young men then pulled […]
NEW YORK — Frank Borzellieri was fired as principal of Bronx Catholic school, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, today due to his ties to white supremacists. The New York Daily News reports: “Frank Borzellieri has been relieved of his position as principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School,” said Joe Zwilling, spokesman for the […]
NEW YORK — A Bronx high school principal has been connected to white supremacist groups and philosophies. Frank Borzellieri, a principal at Our Lady of School Mount Carmel in the Bronx, has a majority student population of Blacks and Latino students which makes this even more shocking to many parents. The New York Daily News […]
BRONX, N.Y. — A water-main break flooded the streets of the Bronx, causing headaches for many commuters and residents earlier this morning. The 36-inch pipe from 1903 broke around 4 a.m. near Jerome Avenue and East 177th Street. It was brought under control at 9:20 a.m. but the damage had already been done to the […]
BRONX — A 13-year-old Bronx prodigy was accepted to the University of Connecticut, however the university later called her father to rescind the offer, stating she is not academically ready. Batin Ashante said his daughter, Autum, is devastated by the sudden news. The NY Daily News and a host of news agencies reported about Autum’s […]
NEW YORK–A 17-year-old girl viciously attacked a female New York City bus driver Tuesday, after she was told she could not board with her dog. Steangeli Medina was stopped from getting on the Bx9 in the Bronx on Fordham Road in Belmont just before 6 p.m., according to officials. The driver, Marlene Bien-Aime, 48, noticed a […]
NEW YORK-Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook was sworn in as the first African American to be the White House Ambassador For Religious Freedom. The New York Daily News reports: She was the first woman to serve as a chaplain for the NYPD, a position she has held since 1990. After 9/11, she helped traumatized police officers […]
