The 10th Annual Bronx Week celebrations officially begin this Saturday, kicking off a week of historic tours, athletic competitions and other festivities highlighting the borough’s culture.
As part of its Bronx Week Coverage, NY1 has a feature on the old Bronx courthouse on Third Avenue. Construction on the courthouse, also known as the Gray Lady, has been halted many times since renovation efforts began in the 1990s. The article discusses community support for plans to convert the courthouse into a charter school.
Mamadou Soumare, who lost his wife and four children in the Bronx fire last March, filed notice of a claim reserving his right to sue in the future. The precursor to a $100 million negligence lawsuit against the city, the claim cites the FDNY, Department of Buildings, the Department of Housing and Moussa Magassa -owner of the Woodycrest Avenue home who also lost five children in the fire – as possible defendants.
The Daily News reports a decrease in Bronx crimes despite a smaller police force.
Eighteen after-school programs in the Bronx are on the chopping block due to dwindling federal funds. Five schools, including M.S. 206 in Morris Heights, are already shutting down programs that cannot continue in the absence of state-distributed funds previously dedicated to after-school programming.
The New York Public Library plans to close the Highbridge branch on W.168th St. betweenWoodycrest and Shakespeare Aves for renovations. Only the well-intentioned renovations willtake two years to complete and parents in the area are furious. In a stories published by the Daily News and the Highbridge Horizon, parents protest the closing plans which do not provide for an alternate library site, let alone include a bookmobile or library trailer.As we mentioned on this blog last week, in the 1990s Norwood residents were successful in securing a temporary location when their branch underwent a rehab.
Con Edison unveiled plans for a new substation in Mott Haven. This is of particular concern to Bronx residents because of last summer’s blackout in Queens.
I just heard that Dion is finally getting inducted into the Bronx Walk. I think this is incredible news, but what about the rest of the Belmonts?
ReplyDeleteI've got albums by both the Belmonts and Dion, and can honestly say they've given me lots of hours of pleasure. People don't realize that Dion has recorded albums from 1969 till now--his voice is extremely dynamic, he uses it like a saxophone scats solos.
Even though Dion is now a resident of Florida, he still has that Bronx accent.
Thanks, also, to the Walk of Fame people for thinking of Luther Vandross even after his passing. Another soulful singer, for sure.
I'm not familiar with Doris Roberts or Benn Friedman, but can always use google for that.