Bronx News Weekend Roundup, Jan. 10

Happy Monday, all! Here are your Bronx news headlines from the past few days.

Bronx residents are still angry over the city's response to this month's blizzard. The City Council is holding a hearing today to investigate how city officials acted in wake of the storm, which dumped nearly two feet of snow in the Bronx. Additional hearings to solicit public input will be held in all five boroughs this month; one will be at Hostos Community College on the 24th.

Speaking of the blizzard: the New York Post has a roundup of ridiculous New Yorkers who dialed 911 following the storm for reasons that were not, well, emergencies. Among them? "A Bronx man with stomach pains who eventually admitted to medics that he'd eaten a pizza with everything on it."

The Throgs Neck Bridge turns 50 tomorrow.

A man was critically injured after being hit by two cars early this morning, one of them belonging to the city's Department of Sanitation, at Jerome Avenue and E. 172nd Street. The man, a 28-year-old day laborer, is being treated at St. Barnabas Hospital.

An off-duty was stabbed during a brawl at Eastchester strip club police officer Crazy Horse Cabaret. The cop, Modesto Alamo, was already on modified duty and under investigation by the NYPD for an alleged domestic incident.

Police are asking for help in locating 12-year-old Alexandra Torrero, who went missing from her home at 713 Southern Boulevard on Dec. 6. Photo at the link.

Grand Marshals have been named for this year's annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Throgs Neck, which will take place in March.

St. Ann's Church on Bainbridge Avenue was broken into over the weekend, with the thief, or thieves, taking off with several laptops and a television. The robbery comes weeks after the arrest of a man believed to be the culprit in a string of church break-ins in November and December, including another incident at St. Ann's.

A 21-year-old Bronx man pleaded guilty to shooting two women during last Easter's Times Square shooting melee, and now faces a 16-year prison sentence.

A Bronx high school student is suing an MTA bus driver who allegedly attacked her last November when she was short on bus fare. The driver, 48-year-old Rafael Rivera, was supposedly fired after the incident.

amNY profiles the ever popular South Bronx watering hole Bruckner Bar and Grill.

A 19-year-old Bronx woman who allegedly broke into a Westchester home tried to evade police by hiding in a clothes dryer. She was found by a SWAT team police dog and was charged with second-degree burglary.

A stockbroker from Long Island has settled a case with the Securities and Exchange Commission after he was accused of defrauding a congregation of elderly Bronx nuns.

An apartment building in Highbridge caught fire yesterday, leaving five people injured.

The Daily News looks back on the murder of Roseann Quinn, a Bronx teacher who was killed on New Year's Eve in 1972.

Bronx News Roundup for July 22

The 'right' criticizes President Barack Obama for focusing too much on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's personal background and not on her judicial record.

The Stella D'oro Company released comments to the sweet-toothed today to claim one reason for declining profits has been due to the high wages they pay their union workers.

Sen. Charles E. Schumer is calling on Fannie Mae to secure responsible buyers for the Ocelot Apartments in Crotona, Bronx. After high mortgage prices caused landlords to abandon the building site a year ago, tenants and lawmakers are hoping to rope in someone to repair deteriorating conditions and keep the units affordable.

In response to the growing culture in his city, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. announced upcoming events that will mark Dominican Pride Week, which is set to last until Sunday.

The Bronx weighs in on a study that shows it houses more residents who are overweight than any of New York City's other boroughs.

Data taken from crowded areas of the Bronx and Harlem, the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health has found that exposure to pollution can reduce childrens' IQ.

Actors are exploring new tastes on the BronxNet public access station's hit show called "Bronx Flavor." The show features tours of local restaurants while mixing in a little bit of comedy to spice it up. You can watch all the episodes on the bronxflavor.com.

Coaches get excited about the 50th anniversary of the Army-Notre Dame college football match-up, which will be played at the new Yankee Stadium in November.

To the dismay of drivers, Bronx-bound traffic will be closed for another three weeks as construction continues on the Throgs Neck Bridge

Bronx News Roundup July 13

Yesterday, July 12, police arrested Bronx resident Mark St. Pierre after a violent driving spree leaving one dead, 12 injured and eight cars damaged. Police say that St. Pierre started driving from a parking lot on East Gun Hill Road, hit two cars before crashing into and immediately killing Miguel Colon at the intersection on East Gun Hill Road and Knapp Street, and continued on to damage six more cars. St. Pierre faces charges of manslaughter, homicide and vehicular assault.

Former Bronx BP Adolfo Carrion, Jr. recently publicized his plans as the White House Director of the Office of Urban Affairs to forge a new national urban policy. Today, the White House is hosting a day-long urban policy discussion with urban government officials and policy experts to determine the best course for future policies. President Obama is expected to announce a plan to send Carrion and other representatives on a tour of U.S. cities to research and discuss urban issues. Issues to be discussed at the White House include a Department of Education model and housing, social and economic benefits in poor urban neighborhoods.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings are being held today in Washington D.C. Issues that will be discussed at the hearings will most likely include her judgment on the white firefighter discrimination case and her comments about being a Latina woman. The New York Times has a live blog for a play by play of the hearings.

The Throgs Neck Bridge will remain closed to trucks traveling North this Monday due to the fire on the bridge on Friday morning. As of now, the ramp to the Throgs Neck off of the Cross Island Parkway will be closed until further notice while investigators search to determine the cause of the fire. Cars will still be able to travel from Queens to the Bronx on the two open lanes, but expect traffic.

Metropolitan Jewish Health System opened a new site at Hutchinson Metro Center. The health system will provide services for all of the Bronx community.

The death of Kenneth Jackson in a fire in Bronxdale housing on March 24, 2008 is still being investigated. Now his sister, Janet Jackson, has sued the Housing Authority claiming that the smoke detector in her brother's apartment was not installed properly.