Youth Center in Violence-Plagued Crotona Wants Action From Bloomberg
December 28, 2009
Playing the parts of characters from “A Christmas Carol,” 50 children from the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center’s after school program climbed the institution’s steps to let Mayor “Scrooge” know that if things don’t change, they too risk becoming victims of violence in the Bronx.
Read More »Local Teen Shot Dead; Community Considers Steps to Curb Violence
December 15, 2009
A series of shootings in Crotona on Nov. 16 began outside a playground and ended hours later in the courtyard of an apartment building, leaving a 19-year-old dead and two others wounded.
Read More »Mom Remembers ‘Good, Loving Kid’
December 15, 2009
On Monday, Nov. 16, Felix Joshua DelValle was shot in the chest and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died within the hour, before his mother and girlfriend could reach him.
Read More »Mosque to Play More Active Role in Community Affairs
December 15, 2009
The window in the eastern corner of Masjid Adam, the one-room mosque at 2263 Crotona Ave., is punctured by two bullet holes. The members of the mosque will not replace it until they have helped address the causes of violence in the area.
Read More »Arthur Avenue Favorite Still Going Strong
December 15, 2009
Next year, Teitel Brothers, the crown jewel of Arthur Avenue, turns 95.
Read More »Q&A: Aida I. Haddock
December 15, 2009
Aida I. Haddock has been a member of the 48th Precinct Community Council for close to 30 years, and president for six. Last week, the Tremont Tribune sat down with Haddock to get her take on crime and community involvement.
Read More »Police Officer Convicted of Perjury
December 15, 2009
Pedro Corniel, a 31-year-old police officer working out of the 48th Precinct, pled guilty to perjury on Nov. 18.
Read More »ConEd Reacts Quickly to Bronx River Oil Spill, But Concerns Linger
December 7, 2009
In the days before Thanksgiving, dozens of workers in hard hats and orange and yellow vests trudged along the banks of the Bronx River sopping and scooping up the last remnants of a Nov. 4 oil spill from a Consolidated Edison substation in Yonkers.
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