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March 29, 2011
Download: XXL Freshmen Class Member Fred the Godson's "Headbanger"
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. Bronx rhymebeast Fred The Godson is the only rapper representing the five boroughs on the cover of the XXL "Freshmen Of The Year" issue--and he's a hell of an ambassador. His rhyme style, a silky update ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Taxicab Confession: 'This Is a Gun. Give Me Your Money.'
It's not TV. It's not HBO. It's the Bronx.Cops are looking for this guy. It's a Bronx tale.
Voice Choices
March 16, 2011
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It's not TV. It's not HBO. It's the Bronx.Cops are looking for this guy. It's a Bronx tale.
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March 10, 2011
Cabbie Sting Reveals Well-Known New York Fact: Drivers Hate Leaving Manhattan
Take these people to Brooklyn!Because it's not enough to take the word of a bunch of Brooklynites or Bronx-goers, the city has employed a sting operation to prove that cabbies frequently refuse to go to boroughs other than Manhattan. They enlisted four college students after becoming concerne ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
NYC Traffic: The Worst in the Country
New Yorkers, it's time to rejoice in our misery and impatience! All of those long tedious hours stuck in standstill traffic are finally paying off. New York City was unfortunate to have two honors bestowed upon it: the worst single roadway in the country and the worst bottleneck in the countr ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Do Resto P.R. People Have to Like the Food?; Chazz Palminteri Opens a New York Eatery in Baltimore
Bruce Buschel continues his rant about restaurant P.R., asking the age-old restaurateur question: does the publicist have to like the food? [NY Times] A California farm has recalled 64,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and pork meals because the broccoli in the packages may be tainted with ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Murder in Mott Haven: Two Slugs in the Belly
Cops are looking for the killer of a man found just before 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, at the rear of the Patterson Houses, 360 Morris Avenue in Mott Haven, the Bronx. The guy, described as 25 years old and black, had been shot twice in the stomach and was DOA at St. Luke's Hospital. No leads ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
Mugger on the Loose in North Bronx. Look for a Guy in a Hoodie.
Bronx robbery suspectCops are looking for a mugger who pulled a knife on a 22-year-old man in Bronxdale on January 21 and robbed him of cash. This happened at about 10:30 p.m. in front of 2548 White Plains Road. The victim wasn't hurt. Tipsters can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Gun-Toting Robbers Attack in Parkchester
Cops are looking for three thugs who robbed at gunpoint and assaulted a man who let them into a Bronx building at 1580 Metropolitan Avenue about about 7:30 Sunday evening, January 30. Video released by the NYPD indicates that the 34-year-old victim, by the way he so freely opened the front door of ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Class Struggles at a Bronx Charter School
Bronx Success Academy 1 may not quiet its critics, but it's doing a good job making its kids shut up and pay attention
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January 28, 2011
Guy Velella, 1944-2011, State Senator, Rascal, Stand-up Guy
Shiho Fukada/VVIt is October 14, 2000, and Guy Velella -- the ex-state senator and convicted felon who died yesterday at 66 -- is in his home base in the north Bronx practicing the fine art of retail politics. Nobody does this better, and the tell-tale silver-streak in his careful pompadour i ... More >>
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January 21, 2011
Cops Hunt Suspects in Xmas Shooting
Suspect in Bronx shootingStill baffled by a shooting in the northwest Bronx at the very end of Christmas Day, cops have released a photo that you would think would make little difference. Nevertheless, this guy, believed to be 16 to 18 years old, thin and wearing a blue "Varsity" jacket with beig ... More >>
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January 18, 2011
Angasha Sharras, 29, Shot to Death in the Bronx
A 29-year-old Bronx man was shot in the head and killed around 10:45 p.m. Friday on East 227th Street in Williamsbridge, cops say. Angasha Sharras was DOA at the scene. A 31-year-old man apparently with Sharras was shot in the hand; cops didn't identify him. Tipsters can call Crime Stoppers at ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
Violent Robbers in the Bronx — New Ones
Cops are asking for help in finding the jerks responsible for a couple of violent robberies this week in the Bronx, one in the north and the other in Morrisania. On Monday, at about 5:50 p.m., a 74-year-old man was hit from behind by a scumbag at the corner of Park Avenue and Gouverneur Place in ... More >>
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January 14, 2011
Two Guys With a Shotgun Walk Into a Bronx Bodega . . .
Bronx cops are looking for a couple of heavyset, ski-mask-wearing, blue-jeans-drooping, tan-work-boot-clad thugs who robbed a bodega at 1888 Walton Avenue on January 7. They came into the store at about 10:25 p.m., showed everybody a shotgun to prove how tough they were, and ordered employees and ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Catholic Church Abortion-Shames New Yorkers, But of Course They're Missing the Point
Abortion. Saying the word in the midst of a cocktail party will hush even the most intrepid of irreverent souls. Because even if you're pro-choice, you can't actually be pro-abortion, at least not in any public fashion. Baby killing is always, always, always bad. Right? Which is perhaps why t ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Ethal Parrish, 70, Stabbed to Death in Her Bronx Apartment
A 70-year-old Bronx woman who served on her Crotona Avenue apartment complex tenant safety patrol was found dead in her 15th-floor apartment yesterday afternoon. Ethal Parrish was found stabbed in the back several times, the Daily News reports. No one's been arrested.Tipsters can call Crime Stopp ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
Bronx Church Burglar Suspect Nabbed by Cops
Police say they have arrested and charged a Bronx man on two burglary counts, and are investigating him as a suspect for a string of eight other similar burglaries at churches and parochial schools in the Bronx's 50th and 52nd precincts.
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December 6, 2010
MTA Trying to Win You Over With Their Adorable Vintage Subway Cars Again
Most of the year you can get away with hating the MTA outright, for the lack of service, service disruptions, ever-increasing fares, or just 'cause you can. But at holiday time they pull out the big guns, and suddenly you can't help but feeling ever so slightly warmer-and-maybe-even-fuzzy abo ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
People in This City Are Still Getting Killed. A Lot.
Did you hear? Crime in New York is up! Burglaries and grand larceny are down slightly, but robberies, felony assaults, and rapes are up! And murder is through the roof! There were three shooting-related deaths within 10 minutes of each other last night, and five others over the weekend. Homic ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
NYU: Irritating the Neighbors Since at Least 1914
Props to EV Grieve for finding this charming piece of historical memorabilia that seems to prove -- as if we needed evidence -- that college students have pretty much forever been annoying to tired adult people who've only gotten more tired spending their days in offices and/or dealing with c ... More >>
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October 18, 2010
Jury Convicts Four Men in Bronx Synagogue Bomb Plot
A federal jury has convicted four Newburgh, New York, men for conspiring to bomb two synagogues in the Riverdale section of the Bronx and planning to fire missiles at military planes.
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October 17, 2010
Two Low-Key Food Events: Spuyten Duyvil's Oktoberfest & International Pickle Day
Two attendees at Spuyten Duyvil's Oktoberfest might have been posing for an August Sander photo in the 1920s. Note the lederhosen. OKTOBERFEST AT SPUYTEN DUYVIL Too many of today's grandiose food events are a pain in the ass to attend, and expensive, too. I'm thinking of shindigs where the ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Cops Nab Another Gang Suspect in Bronx Gay-Bashing
Police have arrested an eleventh suspect in a case where gang members kidnapped and beat three gay men in the Bronx. Police say 26-year-old Luis Garcia is one of the ringleaders of the "Latin King Goonies" (no relation to the Latin Kings gang) who are accused of brutally abusing three gay me ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
Carl Paladino Gives 'Permission . . . to Hurt Gay People' — Bronx Gay Leader
Scene of the Bronx goonies' attackAfter last week's brutal gay news from up north, we caught up with Dirk McCall, executive director of the Bronx Community Pride Center (BCPC). It's also been a tough month in other ways for McCall, only the fourth of his tenure. New York State owes the BCPC more th ... More >>
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October 11, 2010
Police Seek Missing Bronx Girl
The NYPD is asking for the public's help locating Essence Logan, 13, of 619 Commonwealth Avenue, the Bronx. She is 5'1" and 110 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen at her residence wearing a yellow hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information is asked to call ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2010
Ruddy Vargas-Perez, 9th Suspect in Bronx Assaults
After apprehending eight of nine possible suspects in last week's Bronx shocking gay-bashing crimes (the last surrendering yesterday), the police are still seeking 22-year-old Ruddy Vargas-Perez. The NYPD has released this photograph of the suspect. According to NY1, "The Hispanic AIDS Foru ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Police Seek Missing Bronx Boy
The NYPD is asking for the public's help locating Kenneth Torres, 14, of 2082 Randall Avenue, the Bronx. He was last seen on October 2, wearing a gray shirt, gray pants, and black sneakers. He's hispanic and described as 5'5" and 110 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with informat ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Suspect Wanted in Mugging of 18-Year-Old Girl in the Bronx
The NYPD is asking for the public's help locating a suspect who robbed an 18-year-old female on September 27 at 2 p.m. in the Bronx. The victim was walking northbound on Park Avenue when she was approached from behind by the suspect, who simulated a handgun, forced her to the rear of 1135 Was ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Police Seek Suspect in Bronx Shooting
The NYPD is asking for the public's help identifying the man pictured, who's wanted in connection with a shooting that took place at 3:15 a.m. on September 19, in front of 1238 East Gun Hill Road, the Bronx. The suspect struck the victim on the head with a firearm and when the victim attempte ... More >>
Blogs
September 23, 2010
Breaking: Nicaraguan Diplomat Found Dead in The Bronx (Updated)
Diplomats, with all of their power as foreign emissaries, tend to keep a low news profile. If you don't notice, whenever anything happens to them, it makes big news, as they are for all intents and purposes, foreign powers on American soil. Well, expect to see this on the front cover of th ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Snakes Now Enjoying Fine New York City Toilets
Seriously.We didn't include snakes, specifically, in yesterday's run-down of most terrifying urban wildlife, but apparently we should have. Put this in the category of Sewer Lizard and raise the threat level to High, 'cause a man in the Bronx stumbled to his bathroom last night to find a thre ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Where Am I Eating? [Updated With Hints!]
Sad that the long weekend is over? Console yourself by playing Where Am I Eating? Check out this week's photo above and try to guess what restaurant that dish was eaten in. If you have won in the last month, please sit this week out. The first commenter to guess correctly will win their cho ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Where Am I Eating? Umberto's Clam House
Thanks to everyone who played Where Am I Eating? this week--and yes, this plate of grilled octopus is from Umberto's Clam House, the Italian seafood hangout on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Hungry guessed the restaurant correctly, making him or her the winner this week. Congratulations Hungry ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
Police Seek Missing Bronx Girl
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating Alina Pedroso of 1479 Jessup Avenue in the Bronx. She was last seen on August 31 at 7:45 a.m. inside Montefiore Hospital. She's a 17-year-old hispanic female, approximately 5'7" and 150 lbs, and was last seen wearing a black sweater, ... More >>
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August 16, 2010
Is the Bronx Getting the Shaft?
Bronx County, better known as the Bronx: the Birthplace of Hip-Hop. The fourth-most populated borough. Home to the richest baseball franchise and the most recognizable of international sports brands, and also, one of the five poorest congressional districts in the country. But is it under-rec ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Man Shot, Killed in the Wakefield Section of the Bronx
View Larger Map DATE: Thursday Aug. 11, 2010 at approximately 12:12 a.m. LOCATION: The corner of Matilda Avenue and East 240 Street, Wakefield, The Bronx. Police responded just after midnight to a shooting in the Wakefield section of the Bronx. They found a man shot in the chest. He was taken to ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
David Johnson, Gov. Paterson Aide Surrenders to Authorities, To Be Arraigned Later Today
The Bronx District Attorney's office tells us that David Johnson, a former aide to Gov. Paterson, is going to be arraigned later today in Bronx criminal court on charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident last October with an ex-girlfriend, identified as Sherr-una Booker. Johnson (pi ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Police Seek Missing Bronx Teen
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating Evelyn Gonzalez, 17, of the Bronx. Evelyn (pictured) was last seen at her residence on August 4, at approximately 10:20 p.m. She is described as 5'08" tall and 140 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair, a thin build, and a light complexio ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
H. Rap Brown, Sheep Meadow Quarterback
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. September 11, 1969, Vol. XIV, No. 48 Scenes by Howard Smith SHEEP MEADOW in Central Park is one of the most used pieces of real estate in Manhattan, and now that fall is here the football players have appeared on the horizon. They have ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
First Tornado Hits the Bronx in 36 Years
via Daily NewsOn Friday night, for a 15-minute period, we were hunkered down in our windowless bathroom (just in case!) as our Twitter flashed "Tornado WARNING" from New York's Office of Emergency Management, NotifyNYC, and, of course, the National Weather Service. (A warning, for future refe ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Temporary Walls Come Down: Roommates in Converted Apartments Are About to Get Cozier
Apartment hunting may be the second worse experience endured by city dwellers, only to be beat by subsequent furniture moving. Throughout it all, "building a wall" has been a long-time saving grace for cash-strapped New Yorkers in need of a place to sleep. The case used to be: Can't afford a ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
Dead Boss Still Stiffing Bronx From Beyond the Grave?
Poor dead George Steinbrenner doesn't even have a grave to spin in yet, and already he's being raked over the coals for his past sins. First came Jim Dwyer's recounting of The Boss's legacy of egotism and abuse in today's Times, which recalls how Steinbrenner shook hands with Ed Koch on a l ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Police Seek Missing Bronx Girl
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance locating Susie-Ann Gaddy, of 1701 Castle Hill Avenue, the Bronx. She was last seen leaving her residence on July 12, at approximately 1:00 p.m. Susie-Ann, pictured, is 5'6", 120 lbs., and has brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing b ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Police Seek Missing 11-Year-Old Bronx Boy
The police are asking for the public's assistance locating Chandradat Persaud, 11, who was last seen seen leaving his residence at 1269 Croes Avenue, the Bronx. He is 4'3" and approximately 95 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair, and a medium build. He was last seen wearing blue jean shorts and ... More >>
Blogs
July 2, 2010
NYPD Seek Missing Bronx Girl
Police are asking for the public's help finding 15-year-old Estephanie Delgado, who was last seen on June 30 at 155 West 162 Street, the Bronx. Estephanie, pictured, is 5'3" with brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a pink T-shirt, blue jeans, and pink sandals. If you've seen ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Police Seek Missing Bronx Woman
The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating Evelyn Rodriguez, 54, who was last seen on Friday, June 25, at approximately 11:30 a.m., at her residence in the Bronx. She is hispanic, with a light complexion, 5'01" tall, and 156 lbs. She has shoulder-length black hair and was last ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Police Seek Missing 13-Year-Old Mom and 3-Week-Old Son
Police are asking for the public's help finding a missing 13-year-old girl and her 3-week-old son. Dhamiqua Ladson, pictured, was last seen leaving her home in the Bronx with her son, Damion, on June 21 at 12:30 p.m. She's 5'1" and 125 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, and was last seen ... More >>
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June 6, 2010
Bloods Gang Busted in the Bronx
Thirty-eight reputed members of the Bloods were indicted in connection with a shooting in the Bronx, racking up an array of charges including attempted murder, assault, conspiracy, drug charges and gun possession. That's pretty much gangs in a nutshell. According to NY1, 32 of the suspects ar ... More >>
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