Fresh Direct leaving LIC for the Bronx - TimesLedger

8 February 2012, 10:28 pm

Queens CourierFresh Direct leaving LIC for the BronxTimesLedgerAndrew Cuomo announced Long Island City's Fresh Direct would be moving to the Bronx. Recipients' email addresses (Up to ten, separated by commas.) While online grocer Fresh Direct decided not to set up shop in the Garden State, G... Read More »

Bronx Residents Lash Out At NYPD Over Teen's Shooting - NY1

8 February 2012, 8:44 pm

NY1Bronx Residents Lash Out At NYPD Over Teen's ShootingNY1The Bronx borough commander told the audience it was two black officers who thought they saw Graham dealing drugs with a gun last week before the other officers went after him and entered the home. “It's not race. The way I see it,... Read More »

Love & Hisses: Name a Roach After Your Honey - Our Amazing Planet

8 February 2012, 10:20 am

TIMELove & Hisses: Name a Roach After Your HoneyOur Amazing PlanetAt the Bronx Zoo in New York, you can do both. "Flowers wilt. Candlelight fades. Roaches are forever." That's the slogan for this year's fundraiser, which supports the Wildlife Conservation Society, which runs the zoo. Name a ... Read More »

Phelps finds inspiration abounds in New York - Reuters

8 February 2012, 7:40 am

Yahoo! Eurosport UKPhelps finds inspiration abounds in New YorkReutersThen, the world's fastest swimmer visited a boys and girls sports club in the Bronx that he supports through a foundation he set up after he won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. About a dozen kids from the Bronx, who... Read More »

Thruway accident in the Bronx causes delays - Wall Street Journal

8 February 2012, 5:33 am

Thruway accident in the Bronx causes delaysWall Street JournalAP NEW YORK — An accident on the New England Thruway in the Bronx has backed up traffic in the southbound lanes. Fox News New York reports that the accident involves a car and an overturned van. It occurred at 7:30 am Wednesday between ... Read More »

Cops Seek Knife-Wielding Robbery Suspect in the Bronx - DNAinfo

8 February 2012, 5:08 am

DNAinfoCops Seek Knife-Wielding Robbery Suspect in the BronxDNAinfo(NYPD) BRONX — Cops are hunting a robbery suspect who allegedly stole cash from a livery cab driver at knifepoint in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, then took off with his victim's vehicle. Police Wednesday released survei... Read More »

Eye on the Bronx: A 19-year-old Facing Drug Charges Claims Police Beat Him - The Brooklyn Ink

7 February 2012, 5:44 pm

The Brooklyn InkEye on the Bronx: A 19-year-old Facing Drug Charges Claims Police Beat HimThe Brooklyn InkBy Rebecca Ellis “You gotta clap when he comes out, clap!,” the crowd of 50 to 60 people chanted, gathered outside the corrections entrance on the side of the Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Di... Read More »

Global celebration of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday comes to the Bronx; art ... - New York Daily News

7 February 2012, 3:06 am

New York Daily NewsGlobal celebration of Charles Dickens' 200th birthday comes to the Bronx; art ...New York Daily NewsThe Bronx Museum of the Arts and the British Council, a cultural group, have launched an art and writing contest inspired by a collection of short stories Dickens wrote in his 2... Read More »

Special prosecutor sought in NY police beating - Wall Street Journal

6 February 2012, 7:38 pm

NY1Special prosecutor sought in NY police beatingWall Street JournalLawyers for Jateik Reed, 19, of the Bronx, told him not to sign an agreement that they said would allow him to be questioned by investigators from the office of District Attorney Robert Johnson. They noted there had been an array of... Read More »

Deirdre Scott champions the Bronx arts scene - New York Daily News

6 February 2012, 3:05 am

New York Daily NewsDeirdre Scott champions the Bronx arts sceneNew York Daily NewsDeirdre Scott, executive director of the Bronx Council on the Arts, is on a mission to spread the Bronx's arts scene beyond its borders. The Bronx arts scene was hot when Deirdre Scott moved to a floor-through apar... Read More »