Articles by: Tony Saporito

NFL 2014 Week 1 Standings

NFL 2014 Week 1 Standings

AFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA HOME ROAD DIV PCT AFC PCT NFC STREAK Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 23 20 0-0 1-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 Won 1 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 33 20 1-0 […]

by · September 10, 2014 · Sports
Fake Military Lawyer Busted At Bronx Veterans Hospital

Fake Military Lawyer Busted At Bronx Veterans Hospital

A Coast Guard ex-petty officer lied about being a former military lawyer as reported in the New York Post: “His awareness of courtroom decorum was lacking’’ to say the least, a Hempstead court source told The Post. Kenneth Goldstein, 51, of Queens […]

by · August 28, 2014 · Local News
Police Officer Saves Baby

Police Officer Saves Baby

A police officer did his job Tuesday when he put down his radar gun and responded to a Bronx apartment Tuesday ­reviving a 2-month-old girl who had stopped breathing as reported in the New York Post: Castillo, a four-year NYPD veteran […]

by · August 27, 2014 · Local News
People Nicer in Riverdale than Park Slope

People Nicer in Riverdale than Park Slope

Couple moves from Brooklyn to the Bronx and says the Bronx has better people as highlighted by the New York Times. Martin Kleinman grew up in the Bronx. In 1984, he and wife, Ronni Stolzenberg, were living in Jackson Heights, […]

by · August 26, 2014 · Local News
Criminal Robs Bronx Bank, Blows loot in AC

Criminal Robs Bronx Bank, Blows loot in AC

A robber robbed more  a dozen banks in New York City and lost all the loot at a roulette table in Atlantic City, originally reported by the New York Post: Dorren Singh, 26, allegedly stole about $32,000 from 12 banks in Manhattan and […]

by · August 26, 2014 · Crime, Local News
Motorcyclist Dies in Crash On Deegan

Motorcyclist Dies in Crash On Deegan

A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a car in the Bronx Sunday. Witnesses said he appeared to be traveling at least 100 miles per hour as reported by the New York Post and the Daily News Authorities said the […]

by · August 25, 2014 · Local News
Earthquake Rocks California Bay Area

Earthquake Rocks California Bay Area

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit the San Francisco area causing widespread damage and injuries as reported by the New York Times: NAPA, Calif. — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 hit the San Francisco Bay Area early […]

by · August 24, 2014 · Domestic News
$356M Lost With Sloppy Special Education Accounting

$356M Lost With Sloppy Special Education Accounting

Hundreds of millions of dollars of your money has been lost in the past three years, due to poor documentation and a failure to apply for Medicaid reimbursement the Daily News reported: City public schools lost $356 million during the past three years […]

by · August 24, 2014 · Local News
Central Park Getting Bad Again

Central Park Getting Bad Again

A group of young African Americans shot a woman in central park in the back of the head yelling ‘white people suck’ as reported by the Daily News: A 36-year-old woman walking through Central Park was shot in the back […]

by · August 24, 2014 · Local News
Less Stop and Frisk, More Shootings

Less Stop and Frisk, More Shootings

Stop and frisk is down 90% and shootings are up sharply more than 10%. as reported by the New York Post: A spate of nine bloody shootings broke out across the city Saturday, the same day Al Sharpton and thousands gathered […]

by · August 24, 2014 · Local News
20 month old Boy dies at Bronx day care

20 month old Boy dies at Bronx day care

A 56 Year old landscaper’s baby died in an unlicensed Claremont day care as originally reported by the Daily News: A 20-month-old boy died under mysterious circumstances at a Bronx day care run out of a woman’s apartment, authorities and family […]

by · August 23, 2014 · Local News
Sears makes way for the new at Fordham Rd.

Sears makes way for the new at Fordham Rd.

Sears is closing its Bronx, 404 E. Fordham Road store to reduce on-going expenses, adjust their asset base, and accelerate the transformation of their business model according to the company as originally reported by ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI of Crain’s New York Business. Struggling retail giant […]

by · August 22, 2014 · Local News
Welcome2TheBronx Holds Bronx Fashion Week Tix Contest

Welcome2TheBronx Holds Bronx Fashion Week Tix Contest

Welcome2TheBronx, Ed García Conde’s Melrose & South Bronx based blog, announced a Bronx Fashion Week Ticket Contest. The contest brings attention to both Bronx Fashion Week and Garcia’s blog in the form of Fashion awareness. Look for some interesting answers to the question […]

by · August 22, 2014 · Bulletin Board, Local News