The North Central Bronx Farmer’s Market started up today at the corner or West Mosholu Parkway North and Jerome Avenue (on the path toward Clinton High School). It will be every Wednesday through the summer. Check it out. We’re going to have a comprehensive list of Bronx farmer’s markets up here shortly.
Bronx mom Carmen Huertas rejected the opportunity to take a manslaughter plea yesterday for killing 11-year-old Leandra Rosado in a drunk driving accident. If Huertas does not take the plea by Aug. 10, she will go to trial.Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued Bronx landlords for not showing available units to black applicants. Cuomo says the discrimination is a violation of housing and civil rights laws.Mavon Chapman, 19, was gunned down at E. 149th St. and Morris Ave.
There have been some recent comments charging, or alluding to, bias in our coverage of the 33rd Senate District race. In the interest of full disclosure and transparency, I did publish an Editor’s Note in the Norwood News about this recently but I see now that I should post something here, too.The anonymous commenter in a previous post is correct. My wife, Margaret Groarke, is a supporter and volunteer in the campaign of Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter. I, however, do not support any candidate. Nor does the Norwood News, the Tremont Tribune, the Mount Hope Monitor or this blog.
The latest edition of the Mount Hope Monitor is out on the streets and up on the Web. Stories include:Roberto Clemente’s Pools Closed for Second Straight Year There’s no relief in sight for Morris Heights residents looking to cool off this summer—for the second year in a row. While most public pools opened at the end of June, swimmers at Roberto Clemente State Park will have to go elsewhere. The park’s three pools—a wading area, diving tank and Olympic-sized main pool—are still undergoing renovation.At PS 226: ‘Yes, We Can!’ President Obama’s poll numbers may be slipping, but the man – and his words – still resonate strongly at PS 226, an elementary school on Sedgwick Avenue. Students and teachers there recently unveiled a mural of America’s 44th President, whose face is set against a backdrop of the national flag and the text from his famous “Yes We Can” speech.For regular news updates from the central west Bronx, you can also follow us on Twitter or become a fan of our Facebook page.
In a neighborhood where he was once known as ‘Bad News’, Dedric Hammond has made the decision to become a positive beacon. Now named Brother Beloved, Hammond works with Street Corner Resources’ Iesha Sekou to make a difference.
City Limits toured a few downtown cooling centers during today’s heat wave to find out what happens there.
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