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Bronx Youth Journalism Program-Deadline Extended!

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The Bronx News Network, in collaboration with College Now, is running a free journalism program for Bronx high school students. We’ve extended our deadline to this Friday, Jan. 28, and we’re looking for a few more eager applicants.Applications can be downloaded here. On a separate piece of paper, please also tell us about yourself, your academic and extra-curricular interests, and why you are applying to this program. Your essay should be at least 400 words long and must be typed.

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Bronx Crime Watch: Police Seek Shooting Suspects

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Police are still searching for two suspects involved in the post-Christmas shooting of a 16-year-old boy. The unnamed victim, a Hispanic male, was shot once in the upper leg during a dispute with two other young men at the corner of Bainbridge Avenue and E. 212th Street, in the early morning hours of Dec. 26. The injured boy was removed to Montefiore

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Bronx News Roundup, Jan 25

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As I’m sure you can see, this never-ending winter has blessed us with more snow this morning. The weather means delays on the 2 line in the Bronx, according to the MTA’s website, so give yourself a little extra travel time today if you’re taking the train.Speaking of snow: the City Council held its fifth public blizzard response hearing at Hostos Community College last night, where Residents and Borough President Diaz blasted the city and the Sanitation Department for the slow snow cleanup.A fire broke out early this morning at three multi-family homes on Arthur Avenue in Tremont, with one tenant taken to St. Barnabas Hospital after going into cardiac arrest.An NYPD car mix-up resulted in one Norwood resident’s arrest-for stealing his own vehicle, the Daily News reports.