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Breaking News: PS 51, The Bronx New School, To Be Moved Because of Contamination

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[Update 4:17 p.m.: Just heard from the DOE. Spokesperson Marge Feinberg says the school will be moved, not closed. The TCE was found during a inspection of the property as the DOE was looking to renew its lease on the Jerome Avenue building. A copy of the letter is included after jump.] This week, the Department of Education and the principal of PS 51, the Bronx New School, sent out a letter to parents saying the Bedford Park elementary school will be closed moved due to Trichloroethylene contamination.The letter sought to assure parents that there were no immediate health risks and referred questions to the city Health Department. It said the school would be moved, but it did not say where to.

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Bronx Sports Roundup: Yankees-Red Sox, Youth Baseball Controversy, Fordham Footballers Go Pro and More

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Editor’s Note: In lieu of a news roundup today, which we couldn’t get to because of a fire and school building contamination, we offer you this Bronx sports roundup, courtesy of BxNN intern and Yankee fan Justin Bodden. By Justin BoddenRed-hot Yankees set to take on Red Sox for division leadThe most famous rivalry in all of sports resumes tonight as the Yankees face the Red Sox at Fenway for the lead in the AL East. The Bombers come into the series sizzling: winners of their last 7 games and coming off a sweep of the White Sox in which they didn’t walk a single batter. The Red Sox and their line-up full of MVP candidates are coming off a split with the Cleveland Indians. Both teams are tied for the second best record in the majors at 68-42.

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Bronx Film: Buzz Building for 'Gun Hill Road'

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[Video: a trailer for Bronx-based film “Gun Hill Road,” which opens tomorrow.]I picked up the Village Voice near the Kingsbridge Road 4 train stop yesterday and, because I’m a movie junkie, immediately turned to the film reviews. It included a short and positive portrait of “Gun Hill Road,” an independent movie written and directed by Bronx-born filmmaker Rashaad Ernesto Green, starring two well-known Bronx actors, Judy Reyes and Esai Morales.That’s good news for Green’s film, which made it’s New York debut at the first-ever Bronx Film Festival in May. Only one problem: the reviewer said the movie is set in Brooklyn! Doh! Finally, an independent Bronx film starts building buzz (apologies to “City Island” fans) and the Boogie Down gets mistaken for trendy Brooklyn.

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National Night Out in the Bronx Features Legendary Latin Jazz Pianist Gilberto Colon, Jr.

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National Night Out Oval Park from Alex Kratz on Vimeo.Above is a quick 360 degree look at the National Night Out event in Williamsbridge Oval on Tuesday night, which was highlighted by the music of legendary Latin jazz keyboardist Gilberto Colon, Jr. and his band Ensalada de Pulpo. (“Pulpo” is Colon’s nickname; it means octopus in Spanish. Octopus Salad is the name of the band. For years, Colon played with Salsa legends Hector Lavoe and Tito Puente.) National Night Out was held in every precinct in the borough and is an annual event designed to foster a more positive relationship between police and community residents. Organizers deemed the Oval Night Out a big success.

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Bronx News Roundup, Thursday, Aug. 4

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Weather: Not too hot today: sunny with some clouds. Unlike last night, it should stay pretty clear through the evening. Story of the Day:A second water main break this morning on Jerome Avenue less than a mile away from where last week’s was. The Daily News reports that the break occurred around 6 a.m. and was shut off by 7:45 a.m. This break caused far less damage than last week’s, but still left two inches of water in the street. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, the two breaks are not related or an indictment of a failing water main system.

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Report: Suicidal Woman Jumps in Front of 1 Train in the Bronx

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The Riverdale Press describes a gruesome scene that played out this morning on the elevated 1 train at 231st Street when, police and witnesses say, a “middle-aged woman” intentionally jumped onto the tracks and waited for an oncoming train to strike her. She died with her unnaturally contorted body in view of many onlookers. “The foot was above the torso,” one witness told the Press.

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Urban Entrepreneurship Forum

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To boost job growth in the city, the White House Business Council and the Office of Public Engagement co-hosted an Urban Entrepreneurship at Monroe College on Monday.The Obama Administration says it is committed to supporting local entrepreneurs and helping create a new generation of urban entrepreneurs in hope that entrepreneurship will help create jobs and economic opportunity.The event brought together a diverse group of city leaders, entrepreneurs, future entrepreneuers, and foundation heads. The day consisted of a series of panels, speakers, and roundtables that addressed the barriers and challenges to urban entrepreneurs, funding and