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Bronx Events: Fun Outdoor Summer Stuff, Tonight

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(Photo: Bronx Council on the Arts)If you’re looking to take advantage of the great outdoors before the next two days of super-stifling heat hit (it’ll be a manageable 80 degrees tonight), there are a couple of events taking place in the parks.Flutist and Latin Grammy Award nominee Dave Valentin will perform tonight at Wave Hill, at 7 p.m., part of the park’s “Sunset Wednesdays” and the Bronx Council on the Arts’ “Bronx Beats” concert series. The show is free with admissions to the Wave Hill grounds ($8 for adults, $4 for students and seniors and $2 for kids over six.) Visit www.wavehill.org or www.bronxarts.org for more info.For those with little ones, Friends of Crotona Park will be showing Justin Bieber’s movie (they made a Justin Bieber movie?) “Never Say Never,” at the park’s amphitheater, at Charlotte Street and Crotona Park East. Show starts at 8 p.m.; come early to have your face painted by Chussie the Clown. The film is free, but bringing your own blankets and chairs is recommended. Call 718-716-1128, ext.

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Bronx Crime Watch: Williamsbridge Drug Gang Indicted

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A Bronx grand jury indicted 40 supposed drug dealers last week in connection to a massive cocaine-selling scheme in Williamsbridge, according to the Bronx District Attorney’s office.Police had been watching the group for over two years, in an investigation that sounds like something straight out of “The Wire,” complete with undercover drug buys and taped telephone conversations.The dozens charged stand accused of selling seven kilograms (that’s over 15 pounds, or $250,000 worth) of crack cocaine a week, setting up shop along White Plains Road, between 211th and 241st Streets. Two men believed to be the masterminds behind the enterprise-Sean “Showboy” Nelson, 31, and Jason Weir, 27, both of the Bronx-face the most serious offense of the group and a mandatory life prison sentence if convicted.

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Energy-saving Tips for Heat Wave Survival

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With highs in the 90s for the rest of the week, Con Edison is providing tips to conserve energy.Run energy-draining appliances like washing machines, ovens, dishwashers, or dryers in the morning or at night, when it’s cooler. Get $30 back in rebates from Con Edison when you buy an Energy-Star room air conditioner. Con Ed offers a free programmable thermostat to anyone with central air conditioning. Head to their website to find out how to get one.Turn off your lights and other appliances when not in use. The company says it will have extra personnel to address additional problems incurred by the heat wave.

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Bronx National Night Out

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Bronx police precincts are holding National Night Out events across the borough on Aug. 2. The NYPD sponsored events are designed to increase awareness about crime and drug prevention, along with strengthening neighborhood spirit, according to Borough President Ruben Diaz.Residents can participate in games and munch on food while getting to know local officers.Click here to find more information about your neighborhood’s National Night Out.

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Bronx News Roundup, July 19

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Weather: keep the sunblock handy and the AC cranked on-another hot and sunny one today, with temperatures in the low-90s. The heat will continue through the rest of the week, hitting a peak on Friday.Story of the Day: Former Council Speaker Turns Bronx BuilderToday’s Wall Street Journal takes a closer look at Gifford Miller, a former City Council speaker and one-time mayoral hopeful who, according to the story, “has no interest in ever returning to politics.” His new career path-real estate-has brought him to the Bronx, where his firm is attempting to rezone a swath of land

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Bronx Assemblyman Stevenson Rallies for Strauss-Kahn Accuser

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Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson is joining a chorus of local leaders coming to the defense of the woman who says she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French politician and former head of the International Monetary Fund.Stevenson, just coming off his first term in office, held an event last Friday at the Futa Islamic Center in Morrisania, a popular meeting place for the neighborhood’s Guinean community-the West African country from which the woman involved in the incident hails.“Rumors about her past that have nothing to do with the case even if they were true should not prevent the case from being heard,” Stevenson said in a statement. “A dismissal would discourage victims from coming forward for fear that they themselves would be put on trial.”Stevenson called on Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., to move forward in prosecuting Strauss-Kahn and to “let the victim have her day in court.” It’s unclear whether or not there will be a trial in the high-profile case, after “inconsistencies” arose surrounding the woman’s account of her own past, as well as what happened following the alleged attack, the New York Times

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Carnage on Fordham Road; Three Injured in Crash

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The driver of this car kept driving after crashing twice on Fordham Road (Photo: D. Greene)By David GreeneOn Saturday evening, witnesses said a car (pictured) traveling west on E. Fordham Road side-swiped another vehicle. When attempting to flee that crash scene, the driver slammed into the back of a taxi near Creston Avenue. Despite the heavy damage the vehicle sustained, witnesses say the driver continued toward Jerome Avenue, where an unidentified pedestrian was also hit. The crash remains under investigation. Less than three months ago, a woman was killed by a taxi that had crashed into the front of a department store on Fordham Road, near Bainbridge Avenue.

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Bronx News Roundup, Monday, July 18

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Welcome back to the program, ladies and gentlemen. To the Bronx news! Weather: Hot, with a high around 93 and rain possible after 4 p.m. Higher chance of rain and thunderstorms overnight. The rest of the week is expected to be similarly blazing, without as much possibility for rain. Story of the Day: Bronx Students to Help Build School in MaliThis summer, students at the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics, which has a heavy focus on community service, are exporting their manpower and $74,000 to build a school in the West African country of Mali.

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Bronx Crime Watch: Still Waiting on Neighborhood Crime Stats

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This may seem redundant, but we believe that redundancy will one day bear fruit, otherwise known as invaluable neighborhood crime statistics that our Bronx communities deserve.Until then, we’re still tallying the days until the NYPD releases neighborhood sector crime stats, which we requested from them via a Freedom of Information Law request last year. The Village Voice covered our campaign recently; read the story here.