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Crazy Hat Day At OLA Fourth-grader Kevin Glenn goes all Teletubbie at Our Lady of the Assumption School’s Crazy Hat and Sock Day on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Glenn got some assistance from lunch mother Erika Neri. Crazy Hat and Sock Day was part of the Pelham Bay elementary school’s celebration of Catholic Schools Week.

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a while.” Two-way street The problem came into sharp focus in March 2013, when the healthcare titan took over the nearby bankrupt Westchester Square Medical Center. Among the many changes it made was to remove 140 overnight beds. But it’s not just the hospital’s fault for the long bed wait, said Roberto Garcia, Montefiore’s senior director of community and governmental relations. The community needs to meet Montefiore in the middle to fi x the problems, he said. Many patients clogging the Einstein emergency room use Weiler as their primary healthcare facility —or are among the 269,000 Bronxites estimated to have no insurance at all. Monte’s been opening up Ur Continued on Page 67

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sale in January despite a years-long protest from local community groups and elected officials. USPS has said it needs to close a yawning $20 billion budget gap by 2015. After the agency sells the property, it plans to wash its hands of it entirely. “Future uses of the facility are not within our decision-making equation,” USPS spokesperson Connie Chirichello stated in an email. Diaz may have to break out the Elmer’s Glue-All. “The way it’s traditionally gone, they pretty much decide who they want to sell it to,” said Steve Hutchins, an NYU professor who tracks post office sales on his website savethepostoffice.com, “and usually it’s to the highest bidder.” Marketplace on table USPS has stayed mum on how many or what type of bids it has already received for the site, which has an estimated value of

Local leaders hope that the interior of the landmarked General Post Office on the Grand Concourse Photo by Aracelis Batista won’t become a storage site. around $14 million. Local leaders would like to see a developer build some sort of market facility that the community can use.

“I think the people here would be on board with the market proposal,” said Jose Rodriguez, district manager of local Community

Board 4. Reports surfaced last week that Young Woo and Associates —whose idea of an eclectic marketplace

was considered for the Kingsbridge Armory but eventually shot down —was among the bidders. An official reached for comment at that company could not confirm that the developer had made a bid. Storage site concerns Borough officials’ fear that a landmarked space — a developer cannot touch either the Post Office’s edifice or its mural-lined interior —will become a storage facility doesn’t come totally out of left field. In November 2012, NYC storage titan Tuck-it-away expanded into the former H. W. Wilson bookmaking lighthouse in Highbridge. But the specifics of the Post Office situation complicate any developer’s plan. Any buyer would sign a “convenant” that among other requirements says that it must allow the public to enter once a month and view the 13 Depression-era murals.

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They should stuff their storage somewhere else. That’s what Bronx local leaders are demanding as they try to influence the ultimate fate of the borough’s iconic General Post Office with its Depression-era murals. “The building the way that it is now is ripe for, say, a storage company to come in,” said Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at a panel at New York Law School Friday Feb. 7. “And I will Krazy Glue myself to the door before I will allow that to happen.” Locals locked out? But it is unclear at this point if Diaz, or any other community leader for that matter, will have any say over what will happen to the four-story 159,000 square foot building on the Grand Concourse and E. 149th Street. The United States Postal Service already listed it for

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Who says that Kosher can’t be delicious? Next Friday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m., Temple Hatikva will be sponsoring its first Kosher Wine & Cheese Festival directly after its Shabbat Services. Everyone will have the opportunity to sample several types of Kosher wines and cheeses and compare the various products. The knowledgeable “sommeliers” (wine experts) will tell you about every wine and provide a mini-course on Kosher wine production. Of course, the cheese and

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crackers will serve to highlight the taste of each wine and bring out its natural flavorings. Kosher wines have truly come into their own in the past several years, and now you’ll be able to find out why. The temple promises you that these are not your father’s wines! Due to the nature of this program, only those over the age of 21 years old (with proof) will be allowed to participate in the wine tastings. However, there will be cheese and crackers for everyone!

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Expressnow Yourselfon the map ‘Allerton’ BY BEN KOCHMAN Goodbye Bronxdale — and hello Allerton. East Bronx locals long confused about where exactly they live are cheering the City Planning Department’s decision to change its maps to reflect what they actually call their neighborhood. Where there once was “Bronxdale” —approximately bordered by north of Pelham Parkway, west of E. Gun Hill Road, east of Bronx Park East and south of Burke Avenue —there will soon be “Allerton.” “It is a sign of our community coming together and restoring common sense,” said Gene DeFrancis, director of the Allerton International Merchants Association, a coalition of local businesses on Allerton Avenue. Google Maps has already been altered to update City Planning’s changes, while a ‘Pelham Parkway’ neighborhood

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was drawn in south of what is now Allerton. Since 2008, Google has allowed users to draw their own neighborhood lines with its “Mapmaker” feature. But the company reserves fi nal edit over its maps. Both City Planning and Google decided to change those maps after a local push that began at Community Board 11 gained steam, with local electeds jumping into the fray. On Jan. 28, a team of pols including Rep. Joe Crowley, Councilmember Jimmy Vacca, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and State Sen. Jeff Klein urged City Planning to change the maps on its “Community Data Portal,” among other resources. Those pols claimed victory Monday, Feb. 10, after receiving a letter from City Planning confi rming that the agency would update its unofficial maps to include Allerton.

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has caused mapmakers over time. “Bronxdale” refers to a cotton farming village settled in the 1880s and labeled on early maps on the west

bank of the Bronx River at Boston Road, an area that today holds a parking lot for the Bronx Zoo. Back then there wasn’t a Pelham Parkway or an Allerton. Today most locals in Pelham Parkway and Allerton simply use the area’s biggest street to describe what neighborhood they are in, whether it’s Pelham Parkway North or South, or the Allerton Avenue commercial strip. Bronx’s resident expert on these things, Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan, cautioned in January that the push for Allerton is in essence “creating a fiction, something that does not exist and has never existed.” But the Allertoners —or is it Allertonians?—are far too excited to mind. “These corrections will go a long way in putting us on the map!” boasted CB 11’s district manager, Jeremy Warneke.

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LET’S GO RINGSIDE A couple of nasty potential political challenges are brewing in the Bronx, and they’re all about incumbents looking to take out incumbents. City Councilman Fernando Cabrera will announce shortly that he is forming an exploratory committee to weigh challenging west Bronx state Senator Gustavo Rivera. Meanwhile, C ouncilwoman A n n a b e l Pa l m a has been talking to various folks about her chances of taking out long-term South Bronx Congressman Jose Serrano. Other names floating in that potential dust-up include state Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo. But at this point, the only race we might take seriously is that potential Cabrera-Rivera brawl. Cabrera could find some strong backing by candidates looking to fill his council seat in a wide-open special election. As for Serrano, with nominating petition gathering due to kick off

March 4 for the June 2 congressional primary, any Serrano challengers would have to get into high gear mucho pronto. Even so, Serrano has recently stirred himself from hibernation, suddenly cranking out a blizzard of press releases and jumping into a number of local community issues. If you listen to some politicrats, both Rivera and Serrano could be vulnerable, with neither having much of a political organization or funding to beat back a strong challenger. Serrano, in fact, has rarely had a primary since he was first elected in 1990. But even though Count y is ticked at Gustavo and Jose for various sins and annoyances, we’re told Party Boss Carl Heastie will still offer the machine’s services – such as they are these days without union help – to both Serrano and Rivera in gathering petitions. T he old rule about always backing your incumbents apparently still holds in the Bronx – un-

less they are patently indictable, i.e. former West Bronx state Senator Pedro Espada, who the party ignored, paving the way for Gustavo to topple. WE GOT IT RIGHT W hen S oundview C ouncilwoman Annabel Palma wound up without a committee chairmanship under new Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, whom she had challenged for the post, we wrote that Annabel purposely took a pass. The day after the chairmanships were handed out - or not - she griped she was left out. But Annabel now backs us up, saying “My main interest was in keeping chairmanship of the General Welfare committee, and when it wasn’t on the table, I didn’t want another chairmanship.” MORRISANIA RUSH With now ex-Morrisania Assemblyman Eric Stevenson convicted of bribe receiving, add a few more wannabes looking at the open seat. We previously reported the Democratic machine favorite du jour is attorney Marsha Mi-

chaels, even as former Assemblyman Michael Benjamin has been going around trying to find some love. We’re told local 79th A.D. male and female district leaders Wilbert Tee Lawton and Cynthia Cox supposedly have their eyes on the prize in what could become a free-for-all primary race, given that some of the contenders for the recent local City Council seat won by Countybacked ex-Assemblywoman Vanessa Gibson are also weighing runs. CANDIDATE KOPPELL Former Riverdale City Councilman Oliver Koppell sounding like a candidate with press release taking aim at Senate co-leader Jeff Klein over report cohort Republican leader Dean Skelos will block Mayor de Blasio’s pre-K plan from coming up for a vote. “The only reason Senator Skelos is allowed to block this and other progressive legislation is because of his backroom deal with Senator Jeff Klein,” sayeth Ollie, who most likely will face a Man

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“KAPPY” Kappstatter of LaMancha uphill fight to unseat Jeff, the entrenched leader of the Independent Democratic Conference. Ollie called upon Jeff to “immediately renounce his self-serving agreement with Senator Skelos and rejoin the Democratic Conference.” To which we would say FAT CHANCE. COP CORNER Canned. Glad to hear that Beergate up at the Four-Seven detective squad in Edenwald has gone flat, thanks to new Commissioner Bill Bratton ordering shoofly cops to can it, veteran cop reporter Murray Weiss writes at dnainfo.com. Seems former Bronx, and now ( soon-to-be-ex) citywide Chief of Detectives Phil Pulaski went all CIS when a shoofly captain out of Bronx Boro with no love for the squad boss there found four empty beer cans in the trash and a six-pack in the fridge in the bunk room. While booze in precincts is a no-no, this case was more a grudge match than a scandal.

S econd in comma nd. Gotta hand it to PC Bill Bratton for political savvy. He’s keeping former Bronx Boro commander Raphael Pineiro as his first deputy commissioner. Bratton scores on a couple of fronts. He makes points with the city’s Hispanic electeds and population, and while former PC Ray Kelly was a micro-manager, not leaving that much to do for Pineiro, the new PC is known for giving commanders more free hands and responsibility, also not leaving that much for Pineiro to do. OOPS Calm down you folks in Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj’s district. After we ran a short item last column about Mark returning $25,000 to the state in unspent office funding, a lotta local groups inundated his office with phone calls, griping those bux coulda helped them out. Relax. The money was strictly limited to his district office budget, not for community funding. BRONX BIRTHDAYS Feb. 16 - Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan

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St. Pat’s Parade honorees Grand marshals, honored clergy excited about March 16 parade BY PATRICK ROCCHIO When a sea of green marchers roll down E. Tremont Ave. for the Bronx St. Patrick’s Parade, these three honorees will be siting pretty. The parade committee has selected Denis and Noreen Donoghue, a married couple from Throggs Neck who have spent their retirement years volunteering at Calvary Hospital for more than a decade, as the 16th Annual Bronx St. Patrick’s Day Parade’s grand marshals. Honored Clergy will be Mother Alice Mary McGowan, mother superior and CEO of Jeanne Jugan Residence on Schurz Avenue in Throggs Neck. The parade kicks off at noon at E. Tremont and Lafayette avenues on Sunday, March 16, with a reviewing stand at Harding and E. Tremont avenues. “I feel wonderful about being honored here,” said

MOTHER ALICE MARY MCGOWAN Denis Donoghue. “It is really nice to be recognized, and it’s exciting for us.” Denis and Noreen met in Ireland when they were teenagers, with he hailing from County Kerry and she from County Cork. They were married in 1958 in Throggs Neck at the Hideaway Inn on Pennyfield

Avenue, a few years after they immigrated to America, said Noreen Donoghue. Calvary volunteers She worked in catering, and he in refrigeration and restaurants, and they have been volunteering at Calvary Hospital since their retirement in 2001. He helps take patients to Mass and activities, and she brings patients ice and water and helps feed those who cannot feed themselves. “When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a nurse,” she said. “I like to help sick people and those who cannot help themselves.” Both Denis and Noreen are thrilled about being grand marshals, but they were also honored by the Kerrymen’s Patriotic & Benevolent Association. They are the proud parents of Patrick (PJ), Noreen and Denis, and grandparents to seven. Noreen expressed her

admiration for the Bronx and for the United States. “The Bronx is just great,” she said. “We like the people and the conveniences.” Mother Alice Mother Alice was born in the Bronx, and was baptized at St. Augustine Parish, attending St. Philip Neri School and Aquinas High School. She professed her vows as a Little Sister of the Poor in France, as all members of that order do, and served her community in New Jersey, New York, and as well as in Baychester in the Bronx before landing in Throggs Neck. “I think it is a privilege to represent the clergy, and also my Irish heritage,” she said, adding that she could not get over the size of the parade. She has been the administrator of the Jeanne Jugan Residence for three years. The day of festivities

DENIS AND NOREEN DONOGHUE will begin with a mass and breakfast for the marchers at St. Benedict’s Church. Every year after the parade, there are several parties and family get-to-

gethers, said Sheila Haney, parade committee member. There is also a festive atmosphere in bars and restaurants on and around E. Tremont Ave.

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The Alda’s at the Bronx Museum Actor and writer wife return to her home borough BY JAIME WILLIAMS The Aldas are putting on a show. The Bronx Museum of the Arts will host Arlene Alda, musician, writer, photographer, and wife of actor Alan Alda, as part of its “Back in the Bronx” series February 22. At the event Alda will answer questions about growing up in the Bronx, as posed by her husband. “I thought it would be fun if my husband got up and interviewed me,” she said. “I have no idea what he’s going to ask.” Alda also plans to read parts of her recently completed manuscript, which features interviews with other famous former Bronxites. The book, “Just Kids from the Bronx,” will be published February 2015. Alda said the idea for the book came from meeting Mickey Drexler, CEO of J. Crew, at a friend’s house.

Alda at age 1 in front of her childhood apartment building near Allerton Avenue. She recalls photographers coming around the neighborhood with their ponies, hoping parents would pay for a photo. Photo courtesy of Arlene Alda

They realized they had grown up in the same apartment building near Aller-

ton Avenue, and went back and visited their old home together. After that experience, Alda said she wanted to learn what other prominent Bronxites’ stories and influences are. “It became a project in my mind,” she said. Among those featured are: Regis Philbin, author Mary Higgins Clark, rapper Grandmaster Melle Mel, architect Daniel Libeskind, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and borough historian Lloyd Ultan. Alda said it was important to her to include both this wide range of subjects as well as a range of time in order to create a fuller picture of the Bronx. Born in 1933, she described her childhood in the 1940s as a time when things were good. The daughter of Eastern European immigrants, Alda lived with her family of five in a onebedroom apartment. But she said she spent her child-

hood outside playing street games such as marbles, handball and jump rope in her neighborhood, only heading home when it was time for dinner. “It was a time of tremendous freedom for kids and tremendous optimism for the future.” Although Alda left the Bronx around 1957 to join the Houston Symphony and then moved to Manhattan, her father lived in her childhood home until he died in 1986, so she returned often. “I kept going back, I always enjoyed going back,” she said. “I always feel at home in the Bronx.” Alison Chernow, the museum’s director of external affairs, said Alda was a natural choice for the series, which she hopes will make the museum a hub for former Bronxites. The museum plans to hold the events about every two months. The event is noon, Satur-

Arlene and hubby Alan Alda share a laugh. Former Bronx girl and husband best known for his role as Hawkeye Piere on TV series M*A*S*H will be a Bronx Museum of Arts Saturday, Feb. 22 to talk about her new book of interviews with famous former Bronxites. Photo courtesy of Arlene Alda

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WED, JAN. 1ST, 3:25 a.m. – Lowell St. and Longfellow Ave. A police officers required medical attention after being injured in the line of duty. The officer was injured while arresting a suspect on an assault charge. The officer was treated at Lincoln Medical Center.

42nd PCT. FRI, DEC. 27TH, 7:35 p.m. – 1105 Tinton Ave. Authorities are looking into a shooting that occurred near East 166 St. A Hispanic male was transported to Lincoln Medical Center after being shot once in the arm. Additional police officers were deployed into the area to search for the culprits as investigators were attempting to locate witnesses. SUN, DEC. 29TH, 10:40 p.m. – 1385 Washington Ave. Two more males ended up in trouble with the law enforcement community. A Hispanic male and a black male were arrested after being found in possession of a 9-mm pistol. The gun was voucher as evidence for the pending trail.

43rd PCT. THURS, DEC. 26TH, 10:30 a.m. – 1268 Stratford Ave. A black male who attempted a home invasion received an unexpected surprise. The culprit knocked on the door of a 50 year old Hispanic female home. The unknown culprit pushed the lady

44th PCT. WED, DEC. 25TH, 3:35 a.m. – 1491 Jerome Ave. Authorities are looking into a shooting. A 25 year old Hispanic male arrived at Bronx Lebanon Hospital suffering from a bullet wound to the back area. Local detectives are handling the inquiry. SAT, DEC. 28TH, 10:40 a.m. – 1325 College Ave. Local police officers needed assistance from members of the Emergency Service Squad. The officers were faced with an emotionally disturbed person who was barricaded within a building. After a while the person was taken into custody without anyone being injured. WED, JAN. 1ST, 1:20 a.m. – 1354 Teller Ave. A 37 year old black male was transported to Lincoln Medical Center. The man was suffering from a stab wound to the chest. Police investigators arrested a suspect.

45th PCT. THURS, DEC. 26TH, 7:15 a.m. – 1332 Commerce Ave. Police are looking for the three male culprits who robbed a deli at knife point. The team, composed of a Caucasian male along with two black males,

robbed the ‘DMV Deli’ of one-hundred sixty-eight dollars and a pack of cigarette. No injuries were reported. FRI, DEC. 27TH, 11:55 p.m. – 1815 Mayflower Ave. With an arrest in the Middletown section, police took another gun off of Bronx streets. Recovered by police was a loaded 32-caliber revolver. The gun was vouched for the pending court hearing. SUN, DEC. 29TH, 12:45 p.m. – Bruckner Expwy and Westchester Ave. Authorities are looking into a report that shots had rung out inside a vehicle. The vehicle was apparently on am exit ramp near Pelham Parkway when the shots were heard. Officials have not received any indication of injuries. The incident is under review by detectives. MON, DEC. 30TH, 5:35 p.m. – 2503 Tratman St. Local police officers required re-enforcements when they came face to face with an emotional female. The unidentified female was barricaded inside a home. Police officers from the Emergency Service Squad were requested to respond in addition to the Hostage Negotiation Team and the Technical Assistance and Response Unit. Authorities were able to gain control of the woman without any injuries being reported. MON, DEC. 30TH, 11:00 p.m. – Middletown Rd and Bruckner Blvd. Telephones in various emergency dispatch centers rang off their cradles after an explosion occurred. Residents from several counties over loaded various emergency communications centers reporting hearing a loud noise. First responders traced the calls to an unexpected explosion of professional firework that occurred in Pelham Bay Park. Federal investigators got involved with the inquiry since the explosives were placed inside a metal garbage container. Windows in several nearby homes in the County Club section were broken. Based on evidence recovered at the scene provided authorities with leads that permitted them to trace the fireworks to the manufacture. An arrest was made within days.

46th PCT. TUES, DEC. 24TH, 10:00 p.m. – University Ave. and West 174 St. Emergency workers came to the aid of two males. One of the victims had been stabbed while the other male was slashed. The pair was transported to a nearby hospital in Manhattan.

THURS, DEC. 26TH, 4:05 a.m. – 1985 Davidson Ave. Authorities are looking into an incident where a police officer shot a person. The culprit was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital where he expired within an hour. Police officers were alerted to a robbery that occurred in a bank lobby. The victim who was with police officers spotted the culprit. The officers attempted to stop the man, but he ran into a nearby building. A struggle occurred with several shots being fired. The injured man, James Torres, 44, of Throggs Neck, was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where he expired. A loaded 380-caliber pistol was found at the crime scene. MON, DEC. 30TH, 8:55 p.m. – 1600 Sedgwick Ave. Police officers assigned to an anti-crime unit arrested a 21 year old Hispanic male. The culprit was in possession of a 32-caliber revolver according to officials. The gun was vouched as evidence for the pending trail. WED, JAN. 1ST, 4:40 a.m. – 2411 Valentine Ave. Police arrested a suspect after a teen was shot. A 19 year old black male was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital suffering from a bullet wound to the right leg. A gun was also recovered by authorities.

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SUN, DEC. 29TH, 6:55 a.m. – 4825 White Plains Rd. An investigation is underway after officials learned of a stabbing. An unidentified black male received a stab wound. The male victim was reported in critical condition at a near-by hospital. TUES, DEC. 31ST, 7:10 a.m. – 1909 Edenwald Ave. Authorities are looking into the death of a teenage girl. The 17 year old victim, with a history of headaches, was found in bed dead. Detectives are waiting for the results of the Medical Examiner’s autopsy with will determine if the death was suspicious. WED, JAN. 1ST, 12:05 a.m. – 4524 Barnes Ave. Police are looking for two masked men. A 37 year old forced their way into a home within a four-story dwelling. The occupant was awoken by the noise the two masked culprits made. Demanding money from the victim, the pair fled with a cell phone.

SAT, DEC. 28TH, 3:05 p.m. – Astor Ave. and Cruger Ave. A search was conducted for two Hispanic males. The unknown culprits wearing black hoodies indicated that they were armed with a gun robbed their victim of two expensive handbags. Local detectives are handling the inquiry.

48th PCT. TUES, DEC. 24TH, 6:50 a.m. – 702 East 187 St. Police were alerted that a grocery store in the Belmont section was broken into. The un-

50th PCT. MON, DEC. 30TH, 3115 Corlear Ave. Specially trained police investigators are conducting an inquiry in the Riverdale community after a synagogue was defaced. Detectives are looking for the person who placed a swastika on the Kingsbridge Center of Israel.

52nd PCT. TUES, DEC. 24TH, 12:40 a.m. – East 212 St. and DeKalb Ave. A stabbing victim was transported to near-by North Central Bronx Hospital. The injured crime victim was suffering from a wound to the left shoulder. Local detectives are handling the inquiry. TUES, DEC. 24TH, 4:10 p.m. – 2757 Morris Ave. Officials are look-

TRANSIT No major incidents reported.

HOUSING WED, DEC. 25TH, 1:30 a.m. – 304 East 156 St. Authorities are looking for the person who shot a 16 year old black male. The incident occurred in a hallway on the 8th floor of NYC Housing Authority facility officials report. The teen, who was enroute to visit his grand-mother on Christmas morning, was taken to Lincoln Medical Center where he was reported to be in stable condition being struck by a bullet in the chest area. Additional police officers were dispersed into the area. THURS, DEC. 26TH, 12:55 p.m. – 2225 Lacombe Ave. Police officers from Housing’s PSA # 8 arrested a female suspect. The culprit is being charged with stabbing her boyfriend after the couple had a verbal dispute. The injured male was reported to be in stable condition as the female culprit was transported to court. Police were able to voucher evidence that was recovered at the crime scene. FRI, DEC. 27TH, 1:55 p.m. – 750 East 166 St. Despite the effects of a Housing’s PSA # 7 Police Officer, a woman succumbed to an apparent heart attack. The police officer used an AED device to save a 44 year old Hispanic woman who was suffering from a heart attack. The officer attempted to revive the woman, but she expired at Bronx Lebanon Hospital. FRI, DEC. 27TH, 8:25 p.m. – 320 East 156 St. Police officers looking into a report of possible child abuse made two arrests. Police officers from Housing’s PSA # 7 arrested the child’s mother and her boyfriend. WED, JAN. 1ST, 2:50 p.m. – 1343 Washington Ave. Police investigators from the 42nd Pct. Detective Squad are looking for the person who fired a bullet. The bullet broke through the kitchen window of an apartment in the NYC Housing Authority building. No injuries were reported. WED, JAN. 1ST, 10:00 p.m. – 3545 Third Ave. Another teenager was arrested after being found in possession of a gun. Arrested by police officers from Housing’s PSA # 7 was a 19 year old Hispanic teenager. Taken away from the young culprit was a 9-mm pistol. The gun was vouched as evidence for the pending trail.


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into her home only to find her two brothers there. He struggled with the two good guys before grabbing a metal chain from the woman’s neck. The culprit fled on foot before police were summoned. FRI, DEC. 27TH, 2:00 p.m. – 805 Taylor Ave. Local police officers were faced with an emotionally disturbed woman. The 24 year old black woman had locked herself with in the building telling people that she was going to kill herself. Police officers from the Emergency Service Squad were called to the scene. After a standoff the police officers were able to gain control of the woman without anyone being injured. SUN, DEC. 29TH, 6:55 a.m. – 1177 Wheeler Ave. Police were called after two males were stabbed. The victims were entering a cab when an unidentified person stabbed them in their back after leaving a neighborhood bar. WED, JAN. 1ST, 11:35 p.m. – 1040 Sound View Ave. Officials are looking into an assault. A 23 year old Hispanic male was injured after being pistol whipped on the head area. Responding police officers recovered evidence indicating that all most a dozen shots had been fired.

ing for the person who broke into a house of worship. The unknown culprit removed a camera and a lens from the church. MON, DEC. 30TH, 7:50 p.m. – 284 East Kingsbridge Rd. Police officers responding to a reported armed robbery conducted a search but came up empty handed. Detectives have taken over the inquiry after two black males fired a shot during a robbery where an Apple – I phone and six hundred dollars were taken.


WED, DEC. 25TH, 1:00 a.m. – 2537 Third Ave. Police were summoned to Lincoln Medical Center after a male arrived at the hospital suffering from a previous received bullet wound. The 41 year old black male informed investigators that he had been previously shot and waited several hours before he went for medical assistance. The man was treated for a bullet wound to the torso area. SUN, DEC. 29TH, 8:10 a.m. – 383 Grand Concourse. An inquiry was started after officials learned of a thief. Apparently 20 or more trucks being longing to U-Haul had their catalyst converters stolen. Authorities are looking for the culprits. MON, DEC. 30TH, 6:00 p.m. – 674 East 136 St. An inquiry was started after police learned of an armed robbery. Two black males wearing masks committed the robbery officials report. The victim was struck in the face by one of the culprits who used a gun as the weapon. An unknown amount of money was taken from the cash register before they fled. WED, JAN. 1ST, 12:05 a.m. – Saint Ann’s Ave. and East 149 St. Five persons were arrested after police officers found them with a gun. The 22-caliber revolver was taken away from the culprits and vouched as evidence for the pending trail.

known thief made off with a stack of calling cards and six-hundred dollars in cash. SAT, DEC. 28TH, 3:45 a.m. – East 178 St. and Bathgate Ave. Officials are looking for a female who robbed a cab driver. The woman apparently armed fled with an unknown amount of money from the driver. The driver did escape injury. SUN, DEC. 29TH, 3:15 a.m. – 2294 Crotona Ave. Investigators are looking for the person who broke into a store. The unknown thief entered a phone store removing an unknown amount of property. SUN, DEC. 29TH, 2:30 p.m. – 2069 Honeywell Ave. Police investigators are looking for a male who fled from a crime scene. The male apparently stabbed his girlfriend. The injured female was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital. WED, JAN. 1ST, 3:55 a.m. – Beaumont Ave. and East 187 St. Police officers were dispatched to St. Barnabas Hospital. A black teenager appeared at the hospital seeking treatment for a bullet wound to the left leg. The officers interviewed the 15 year old male teen learning that he was shot in the Belmont community. Local detectives are handling the inquiry. WED, JAN. 1ST, 8:30 a.m. – 855 East 178 St. An inquiry was launched after officials learned of a slashing. A 26 year old black male was being robbed in the building’s lobby when the male victim was slashed three times in the face. The injured man was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital. Additional police officers were dispatched into the area to help look for a Hispanic male believed to be around 30’s year old.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Parkway perils Dear editor, Have you ever seen a disaster happen? Well, you are welcome to come to Pelham Parkway and witness it first hand. When our esteemed candidates were running for office this past election, they all promised that all Boroughs would and should be treated equally. What happened to the Bronx? Once again the BALL WAS DROPPED. On Pelham Parkway South, almost all of the side streets are a sheet of ice. Bad enough that on Lydig Avenue, because of the Con Edison construction, street plows could not be used because of the plates covering the holes, but nothing was done on the side streets such as Maran Place, Matthews Avenue and others to try to melt the ice. I have received many complaints regarding this issue from community residents who try to navigate both themselves and their cars without slipping and sliding to avoid a bad fall or an accident. Another issue is the sidewalk on Holland Avenue, where people actually have to walk in the icy gutter because the sidewalk is blocked off with Con Edison equipment. Parents walking their children to school, seniors trying to go about their daily chores, young parents with baby carriages and the rest of the community are really having a hard time not only with walking but also parking their cars. Pelham Parkway has always been a tough place to park, but now it’s impossible. Many parking spots are being taken by Con Edison equipment. I know that the Con Edison construction is a necessity to upgrade the gas lines, but enough is enough. I also understand that due to the inclement weather the target date for completion is being pushed ahead, but when will we see the light of day? Please someone, give us some answers. Edith Blitzer, Chairman Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association

Unplowed streets Dear editor, The recent storm that occurred bring both snow and ice on February 5th, still remains unplowed in many parts of Throggs Neck. I am tired of the terms certain type roads are given by our governing state. In particular the term tertiary road. By definition, this means a minor secondary road. Who makes these determinations? I have witnessed many cars going down these roads or blocks if you will. When two cars traveling in the opposite direction could not pass each other, one of these cars had to back up to the nearest intersection allowing the other car to pass. This in itself is a dangerous situation. Recently I have heard our learning-on-thejob Mayor state that the Dept. of Sanitation would plow the main roads and private contactors the secondary or tertiary roads. Really? If this is the case, then what city agency is ensuring that this is being followed through? Senior citizens comprise a large part of the

population of Throggs Neck. Shall we wait till a major car accident occurs that could have been avoided if better planning was thought of? One solution, I believe, would be to finally make more streets one-way streets. The second would be to have snow emergency street designations. I would hope Mr. Vacca is looking in to these very things before it is too late. Chris Christensen

Property tax Dear editor, Thanks to Jimmy Vacca for his advice regarding NYC property taxes, it seems rather sad to think that as a homeowner, taxpayer and citizen of NYC one must remember “caveat emptor”, buyer beware, when dealing with “our” city’s agencies. In my previous letter to the editor, I asked “if anyone can tell me why” I pay more taxes on a FMV of $580,000,with $3,900.00 in taxes, while the Mayor pays $2,900 on a $1.4 million house in Brooklyn. If there is a reason for this difference so be it. If not, it just shows how abused the system Tom Hansen and the homeowners are.

Transit issue Dear editor, I would like to answer please, the recent letter that was written to the editor the Bronx Times Reporter by Mr. Larry Penner. Actually, if memory serves me right, starting to grow up as a boy back in the sixties, I think I remember hearing about a special bond issue that if passed by the public on Election Day, with the money left over from this bond issue, I believe the No.6 train from Pelham Bay would actually have been extended in to CO-OP City. However, all the rage back then was that the Second Avenue Subway would be terminating somewhere inside CO-OP City and the extended No.6 train from Pelham Bay was just not needed. Now, fast forward all these years later, with the new mall going up and almost completed inside of Bay Plaza, public transportation MUST be enhanced and augmented by the M.T.A or

LET US HEAR FROM YOU Letters to the editor are welcome from all readers. They should be addressed care of this newspaper to Laura Guerriero, Publisher, the Bronx Times Reporter, 900 E. 132nd Street, Bronx, NY 10454, or e-mail to [email protected]. All letters, including those submitted via e-mail, MUST be signed and with a verifiable address and telephone number included. Note that the address and telephone number will NOT be published and the name will be published or withheld upon request. No unsigned letters can be accepted for publication. The editor reserves the right to edit all submissions.

we will all see major, major backups and delays leading into Bay Plaza in CO-OP City. I would like to suggest a new monorail be built across I 95 at Pelham Bay leading into Bay Plaza. At the same time, another monorail or elevated subway spur from the No.5 train at Baychester Avenue also be built leading into the new mall at Bay Plaza. Thus, both monorails would terminate at roughly the same spot at Bay Plaza. Hopefully, all elected officials will see fit to build these extensions into Bay Plaza in COJoseph P. Wall OP City.

Tobacco-free Dear editor, In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a landmark report on smoking and health that clearly linked smoking to lung cancer and rattled our nation to its core. Fifty years later, smoking rates have more than halved, but tobacco use still remains the leading cause of preventable death. In New York City, smoking kills more than 7,000 residents aged 35 and older each year. The Bronx has one of the highest smoking rates in the City: 156,000 adults and 3,000 public high school students currently smoke. We’ve made great strides, but more work needs to be done. Today, people in the Bronx live, work, play and learn in tobacco-free buildings, workplaces and public spaces. These smoke-free environments encourage tobacco users to quit, protect people from secondhand smoke, and model tobacco-free living for Bronx youth. But we cannot declare victory just yet. In New York State alone, the tobacco industry spends about $1 million every day to aggressively and intentionally market its deadly products to youth and in communities where people are struggling to get by financially. These vulnerable populations are disproportionately affected by the toll tobacco takes on our community. We must renew our efforts to lower smoking rates and save lives. We know what works: bold smoke-free policies, hard-hitting media campaigns, high cigarette prices, and strong tobacco prevention and cessation programs. By applying these strategies more fully and aggressively, we can ultimately break the cycle of sickness, disability and death and make the next generation tobacco-free. Lisa Spitzner, Borough Manager, Bronx Smoke-Free Partnership

Wasted education $ Dear editor, How much money is the NYC Department of Education wasting every time they take out multi page ads in the New York Daily News along with other daily and weekly newspapers for “The latest news from the NYC Department of Education Public School Press”? These dollars would be better spend educating children than promoting Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Fariña. Larry Penner

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Park Blvd., is a relic of an era when Bedford Park was packed with Irish immigrants. Back then, Webster Avenue was awash with the green flags that today hang from storefronts further north on Katonah Avenue in heavily Irish Woodlawn. Many Irish families moved into the Bedford Park area with the extension of the Third Avenue elevated subway line, which from 1955 to 1973 ran from the 149th Street Hub to Gun Hill Road, said Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan. Among those fresh off the boat was Prendergast’s father, Michael Prendergast Sr., who opened the Jolly Tinker’s doors on Feb. 8, 1969 after coming from Ireland’s County Waterford. A meeting place As more and more Irish families came over in the 70’s and 80’s, the Jolly Tinker was an essential meeting place for those just putting roots down in a new city. “People would come in still carrying their suit-

cases from the trip,” said Prendergast Jr., who worked behind the bar while he was still in high school. “And all they had was a note with the Jolly Tinker’s address on it.” But the days when the area was affectionately nicknamed “Little Belfast” are long gone. Many of the families that frequented the Jolly Tinker in the years after it has opened have since migrated to other areas of the Bronx or out of the borough entirely. “A tavern would open up, and as the population aged, the kids moved someplace else,” Ultan said. The Jolly Tinker has stayed at its corner perch through that change, open 8 a.m to 4 a.m seven days a week. Only once, in 1985 when a fire hit part of the pub’s yellow brick exterior, did the bar close for a few hours. But by later that night, the Prendergast clan got the place back up and running, serving up suds to its diehard customers.

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Bieder had informed Senator Jeff Klein’s office of the situation in 2010, and after several inquiries to find out what was going on at that location, Klein finally contacted the Drug Enforcement Administration. “For years, the physicians at Astramed have illegally sold narcotics prescriptions to individuals who could score up to $30 per pill on the black market,” said Klein. But he added that the impact of Astramed’s illegal activity “went beyond just the illegal sale of prescriptions. “Astramed, which moved three separate times in the Bronx before being caught,” said Klein, “fundamentally disrupted the quality of life for residents and small business owners in the surrounding area.” Bieder said that when he first saw people lined

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up outside of Astramed, he was alarmed and thought it might have been a unlicensed drug treatment clinic, and was later told that it was a sleep disorder

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out of the senator’s district. “Astramed caused nothing but blight for our community and despite my attempts at notifying others about this issue, Senator Klein was the first person to take my concern to the next level. And he never gave up.” As president of the 45th Precinct Community Council, Bieder, often encourages others to report activities they know look out of place for their communities. The arrest and indictment of Terdiman, a licensed internist, was announced on Wednesday, Feb. 5 by the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York. In a parallel investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York charged 21 individuals in connection with the distribution scheme, including the Astramed owner, Lowe.

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President and CEO Lenny Caro agreed, and said the available space will create an opportunity for economic development in an area that has become a strong, viable commercial neighborhood. “It’s a prime spot,” he said of the college’s location on 149th Street between Morris and Cortlandt avenues. “Finding space there is a positive.” Kathy Zamechansky, president of the Bronx-Manhattan Association of Realtors, agreed that 149th street is a prime realty location right now. She pointed to the Triangle Plaza project in the HUB, which will include a supermarket, restaurant, retail and office space on 149th

Street, and the Bronxchester development, which will include retail and restaurant space alongside mixed-income affordable housing. “I think we’re going to see a revitalization on the block,” she said. The corridor, she noted,is one of the most heavily trafficked areas in the Bronx. Huntington said the sale will benefit the students as well as the community, because she can put the money from the building back into educational services for the college. She said the college’s School of New Resources will stay in the building and in the community long term. The School of New Resources offers bachelor degrees to adult students.

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scent “strange” and “kind of like gas.” Some can’t smell it at all, but are still concerned by its steady stream up from the ground. “It’s been very noticeable for a while now,” said Wanda Haynes, who walks down the avenue regularly and said she can’t smell the cloud, but is still puzzled by its sudden appearance. ‘Apparent breaks’ A spokesperson for the New York City Housing Authority, which has managed the Pelham Parkway Houses since its construction in 1950, said that the steam stems from “apparent breaks” in the underground piping system that connects the two sections of the housing project. The piping system provides heat to the over 2,500 people that live in the Houses. In the short term, NYCHA plans to close off the leaking steam mains —a process that may get delayed because of snowstorms. The

agency promised that it would find another way to heat the Houses during repairs, though there will be a brief disruption of heat and hot water service. Piping problems Hill, the Pelham Parkway Houses resident, said he wasn’t surprised that NYCHA was having piping issues. The water hasn’t been truly hot in his apartment since he moved in a year ago, he said. “I feel like I haven’t taken a decent shower or bath once,” he said. In the meantime, Sen. Klein vowed to keep watch. “To ensure the safety of pedestrians, students and local residents, NYCHA must act quickly,” he said. “I’m pleased that at our request, NYCHA has developed a plan to fix the steam pipe in the coming days. My office will continue to monitor this project until the issue is resolved.”

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Mayor shines light on program Singles out group helping those in trouble with law BY JAIME WILLIAMS A Bronx program that helps people on probabtion get back on track has wound up in the mayoral spotlight. New Mayor Bill de Blasio chose the Osborne Association on Westchester Avenue to announce that his wife, Chirlane McCray, will chair the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. Certain programs at the Osborne Association, which offers a wide range of support and services to people who have been in conflict with the law, are offered because of the Mayor’s Fund. The reentry services offered include job readiness training, counseling, substance abuse treatment, and mentoring for those on probabtion. “This is the kind of partnership, the kind of holistic work that changes peoples lives,” de Blasio said of the

Osborne Association’s efforts. The Mayor’s Fund’s Young Men’s Initiative, in partnership with the Department of Probation, offers two programs at Osborne locations in the Bronx for 18 to 24-year-olds involved in the criminal justice system. The first program, called Justice Community, offers job readiness training alongside community service programs. Osborne Association Director Elizabeth Gaynes calls the program “restorative justice,” where the members give back to the communities they harm, and start to feel a stronger connection to it. The second program, Arches, is a group mentoring program. Gaynes said the mentors are men who have come through the justice system and succeeded, because they are “credible

messengers” who can get through to the young men in the program. “It’s a very strong message of ‘I did this, and you can do this,’” Gaynes said. Both Arches and Justice Community are offered at other locations throughout the city. McCray praised the mission of the Osborne Association’s reentry programs. “I refuse to give up on those who have fallen down and need help getting back on their feet. How many of us would want to be forever defined by our worst mistake?” she asked. After the announcement, de Blasio said the fund intends to continue supporting the Young Men’s Initiative. “I think that’s a fantastic project and we look forward to building upon it, so that’s something we absolutely intend to not only retain but

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New bleachers for Scanlan Alum donates $20,000 to improve gym BY PATRICK ROCCHIO It was a large gift from a man with a big heart. John Mulligan, a booster of Monsignor Scanlan High School’s five basketball teams, has graciously donated $20,000 to his alma mater to purchase new state-of-theart, top-of-the-line bleachers for the Gallagher Gym. Mulligan has been a fano of the school’s basketball teams since he was a student there, graduating in 1969 when it was called St. Helena’s. He said he still fondly recalls attending a b-ball game in December 1967, when Helena defeated a powerhouse team from Powell Memorial Academy that included future NBA player Len Elmore in an upset victory. He was reconnected with the school when he returned to the school’s 50th anniversary celebration in 1999. Since then, he has attended basketball games zealously at the school, and said that he thought the addition of the bleachers might drum up interest in Scan-

lan’s sports programs. “I think by adding the bleachers with more adequate seating, young people may be more inclined to come to a basketball game, and maybe bring a friend and be impressed,” he said.

It serves a great purpose to us. We can fit people in our gym comfortably. Karen Gennarelli The bleachers was originally budgeted by Scanlan’s board of directors, but had to be cut because of other pressing needs, he said. So Mulligan decided to donate the $20,000 for new bleachers. Mulligan received a big thank you from the school community during an on-the-court ceremony at a double-header basketball game between the Scanlan and Xavier on

Saturday, Feb. 8. Scanlan’s Junior Varsity team fell to Xavier 67 to 60, but their Varsity team defeated Xavier 93 to 73. The bleachers were installed last fall, just in time for Scanlan’s basketball season, said Karen Gennarelli, the schools director of development. She added that Mulligan’s gift was a big donation in terms of what Scanlan usually sees. “It serves a great purpose to us,” she said. “We can fit people in our gym comfortably. We have great teams, and we should have a gym that reflects that.” The bleachers also will be used for watching a variety of sports, including volleyball. The steel bleachers complement older wooden bleachers already in the gym, she said. “It is not only where we have our gym classes, but it also serves as our auditorium,” said Gennarelli. “If there is a pep rally, the bleachers are used. If students come back from an alumni event, the bleachers are open. The gift has many purposes.”

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DONATES TO CALVARY The New York Chapter of Knights of Columbus presents a check for $15,000 to the Calvary Hospital at the hospital’s 34th annual communion mass and breakfast Sunday, Feb. 2. Pictured from left to right: Jorge DeJesus of the Calvary fund; Bishop Gerald T. Walsh, chapter chaplain; Carmine Musumeci, State Deputy of New York; Vincent J. Spinelli of the Calvary Fund; Ben DiSalvo, chapter chairman; John Sweeney, charity drive chairman; and Joseph Kearns, charity ball chairman. Photo courtesy of Calvary Hospital

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Morris Heights Health Center held its first annual Provider Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, January 31. All MHHC providers shared ideas on improving accessible quality healthcare for patients. Enjoying the breakfast are (l-r) MHHC president and CEO Verona Greenland, ; Congressman Jose Serrano; MHHC Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Tosan Oruwariye, and Dr. Yvette Walker.

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