(Photos by Gary Quintal)
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 12- Co-op City residents honored the memory of those killed during the 11th Anniversary of the 9/11 attack. Residents lit candles at the Section 1 Greenway to remember those lost.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
NEVER FORGET
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
Free High Holiday Tix
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 10- Free High Holiday tickets are available for the third consecutive year at Temple Hatikva. Because the synagogue has limited seating, tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets can be obtained by calling Temple Hatikva at (718) 792-1109 or via e-mail at HYPERLINK "mailto:TempleHatikva@aol.com" TempleHatikva@aol.com.
Rabbi Harry Hertzberg, spiritual leader of Temple Hatikva, stated: “We are pleased to be able to invite the community to pray with us at our synagogue. We invite all those that want to observe the Jewish High Holidays to worship with us. Our Board of Trustees and synagogue membership are committed to ensuring that the doors of our synagogue are open to all without charge”
Cantor Kyle Cherry added: “We are planning beautiful services for both Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. We promise you an uplifting and fulfilling religious experience at Temple Hatikva.”
Tickets are strictly limited by the capacity of the synagogue. All those who wish to attend services at Temple Hatikva for the High Holidays are urged to make their reservations immediately to insure their High Holy Day seats. Rosh Hashana is on Monday, September 17 and Tuesday September 18. Yom Kippur begins Tuesday evening, September 25 and ends at sundown on Wednesday, September 26.
Temple Hatikva is located at 2440 Esplanade. The synagogue can be reached at (718) 792-1109 or at www.TempleHatikva.com.
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Friday, September 7, 2012
BP Calls on Community to Stand Up to Gun Violence
By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 7- As police release surveillance video of the men suspected of wounding an infant with a stray bullet, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. is calling on all Bronxites to stop the violence.
In a statement, the BP is calling on residents in all Bronx communities to be a part of his “Peace in our Streets” initiative on September 22.
“Please volunteer your time and work with us to take as many illegal guns off of our streets by helping provide information to fellow Bronxites about ways they can make their neighborhoods safer,” Diaz said. “I also urge all Bronxites with knowledge of illegal guns in their community to call 866-GUN-STOP to anonymously report those guns to the police.”
The BP’s plea comes in the wake of two high-profile acts of gun violence. On Tuesday, Lamin Sillah, a 28-year-old immigrant from Gambia, was shot and killed when two men tried to rob the gas station he worked at.
The following day, two-month-old Trayvon Bunson was grazed by a bullet while sitting in his stroller in Hunts Point. Cops say the infant was hit in the shoulder when the gunmen opened fire on their intended target. Investigators released surveillance video of the suspected gunmen fleeing the scene.
"I speak for all Bronxites as we keep Lamin Sellah in our prayers and hope for little Trayvon Bunson's quick recovery,” Diaz said.
"Ending gun violence has been a top priority of mine and I know it is a national problem. Unfortunately, despite our good work, too many firearms end up in the wrong hands both through legal and illegal means. We must all unite in putting an end to this senseless act of violence so we can better prevent these crimes and protect innocent people across our city and nation,” the borough president concluded.
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Book details life with The Boss, the Yankees
Ray Negron’s “Yankee Miracles: Life with the Boss and the Bronx Bombers”
By Howard Goldin
A very interesting story of the major baseball personalities that dominated the headlines during the years of George Steinbrenner’s ownership of the New York Yankees was written by Ray Negron and Sally Cook. Negron, now a community adviser with the organization, began as the team’s batboy in 1973 through highly unexpected circumstances.
Negron offers the reader that strange story and many others that explain many of the events of his life and how those events affected his growth into adulthood. Unlike other volumes of Steinbrenner’s Yankees that were written by sportswriters or historians, this book is a first-person account written by someone who heard the words quoted and witnessed the events described. Negron includes himself in the events in which he was a part, but he does not narcissistically put himself front and center in place of those who were at the center of the story.
The gamut of emotions of the personalities in the story range widely from the heartbreak after the plane crash and death of catcher Thurman Munson and the illness and death of Bobby Murcer to the humor displayed between the players on the Yankees. Thus, the reader is able to experience these same emotions as the pages turn.
Negron, the author of several best-selling children’s books, has written his first adult volume. The similarities between his newest book and earlier children’s stories outweigh the necessary differences in vocabulary. All focus on the New York Yankees under the ownership of Steinbrenner and life in the inner city for youngsters like Negron in the 1970s and many children in the 21st century. All are intended to be uplifting, to give the readers hope and to encourage the best in all who read his words, whether adult or child.
Negron pictures the book’s characters in a positive light, but that only reflects his mindset. He sees them as human beings, decent at heart but neither saints nor devils. The stories told in the book allows the reader to better understand these Yankees as people rather than as automatons whose only importance is the statistics they compile during their playing careers. Anyone personally familiar with the personalities in the book or the events described will recognize that the affection of the author does not negate the truthfulness of the story.
Negron’s life experiences with George Steinbrenner and the stories he has learned of many others whose lives have been touched in a very positive manner by the late owner of the Yankees are the reason why Negron’s volume is truly a tribute to the life of George M. Steinbrenner.
You don’t have to be a Yankees rooter or a baseball fan to enjoy or be moved by this volume as it is a human story, but being such a fan will certainly increase your involvement.
The publishing company has already scheduled many book signings for the author. Negron insisted that the first be held in the borough that is the home of the Yankees. Thus, Negron will begin his book tour at Barnes & Noble in Co-Op City on Wednesday, September 5.
Another important project that Negron has devoted his energies and talents to in the past few years will come to fruition at Christmas. Negron has produced an animated film “Henry & Me” in which many stars of the entertainment and sports worlds provided the voices of the characters of the film. The film shows the manner in which Yankees of the past and present provide hope to a young boy who is seriously ill.
Book Information:
Title: Yankee Miracles: Life with the Boss and the Bronx Bombers Publisher: Liveright/Norton
ISBN: 978-0-87140-461-9 Pages: 288 Price: $25.95
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Reward Offered to Find Immigrant’s Killers
Gas Station Attendant Gunned Down
By Dan Gesslein
BRONX, NEW YORK, September 6- A $12,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a pair of bicycle robbers who gunned down a hardworking African immigrant at an East Tremont gas station.
Yesterday, police announced the $12,000 reward for information leading to two men suspected of killing a 28-year-old Gambian immigrant inside an East Tremont gas station. The victim had apparently been working at the station less than two weeks before he was killed.
Investigators released a sketch of the gunman who was wearing a NY Giants hoodie at the time.
At around 8:12 p.m. on September 4, Lamin Sillah, 28, was inside the gas station at E. 182nd Street and Southern Boulevard when the bandits rode up on bicycles. Sillah was counting receipts at RC Petroleum when one of the gunman entered the office and showed a gun. Surveillance video shows that as Sillah puts up his hands, the gunman shoots him in the torso.
Sillah was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital with three bullets in him but he died a short time later.
Police said Sillah was a hard working immigrant from Gambia whose wife is still living in Africa. It is unclear why the robbers gunned down the attendant.
The gunman is described as a black male between the ages of 20 and 25. He has a stocky build and was last seen wearing a NY Giants hoodie.
Anyone with information is urged to call CRIMESTOPPERS at (800) 577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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