Friday, January 11, 2013

Westchester Square News: Kennedy Beats Mott Haven

Westchester Square News: Kennedy Beats Mott Haven: --> (Photo by Gary Quintal) By Gary Quintal BRONX, NEW YORK, January 11- Kennedy High School Campus improved to 8-1 wit...
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Kennedy Beats Mott Haven

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(Photo by Gary Quintal)
By Gary Quintal
BRONX, NEW YORK, January 11- Kennedy High School Campus improved to 8-1 with a 73-59 win over Mott Haven Campus. 
Mott Haven kept Kennedy close through much of the game trailing by only 5 points by the close of the third quarter, but a 24-point fourth quarter by Kennedy proved to be too much.  
Kennedy's victory puts them in third behind Bronx AA division leaders Samuel Gompers and Wings Academy.   
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Political Field's Starting to Get Crowded in 2013

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100 PERCENT
By Robert Press
BRONX, NEW YORK, January 10- With many elected positions becoming vacant finally due to term limits at the end of this year, the field of candidates to replace most those term limited officials is growing. 
Starting with the mayor’s race on the Democratic side City Comptroller John Liu, Public Advocate Bill deBlasio, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and Former City Comptroller Bill Thompson have been joined by another Democrat (and also past mayoral candidate) former Brooklyn Councilman Sal Albanese. Albanese could take away some of the Quinn vote with his noted support on the issue of Gay Rights, and his pro-stance on the issue of term limits while in the city council. Speaker Quinn was leading in the early polls for mayor on the Democratic side, but now as some of the other potential candidates for mayor have dropped out Quinn is now in second place to undecided by several percentage points. She still has has hefty lead over the other democratic candidates.
On the Republican side, former Bronx BP Adolfo Carrion has been joined by several higher profile candidates with former MTA head Joe Lhota being the latest to jump in. Other high profile candidates include George McDonald (founder of the Doe Fund, and good friend of current mayor Michael Bloomberg), supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis (who like Bloomberg has deep pockets of money), and others like Manhattan media CEO Tom Allon, and former Democratic State Senate Leader Malcolm Smith have also made overtures to the tune of possible Republican runs for mayor.
While the race for Bronx Borough President should be a solo race as current Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. has two terms still as Bronx BP, it is not the same in term limited Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan (but who cares in those boroughs). Turning to Bronx city council races in the 11th to replace term limited Councilman G. Oliver Koppell currently there are two announced candidates, with a few other potential but not probable names. The 12th should be a contest again this year for Andy King who was just elected in November to replace former Councilman Larry Seabrook who should have a new residence in Chez Federal Pen. King has not been able to get his feet wet in the district, and will be running against several candidates again. Jimmy Vacca 13th and Annabel Palma 18th should get a free ride in their last terms, while Fernando Cabrera 14th could see a major challenge if Assemblyman Jose Rivera is true to his words of wanting to finish out his political career as a city councilman. The 15th to replace term limited Councilman Joel Rivera is the big race this year with as many as ten people possibly going for this seat, with the name of Bronx Democratic County Committee Executive Director Ischia Bravo now being mentioned. I asked Ms. Bravo about her running in the 15th recently, and she said that there is a good possibility of it happening. In the16th where Councilwoman Foster will be term limited out, the rumor is that Assemblywoman Vanessa Gibson should be seeking that seat, and a host of others that should drop out if Gibson does enter that race. In the 17th (Arroyo who still has one term) and 8th (which has a small part of the Bronx) no one knows what those districts will look like, as the redistricting commission has been asked to redraw the lines again. I caught up with Councilwoman Viverito (8th) at an event and asked her if her current Manhattan district was to be made a Bronx district for Bronx Democratic County Leader Carl Heastie's support of Speaker Quinn's campaign for mayor. Councilwoman Viverito was very candid in saying that yes indeed that there was politics involved in the redrawing of her district lines.
In other political news this month, newly elected Assemblymen Luis Sepulveda (87th A.D.) will have his swearing in at St. Raymond’s School auditorium (Tremont and Purdy Ave.) on Saturday January 12th starting at 12 p.m. Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj (80th A.D.) will have his swearing in at Columbus High School (925 Astor Avenue) on Sunday January 13th at 2 p.m. 
Don't forget to check my blog at www.100percentbronx.blogspot.com for the story on and many photos of the Annual Three Kings Celebration by Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, and the New york Hispanic Clergy Organization. The Three Kings, Santa Claus, and several elected officials or candidates for office were in attendance, and some may have been wondering where their present from Santa or the Three Kings was. Also on the blog are other interesting items such as a link to mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrion's first campaign expenditure disclosure, how much has been spent in less than two short months, and which family member is on the Carrion for Mayor payroll.
If you have any comments about this column or would like to have an event listed or covered in this column or on my blog you can e-mail us at 100percentbronxnews@gmail.com or call 718-644-4199 Mr. Robert Press.
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Feds Shut Down Bx Drug Gang

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Ringleaders Charged with Kidnapping,
Burning the Victim with an Iron
BRONX, NEW YORK, January 10- The FBI and NYPD announced charges against 10 members of a criminal organization based on Wyatt Street in the West Farms section of the Bronx. Nine of the defendants were charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and heroin. 
The crew’s alleged ringleader, Anibal Ramos, and one of its members, Anibal Soto, were charged in the original, July 2012 indictment with kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and the brandishing of a firearm in connection with, and in furtherance of, the kidnapping. Ramos and Soto are alleged to have kidnapped and tortured an individual, including by burning the victim with an iron. The superseding indictment adds narcotics charges against Ramos and also charges him and three of the new defendants with possessing firearms in connection with, and in furtherance of, the crack cocaine and heroin conspiracy.
All eight of the new defendants charged were taken into custody as part of a coordinated operation involving federal and local law enforcement officers. Ramos, who was arrested in August 2012, and Soto, who was arrested in July 2012, remain detained. All the defendants arrested today will be presented in Manhattan federal court this afternoon.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, “As alleged, for far too long, these defendants were a bloody blight on a Bronx community, contaminating it with poisonous and highly addictive drugs and the guns and brutal violence that are part and parcel of the drug trade. This case demonstrates our commitment to working with our law enforcement partners to identify and prosecute those who engage in this conduct and to expand cases previously charged when we develop new evidence. With the charges we bring today in two separate cases against 19 defendants, the Bronx neighborhoods in which they ran amok are safer places for their residents.”
FBI Assistant Director in Charge George Venizelos, “This case highlights once again the dual threat posed to our communities by the illegal drug trade. The drugs themselves are poison, with life-altering and lethal consequences. And violence almost always comes with the territory. We remain committed to restoring our communities to their law-abiding residents.”
NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said, “The depraved acts of torture described in the indictment need no further characterization, other than to observe that the nexus between drug trafficking and violence is well-established, and the commitment among police and prosecutors to bring its practitioners to justice is unyielding.”
As alleged in the superseding indictment unsealed and other documents filed in Manhattan federal court:
From at least 2000 through August 31, 2012, Ramos was the leader of a drug crew that operated on Wyatt Street in the Bronx and sold significant street level quantities of crack cocaine and heroin. In addition, members of the drug trafficking organization used firearms, threats of violence, and violence to secure and enforce their drug territory, including the kidnapping and brutal torture committed by Ramos and Soto.
Ramos, Joel Cabrera, William Zacchi, Christopher Hernandez, Michael Aviles, Latrell Riddles, Charitza Quintana, Yasmine, Zelayandia, and Jacqueline Hernandez are charged with conspiring to distribute, and possess with the intent to distribute, crack cocaine and heroin.
Ramos, Aviles, Riddles, and Zelayandia are also charged with possessing firearms in connection with, and in furtherance of, the crack cocaine and heroin conspiracy.
Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding investigative work of the FBI and the NYPD. He added that the investigation is continuing.
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Westchester Square News: Second class citizens

Westchester Square News: Second class citizens: --> Wakefield Area News By Mary V Lauro   BRONX, NEW YORK, January 10- All of these years we have helped s...
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Westchester Square News: First Fatal Accident of the New Year

Westchester Square News: First Fatal Accident of the New Year: --> Truck Flips Over and more on the Week in Crime (Photo by David Greene) The Week in Crime By David Greene ...
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First Fatal Accident of the New Year

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Truck Flips Over and more on the Week in Crime
(Photo by David Greene)
The Week in Crime
By David Greene
SKI-MASKED BANDITS STRIKE ON PELHAM PARKWAY... 
BRONX, NEW YORK, January 9- Police officers from the 49th Precinct were called to Pelham Parkway South and Holland Avenue for a report of a robbery. Police were looking for several individuals wearing ski masks. No arrests or injuries were reported.
SCHOOL ROBBERY IN MOTT HAVEN
Officers from the 40th Precinct were called to P.S. 223, located at 360 E. 145 Street, after the school reported a theft of five Apple laptop computers. No arrests were reported and police continue to investigate.
MAN CRUSHED BY CONTAINER TRUCK
A man was briefly pinned under a container truck after a motor vehicle accident in Mott Haven. 
Police and fire crews were dispatched to 538 E. 138 Street, at 9:40 a.m., on January 7. The unidentified victim was removed after several agonizing minutes and transported to a local hospital. The condition of the victim or the accident's cause remains unknown at this time.
MAN SAVED FROM MORRIS PARK BLAZE
Firefighters were dispatched to a home where a victim was reported trapped.
Rescue crews responded within minutes to the home at 2179 Bogart Avenue, at just after 7:30 a.m., on January 7. Firefighters reportedly pulled-out a bedridden man from the two-and-a-half story home. The fire was brought under control a short time later. No injuries were reported.
FIRST FATAL CRASH OF 2012
Police say a 62-year-old man was the first crash fatality of 2013. 
Police say the unidentified victim was driving a 2001 Mercedes Benz when he lost control and flipped over at the intersection of E. 153 Street and Elton Avenue, at 7:45 a.m., on January 4. The man was rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
Sources say the victim died of a heart attack, but an autopsy would have to be performed to determine if the heart attack was the cause or result of the crash.
MAN WOUNDED IN BOSTON ROAD SHOOTING
Police were called to 3040 Boston Road for calls of a person shot.
Officers from the 47th Precinct reportedly discovered the wounded victim, at 6:30 p.m., on January 3. The victim was shot as he sat in his car and was expected to survive. 
Initial reports stated that one suspect was in custody and a second individual was sought.
SOUNDVIEW RECORD'S CITY'S FIRST HOMICIDE
Bronx homicide detectives were busy working the year's first homicide case, when a mother was shot dead inside her apartment inside the Monroe Houses, at 1790 Story Avenue. 
The shooting was reported at 1:10 p.m., on January 3. Police say the victim Elzina Brown, a 59-year-old school crossing guard was shot once in the chest and died at the scene. 
The younger woman was reported to have been shot in the face, but expected to recover. Police continue to search for the boyfriend, identified as Raymond Mayrant, 25, who is said to have an extensive criminal background.
WEBB AVENUE ARMED ROBBERY
Officers from the 52nd Precinct were called to 2500 Webb Avenue, after an armed robbery was reported. 
The victim reported the suspect produced a silver firearm at just before 2:45 p.m., and took the victim's cellphone. Police were looking for the armed bandit, described as a male Black, 6-feet tall and dressed in all black.
If you have witnessed or have information on a violent crime, you may give your information anonymously by calling 1 (800) 577-TIPS or TEXT: Crimes. ENTER: TIPS577. 
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