Today's Bronx News - 02/03/2018

Your Daily Bronx News Update View This On The Web THE RAW BRONX NEWS FEED The Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for The Bronx 25 incredible travel facts Feb 03, 2018 03:50 am ... Latin is Confoederatio Helvetica. This is why cars registered there sometimes bear stickers with the initials CH. The Bronx in New York is the only borough in the city to have 'the' as part of its name. It is named after the Bronx River, which is ... Read in browser » White teacher under fire over slavery lesson Feb 02, 2018 12:57 pm Patrica Cummings, seventh-and eighth-grade social studies teacher at Bronx Middle School 118, has been reassigned over the slavery lesson Students said Cummings had three African American studies lie down on the floor to show them how it feels to be a slave Teacher in the hot seat: Patricia Cummings, a social studies teacher from The Bronx, is accused of singling out three black students for an unsettling slavery demonstration Students at a middle school in The Bronx say their white history teacher went too far when she had three black classmates lie down on the floor and then stepped on their backs during a lesson on slavery. Read in browser » CityViews: Community Coalition Says the Council Must Reject or Reduce Jerome Avenue Plan Feb 02, 2018 11:48 am The City of New York plans to rezone 92 blocks in the southwest Bronx, mostly along Jerome Avenue, from 167th Street to 184th Street - a plan that would bring over 4,000 new apartments to the neighborhood and one the city claims will create up to 3700 new jobs. This rezoning will forever change the Bronx. Read in browser » CityViews: Bronx Boro Prez Makes the Case for a Jerome Ave. Rezoning Feb 02, 2018 08:35 am ... portion of Aqueduct Park and additional protections for the auto industry, among other commitments. The people of The Bronx are not opposed to improvements. We want to see our communities flourish. But we also want to be able to enjoy the benefits ... Read in browser » Share This Tweet This +1 This Forward This Recent Articles: Medic Offers Sharply Different Account of Woman's Death at Hands of Police Alleged high school killer shows up to court with new look A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Chases The Woman Of His Dreams In New Video For "Somebody" The FBI Spent $20K On Food To Arrest A Bunch Of Italians Book outlines a public health approach to ending mass incarceration Dramatic moment New York taxi driver is robbed FBI spent $20K on fancy Italian dinner to lure mobsters into trap Tyshawn Jones Sits Down to Talk Skateboarding, Supreme, and Groupies in Latest Interview Oscar Gamble brought levity to chaos: Yankees teamamates Bronx man with ISIS propaganda from NYC bomber laughs in court 'Big hair, big heart': Yankees slugger Oscar Gamble dead at 68 Crowley housing plan backed by developers Would-be terrorist separated from Chelsea bomber in jail NYC schools see surge in sex attacks Was the Police Shooting of Psychotic Woman Justified? D.A. Says No Share This Tweet This Forward This +1 This ABOUT THE BRONX NEWS ROUNDUP Bronx Publisher / Editor Brian Harrod provides complete news coverage of New York's Bronx borough with photos, video, school news and all neighborhood stories. Editor Brian Harrod invites you to explore recently published bronx news news stories from RoundupNewswires.com Check the latest Bronx headlines and breaking news from the Bronx News Roundup. The Bronx Newswire is the borough's leading neighborhood news source-covering entertainment, education, politics, crime, sports, and dining.   Get in Touch with the Bronx Roundup news team by sending an email here. Follow Bronx Roundup Editor Brian Harrod On Any Platform That You Choose Bronx News Roundup Blogger Blog Editor Brian Harrod's Facebook Profile Bronx Roundup Facebook Page Bronx Newswire Facebook Group Editor Brian Harrod's Google Plus Page Bronx Roundup Twitter Page Bronx Roudup Website Bronx Roundup YouTube Channel You Can Also Email Bronx Roundup Editor Brian Harrod Copyright © 2018 Bronx News Roundup, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Bronx News Roundup 558 Grand Concource Bronx, Ny 10451 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.