Today's Bronx News - 08/10/2017

Your Daily Bronx News Update View This On The Web THE RAW BRONX NEWS FEED The Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for The Bronx Assembly speaker visits Buffalo as part of upstate tour Aug 10, 2017 12:48 am The Bronx Democrat was in western New York earlier this week as part of his travels throughout the state this summer. Earlier stops included Rochester, the North Country and Syracuse. Read in browser » The Yankees are giving up on a century old tradition Aug 10, 2017 12:41 am The move, which was not mandatory, was announced Wednesday by MLB officials as part of the league's Players Weekend promotion. The Bronx Bombers will be donning the new duds - which feature nicknames for some players, and the real last names of others - from Aug. 25 to Aug. 27 during a series at Yankee Stadium against the Seattle Mariners. Read in browser » 13 People Fatally Overdose in 3 Weeks on Staten Island, DA Says Aug 09, 2017 03:53 pm ... New York City has been in the throes of an opioid epidemic for more than 10 years, with Staten Island and The Bronx being hit the hardest for overdose deaths. Overdose deaths were up 46 percent across the city last year, with Staten Island having ... Read in browser » New York vacates hundreds of thousands of summonses Aug 09, 2017 03:35 pm ... in a park after dark. Four of the five boroughs simultaneously vacated warrants - 240,472 in Manhattan, 159,394 in The Bronx, 101,096 in Queens and 143,532 in Brooklyn. "It's time that we dealt with these old cases and dismissed them. It's a burden ... Read in browser » Mr. G to Host 16th Annual ADAPT Community Network Golf Tournament & Awards Dinner Aug 09, 2017 03:25 pm ... most popular TV weatherman, Mr. G, began his career as a school teacher at Albert Einstein Intermediate School in The Bronx. While a teacher, he created New York City school system's first computerized weather program for use by children and their ... Read in browser » Acting DA Gonzalez dismisses 143,000 old summons warrants in Brooklyn Aug 09, 2017 02:53 pm Brooklyn's Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez stood alongside City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James as he asked a judge to vacate 143,532 old, low-level summons warrants that were issued 10 or more years ago during a special session of the court in Downtown Brooklyn on Wednesday. The Bronx, Manhattan and Queens joined Brooklyn as approximately 645,000 summons warrants were dismissed throughout the city. Read in browser » Furious Five Rapper Kidd Creole Indicted in Fatal Midtown Stabbing Aug 09, 2017 02:21 pm ... where he lay until police arrived just before midnight, officials said. Glover, a resident of Mount Hope in The Bronx, has been arrested for criminal possession of a weapon in 1982, 1995 and 2007, police said. The 2007 arrest for was for having a ... Read in browser » 11-year-old girl severely burned in sick 'hot water challenge' prank Aug 09, 2017 10:36 am An 11-year-old girl was severely burned when her friends poured scalding hot water on her as part of a cruel social media stunt in The Bronx, police said. The girl, identified by New York 1 as Jamoneisha Merritt, suffered burns to to her face chest, back and shoulders early Monday morning. Read in browser » Share This Tweet This +1 This Forward This Recent Articles: 12 NYC churches are deconsecrated, paving the way for sale Assembly Speaker visits region to explore pollution problems; meet with business owners Assembly Speaker comes to town Kidd Creole indicted for alleged murder of homeless man Gunshot Detection Devices Coming to Fort Greene and Washington Heights The Bronx announce new album 'V' & tour with Plague Vendor, share 'Two Birds' DNA evidence links convict to multiple rapes, but authorities can't do a thing Cornell-bound teen drowns while swimming in gorge At least 12 wounded in separate shooting incidents Mark Zuckerberg probably isn't running for president Man recovered from Ithaca Falls was incoming Cornell freshman Cornell-Bound Teen From The Bronx Drowns While Swimming In Upstate New York 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. 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