Today's Bronx News - 09/21/2017

Your Daily Bronx News Update View This On The Web THE RAW BRONX NEWS FEED The Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for The Bronx Jake LaMotta, boxer who inspired - Raging Bull,' dies at 95 Sep 21, 2017 04:43 am ... tough life, with a lot to over come, but that's exactly what he did. I'm glad to have had the chance to know him." The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, compiled an 83-19-4 record with 30 knockouts, in a career that began in 1941 and ... Read in browser » Raging Bull' Jake LaMotta dies at 95 Sep 21, 2017 02:29 am ... the ring - in a Martin Scorsese film that several critics have ranked as among the top 100 movies ever made. The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, compiled an 83-19-4 record with 30 knockouts, in a career that began in 1941 and ended ... Read in browser » Boxer Jake LaMotta, 'Raging Bull,' dies at 95 Sep 21, 2017 01:12 am ... "Raging Bull," for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95. The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, compiled an 83-19-4 record with 30 knockouts, in a career that began in 1941 and ... Read in browser » Storied boxer LaMotta dies at 95 Sep 20, 2017 10:51 pm ... film "Raging Bull," for which Robert DeNiro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95. The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, compiled an 83-19-4 record with 30 knockouts, in a career that began in 1941 and ... Read in browser » 'Rocky before Rocky': No fighter fiercer than Jake LaMotta Sep 20, 2017 08:59 pm ... boxing world in mourning the passing of a legend." Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta was born July 10, 1922, and raised in The Bronx. He turned pro when he was 19 and is remembered for his iconic fights with Robinson, who many consider the greatest boxer of ... Read in browser » Remembering Jake LaMottaa .one of Boxinga s Most Colorful Characters Sep 20, 2017 08:22 pm ... Jake LaMotta who passed away the previous day at age 95 in a Florida nursing home following a bout with pneumonia. The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, LaMotta had been inducted into the Canastota shrine with the inaugural class of ... Read in browser » Cuomo Announces $10 Million Investment in the South Bronx Sep 20, 2017 08:03 pm ... . "You are a first place winner. You won $10 million. You did it. You earned it. It's just more momentum for The Bronx. You've been hitting it out of the park every time you get up," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said from a podium at the Bronx Museum of the ... Read in browser » Governor Cuomo Announces Bronx Civic Center as $10 Million New York... Sep 20, 2017 07:35 pm Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Bronx Civic Center neighborhood in the South Bronx will receive $10 million in funding and investments as the New York City winner of the second round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. As in the first round of the DRI, one downtown from each of the state's 10 regional economic development regions will be selected as that region's DRI winner and will benefit from $10 million in state investment to revitalize the area, marking another overall state goal to target $100 million in funding and investments to help communities identify catalytic downtown projects to boost the local economy. Read in browser » Mike VaccaroThis MLB fan-danger problem should've been fixed 47 years ago Sep 20, 2017 07:00 pm ... four days doing the same thing at Yankee Stadium, need to have it in place by the time they play the Royals in The Bronx on Monday afternoon. It's long past time. Common sense has to carry the day now, because it's true: One of these days, someone ... Read in browser » Congressman Joseph Crowley Seeks 9/11 Medal of Valor for Public Safety Officers Sep 20, 2017 05:32 pm U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Queens/The Bronx), the House Democratic Caucus chairman, is introducing legislation calling for public safety officers who responded to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and died due to 9/11-related health ... Read in browser » Staten Island Needs More Addiction Centers To Cut Opioid Use: Study Sep 20, 2017 05:05 pm ... in the borough. The city has been in the midst of a prescription drug and heroin epidemic for years, with The Bronx and Staten Island being hit the hardest. Citywide, fatal overdoses climbed 46 from 2015 to 2016 , with Staten Island seeing its ... Read in browser » Yankees reduced to tears after kid struck by foul ball Sep 20, 2017 03:56 pm ... the stands just beyond the third base dugout in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Twins on Wednesday in The Bronx. Frazier and other players were visibly shaken by the injury, with Frazier bent down on one knee for much of the stoppage with ... Read in browser » Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in a Raging Bull,a dies at 95 new Sep 20, 2017 03:42 pm Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film "Raging Bull," for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95. The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, compiled an 83-19-4 record with 30 knockouts, in a career that began in 1941 and ended in 1954. Read in browser » The Bronx is Best for Amazon's 2nd Headquarters, Politicians Tell Bezos Sep 20, 2017 03:08 pm ... wasn't enough, it enumerates the borough's offerings, from parkland and hospitals to cultural institutions like the Bronx Zoo and the home of the New York Yankees. Recent development investments are also highlighted. "As the company that always ... Read in browser » How 'Bronx Bull' Boxer Jake LaMotta Got His Nickname and Inspired Raging Bull Sep 20, 2017 02:28 pm ... deep-chested Jake has never been knocked off his feet. For this combination of qualities, Jake is nicknamed 'The Bronx Bull.'" His strategy in that fight, the story noted, was the same one he used in every fight: "wade in and throw ... Read in browser » LaMotta, immoralized in 'Raging Bull,' dies at 95 Sep 20, 2017 01:14 pm ... "Raging Bull," for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his fiancee said Wednesday. He was 95. The Bronx Bull, as he was known in his fighting days, compiled an 83-19-4 record with 30 knockouts, in a career that began in 1941 and ... Read in browser » Jake LaMotta, boxer immortalized by Robert De Niro in a Raging Bull,a dies at 95 Sep 20, 2017 12:57 pm ... LaMotta in 1990, revealed he began boxing at a young age when his father made him fight other neighborhood kids in The Bronx to entertain adults. His aggressive style earned him the nickname "The Bronx Bull." The aspiring fighter turned pro in 1941 ... Read in browser » Rap star Cardi B claims NYPD cop put her in banned chokehold Sep 20, 2017 12:42 pm ... an NYPD spokesman said. "The NYPD has no record or any other information to support the validity of this claim." The Bronx-born rapper's single "Bodak Yellow" is currently number two on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart. It has sold more than 500,000 ... Read in browser » 'Raging Bull' boxing champion Jake LaMotta dies at 95 Sep 20, 2017 12:25 pm 'Raging Bull' boxing champion Jake LaMotta dies at 95 The Bronx Bull compiled a record of 83-19-4 throughout his storied career. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2w86Xns Former boxer Jake "The Raging Bull" LaMotta attends the "Night of the Champion" event to honor former boxer Leon Spinks hosted by the cast members of "Raiding the Rock Vault" at The Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on August 17, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read in browser » 'Raging Bull' boxing legend Jake LaMotta dead at 95 Sep 20, 2017 11:57 am ... July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017 - Rest in Peace Pop," his daughter Christi wrote on Facebook late Tuesday . The Bronx-born Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta was once world middleweight champion, and was nicknamed "The Raging Bull" for his aggressiveness ... Read in browser » Share This Tweet This +1 This Forward This Recent Articles: 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. 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