Stabbing Outside of MS 80 on Mosholu Parkway This Afternoon

  The large gathering of School Safety Officers, and 52nd Police Precinct officers and detectives that converged on MS 80 shortly after dismissal meant there had to be something wrong at the school. It appears that at least two students got into some kind of altercation, and one student wound up being stabbed. The student who was stabbed was rushed to a nearby hospital, either North Central or Montefiore as police did not disclose which hospital the student was taken to. 

In this photo you can see that there are surveillance cameras on the school corner, but it appears that the stabbing took place beyond the camera, but police want to look at the video to see if anyone is seen with the student who was stabbed before the incident.

This is the area where the stabbing occurred on the Mosholu Parkway Island opposite MS 80 at Van Cortlandt Avenue. Police are looking for any clues as to a struggle, and for the weapon that may have been used.

Above and Below - This officer is concentrating and looking to see if the weapon that may have been used either fell or may have been thrown down through the sewer grating. 

Ischia Bravo for Assembly

Join Us on Thursday, April 21, 2016

Dear Friend, I was born and raised in this district and now am raising  my two children here. I have seen the good, the bad, and  the ugly. I joined this race because what our community  needs is new leadership; the kind of leadership that  understands the issues we face and will fight them head  on. Whether it's enacting new measures to keep our  streets safe, finding innovative ways to create good paying  jobs, improving access to quality education and  after-school programs, or protecting and building more  affordable housing---- what our community needs is an  Assembly member who will roll up their sleeves and put  forth real solutions for these very real, everyday problems.  Your support at this crucial time is more important than ever.  RSVP now for our fundraiser on April 21st. Please click here  to make a contribution to help create the foundation for my  campaign. I am working hard every day to fight for progressive values  and help change the face of Albany so that working  families actually feel the positive impact of good  government policies.  Please click here to donate $300, $150, $50 or as much as  you can today. Thank you for your trust and faith in me, Ischia

STATEMENT FROM BP DIAZ RE: 2016 Gifted & Talented Testing Results

   

    “The newly released results of this year’s testing for Department of Education gifted and talented programs shows how much more work we need to do to make these programs accessible to all students, especially minority students. Far too few children in The Bronx are testing for these programs, and therefore many students are deprived of this option. Requiring all students in public universal pre-K programs to be tested for gifted and talented classes in the best way to ensure that more students have access to highest level of classwork, placing them on the path to specialized high school admissions and success in higher education.

“Today’s announcement that the Department of Education will open gifted and talented classes in the third grade in four districts that do not currently have such programs—including two in The Bronx—is a welcome one. The children of these districts deserve the same access as their counterparts in other communities, and I encourage parents in those school districts to take advantage of this opportunity,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

Parents in Bronx School Districts #7 and #12 can learn more about the new third grade programs by visiting: http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/GiftedandTalented/default.htm.

GOTV with Pres. Bill Clinton, Rep. Engel & AM Gjonaj!

GET OUT THE VOTE with President Bill Clinton, Congressman Elliot Engel & Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj!

You are invited to a rally in support of Hillary For America with President Bill Clinton, Congressman Elliot Engel, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and members of the Albanian American Community. Please bring your family and friends, and remember to vote in New York's April 19th Democratic presidential primary. Friday, April 15, 2016 10:45am - 12:00pm Mount Saint Vincent  - Smith Hall 6301 Riverdale Avenue Bronx, NY 10471 Text NEW YORK to 47246* RSVP at hrc.io/bronx

Annual Jacobi/NCB Mental Health Conference- Preventing Teen Suicide

The Annual Mental Health Conference is sponsored by The Joint Community Advisory Board of

Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital, in conjunction with the JMC Auxiliary.

Preventing Teen Suicide

Monday, May 16, 2016, 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Jacobi Medical Center, Conference Center- Building 4, 2nd Floor

1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461

Light Dinner Served, Parking On Campus

RSVP 718-918-3906

Opening Remarks:

Andrew Cohen, NYC Council Member

Chair, Committee on Mental Health

Timothy’s Law:

Tom O’Clair

Family Affairs Advocacy Specialist, NYS Office of Mental Health

Youth Suicide: The Preventable Epidemic:

Tom Templeton, MSEd, LMHC

Public Policy Specialist, New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services

What We Know, What We Don’t Know, And What We Can Do About It:

David Woodlock, MS

President and CEO, ICL (The Institute for Community Living, Inc.)

*** This conference is dedicated to the memory of Blanche Comras-Rifkin, our dear friend and longstanding CAB member and community activist. ***

New York Hispanic Clergy Organization Annual Banquet Will Be Held On April 16

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz
District 32 Bronx County, New York

You should know that on Saturday, April 16, 2016, the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization will be celebrating its Annual Banquet.

It is important for you to know that this Banquet will begin a 1:00PM and continue until 4:00PM, and will take place at Maestro’s Caterers, located at 1703 Bronxdale Avenue in the Bronx, New York.

Like every year for the past 27, Bishops, Pastors, Evangelists, Lay People and Community Leaders will get together with the Board of Directors to celebrate the biggest social gathering of the Evangelical Hispanic Community in the Metropolitan area.

You should also know that more than 800 people have already confirmed their attendance, and elected officials are also expected to attend and join in the recognition of five distinguished members of the Hispanic Clergy.

Reverend Luis Serrano, Chaplain of the New York City Police Department; Dr. Ariel Torres, Member of Radio Vision Cristiana International Board of Directors; Reverend Dr. Feliciano Espaillat, Community Dentist and Pastor; Dr. Julio Wally, Pastor of the Iglesia Alianza Cristiana Ebenezer; and Reverend Francisco Peralta, Assistant Pastor of Heavenly Vision Ministry in Bronx County will receive Certificates, Proclamations, and Recognition during the activity.

The New York Hispanic Clergy Organization’s Banquet will be presided by yours truly.

I am Senator Rubén Díaz and this is what you should know.

Keith Wright for Congress files with over 11,000 signatures

    On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, Keith Wright for Congress filed with 11,387 signatures, showing widespread grassroots support building on Wright’s endorsements.

Over the past few months several leaders and organizations have announced their support for Keith Wright’s bid for Congress, including the Bronx Democratic County Committee, Gov. David Paterson, Mayor David Dinkins, Upper West Side District Leaders Bob Botfeld, Cynthia Doty, and Curtis Arluck, Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, Assembly Member Denny Farrell, Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell, Council Member Inez Dickens, the United Firefighters Association, Teamsters Joint Council 16, Teamsters Local 237, over 90 New York City tenant leaders, New York City District Council of Carpenters, International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 1 and numerous community leaders and clergy in the Bronx and Manhattan.

“I am so grateful for the amount of support my campaign is receiving from the community I love and work for. I am committed to increasing affordable housing, protecting reproductive rights, improving education, protecting LGBTQ rights, and creating jobs for our community and will bring this fight to Washington DC, just as I have brought it to Albany. I am thankful that my community recognizes the work I have done and ask for their support in the upcoming months. Together we will bring the fight to Congress,” said Keith Wright. 

Rep. Engel On Today's Anti-Swatting Act Hearing

Statement From Rep. Engel On Today’s Anti-Swatting Act Hearing

     Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement on today’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on seven communications bills, including the Anti-Swatting Act, which Engel introduced in 2015:

“’Swatting’ refers to the act of provoking law enforcement to respond to a phony emergency. The act gets its name from the SWAT teams that are often deployed to respond to these hoaxes. 

“Though swatting might sound like a prank, its consequences are no laughing matter.

“According to the FBI, a single SWAT team deployment can cost thousands of taxpayer dollars. Swatting also risks injury to the unassuming victims who are present when law enforcement arrives at a supposed crime scene, as well as to the officials who arrive on the scene, anticipating danger. On top of that, swatting wastes law enforcement’s precious time, keeping them from responding to actual, life-threatening emergencies.

“I introduced H.R. 2031, the Anti-Swatting Act, to address these very serious risks.

“The Anti-Swatting Act would expand on the Truth in Caller ID Act, which Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton and I introduced and was signed into law in 2010.

“My bill would increase penalties for people who falsify their caller ID information to mislead law enforcement. This technological trick – called ‘spoofing’ – allows swatters to make law enforcement believe they are calling in an emergency from a different phone number or location. In addition, my bill would force swatters to reimburse the emergency services that squander valuable funds responding to their invented emergency.

“I introduced this bill last year, following a string of swattings in my district. Incidents have also occurred in Tennessee, Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina – the list goes on. My goal is to dissuade potential swatters from wasting taxpayer money and law enforcement resources and – most importantly – from putting their neighbors and emergency response teams in harm’s way.

“I’m grateful the Chairman Walden and Ranking Member Eshoo of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee for convening today’s hearing, and I remain hopeful the Committee will move swiftly on this bill to keep additional communities from falling victim to these despicable crimes.”