Club KRVC Movie this Thursday
Another Not-to-Miss KRVC Event Outdoor Movie Coming Up ThisSaturday, July 23rd!
Bring your yoga mat and chairs or blankets (limited folding chairs available). Porta Potties provided.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Senator Ruben Diaz announces the celebration of “Abrazo Dominicano in New York”
Senator Rev. Rubén DÃaz, in conjunction with New York State Assemblymen Marcos Crespo, Luis Sepulveda, Michael Blake and Victor Pichardo and newly elected City Council Member Rafael Salamanca, will celebrate the Annual “Abrazo Dominicano in New York.” This banquet is sponsored by all of these elected officials.
"Abrazo Dominicano" is a completely free annual banquet for 500 people, and it take place at the Eastwood Manor Restaurant, located at 3371 Eastchester Road, Bronx, New York, on Friday, July 22, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. This event will honor the many contributions the Dominican community has made for the State and City of New York .
During this Banquet, Senator Ruben Diaz together with elected officials, will be presenting Proclamations and Recognitions to six distinguish members of the Dominican community.
For more information, please call Leila Martinez at 718-991-3161.
Sunday, July 17, 2016
News From Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman
AG Schneiderman Task Force Takes Down Major NY Drug Ring
Attorney General Schneiderman, joined by partners in law enforcement, charged 27 people with operating two drug distribution rings as part of “Operation Uptown Red Alert.” The first drug ring allegedly transported heroin, cocaine, and illegal narcotic pills throughout New York State and surrounding states. The second allegedly sold cocaine throughout Albany. Led by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force, state investigators seized $500,000 worth of heroin, $50,000 worth of cocaine, more than 1,000 illegal prescription narcotic pills, and multiple firearms. The two separate indictments charge 27 individuals with 324 crimes.
Adequate Medical Services for Prisoners
Attorney General Schneiderman announced a lawsuit against Armor Correctional Health Medical Services, claiming that they failed to provide proper medical services to inmates as required by Nassau County Correctional Center. The lawsuit alleges that Armor, a prison health services company responsible for providing comprehensive medical services, either failed to perform or egregiously underperformed many of its obligations. Of the 12 inmate that have died since Armor was contracted by the county, five were found to have received inadequate medical care.
Protecting the Unemployed from Predatory Scams
The Attorney General filed a lawsuit against New York City-based Delta Services, Inc., its predecessor Ultimate Security Force, Inc., and their owner Jeffreys Paulino, for allegedly using phony job listings and making false promises of employment to unemployed consumers struggling to find work. The Attorney General alleges that Delta, Ultimate Security, and Mr. Paulino scammed hundreds, if not thousands, of consumers by tricking them into paying for expensive, and often unnecessary, training courses.
Enforcing Child Labor Laws
The Attorney General announced the arrest of Homer farm owner Luke Park for multiple alleged child safety violations related to the death of 14-year-old Alex Smith. The boy died while allegedly operating a hydraulic lift with fork attachment – equipment that is explicitly prohibited by child labor laws. Mr. Park also allegedly employed other minors on his dairy farm, required them to work more hours per week than the maximum for children of that age, and paid them off-the-books. New York’s Child Labor Laws set forth strict guidelines regarding the employment of minors that includes limitations on operating dangerous equipment or performing hazardous work.
Have a question, comment, or complaint? Click here. You can also learn more about the various initiatives of the Attorney General's office by visiting our website at ag.ny.gov. You can also call our General Hotline: 800-771-7755.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
9th Annual Allerton Avenue Festival & International Food Show
It was the ninth Annual Allerton Avenue Festival and International Food Show, and while there was no rain the heat made many stay in the shade. The large supermarket once known as Dalessio's then Met Food and finally Super Food and the Palombo Bakery were closed, as were one or two other small stores. That however is the way the Bronx seems to be going. As new stores open some older less modern stores are going to close, unable to compete with the new much larger stores with several advantages.
Above - The Dunk Tank, and Below - The Mark Gjonaj Wagon Ride were still main attractions.
Above - and Below - State Senator Jeff Klein was traveling between many events and stopped by to say a few words to crowd about his good friend Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj.
Above - Assemblyman Gjonaj welcomed 36th State Senate candidate Jamaal Bailey to the event.
Below - Mr. Bailey is pointing to the north side of Allerton Avenue that he hopes to represent, while State Senator Jeff Klein represents the south side of the street.
Assemblyman Gjonaj stands with 36th State Senate candidate Jamaal Bailey and Jason Laidley candidate Bailey's campaign manager in the blue shirt. Both the candidate and his campaign manager are holding informational material about candidate Jamaal Bailey.
Guess What I Found on the Grand Concourse in a Bus Stop?
If you guessed a road milling machine you are correct!
Above - East 205th Street off the Grand Concourse was milled on Friday (after construction was completed on part of the street), and where do you think the road milling machine wound up?
Below - The answer is in a bus stop just north of East 205th Street on the Grand Concourse. Yes, you are right the milling machine is also in the bike lane.
Above - Yes, that is a plastic helmet that someone who operates the milling machine might wear, but also something that a bike rider would wear.
Below - You can see how easy it is for children to crawl under this road milling machine as it is left unattended and fully open.
Friday, July 15, 2016
A Tough Time Cleaning the Streets
No this street sweeper is not on fire or not doing its job, it is just trying to clean a street that has been milled and is awaiting to be repaved. I spoke to the driver of this street sweeper who said that the residue left by the milling company is driving him crazy as he tries to clean the streets that have been milled. This street has been like this for over three weeks, and is expected to be repaved some time next week.
This is happening all around the Bronx as it can take up to one month for the Department of Transportation to repave a street after it has been milled.
