Borough tour of stained glass artifacts

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14 arrested in fed heroin gang roundup
BY ARTHUR CUSANO nue, were charged with oper- executed a search warrant.
A Bronx resident was ar- ating as a major traffi cker, a The 159-count indictment
rested and charged with al- class A-1 felony. names 10 Bronx residents as
legedly selling potent her- They and other defen- defendants, with another four
oin laced with fentanyl out dants also face various other facing a 32-count indictment
of his Lurting Avenue home charges, such as criminal pos- in Manhattan and New Jer-
just down the road from session of a controlled sub- sey.
Westchester Square, accord- stance and criminal sale of a Another resident of 1517
ing to the Bronx District At- controlled substance. Lurting Avenue, 39-year-old
torney’s Offi ce. The 14 defendants were ar- Denia Hernandez, was among
Ramon Walters, 42, worked rested Wednesday, May 3, fol- those arrested.
with 13 co-defendants to have lowing a lengthy investigation It was not immediately
the drugs shipped from Mex- by the Bronx D.A.’s offi ce and known if she was related to
ico, and then mixed and stored the NYPD’s Bronx Narcotics Walters.
at his home at 1517 Lurting Av- unit that began in May 2016. Seven other Bronx resi-
enue, off East Tremont Ave- The DEA Strike Force dents were arrested as part of
nue. then joined the investigation the bust: Earl Williams Sr., 39,
Other defendants would in August to help identify the of 1032 Aldus Street; Roberto
visit the home to pick up the group’s supply and distribu- Davila, 42, of 3124 Country
drugs they later sold, accord- tion network. Club Road; Luis Padro, 45, of
ing to police. Investigators found a high- 2523 University Avenue; Jason
Buried Treasure Found Walters and Troy Call- tech security system and fl ood- Ruiz, 30, 906 Simpson Street;
wood, 45, of 2714 Gifford Ave- lights at the home when they Continued on Page 65
Hundreds of divers enjoyed a fun-fi lled beach adventure at the
Borough tour of stained glass artifacts
eighth annual Orchard Beach Clean-Up and Clam Bake on Sunday,
May 7. Divers took to the water to help restore the Long Island
Sound and the beach’s natural beauty. Scuba divers Doreen Do-
herty and coach Stevan Lynn discovered a refrigerator door hid-
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO the theme of this year’s open “With the Tiffany win-
den beneath the Bronx Riviera’s waters.
Three borough religious houses ‘Stained Glass: Win- dows, they range from fl owers
Photo by Miriam Quin
sites that are home to historic dows on this World and the to landscapes,” said Susan Ol-
stained glass windows and Next.’ sen, Woodlawn Conservancy
mosaics are holding upcom- “Don’t miss the wonderful director of historical services,
ing open houses. opportunity the Conservan- adding “We have lots of inte-
Woodlawn Cemetery, St. cy’s Sacred Sites Open House rior mosaics at Woodlawn.”
James Episcopal Church in presents to explore the art, ar- The mosaics and stained
Fordham and Christ Church chitecture and history these glass windows feature bibli-
Riverdale will open their religious institutions offer,” cal scenes as well as those that
doors on Saturday, May 20 and said Peg Breen, NYLC presi- were custom built and have
Sunday, May 21 as part of the dent. more of a personal connection
New York Landmarks Con- Woodlawn Cemetery, to the deceased in terms of
servancy’s Sacred Sites Open which is home to 1,300 family what they depict, she said.
House Weekend. mausoleums, has many differ- Additionally, glass was
Over 150 institutions state- ent types of stained glass, in- used in mosaics of star con-
wide will allow the public to cluding those created by Louis stellations that frequently
glimpse their artistic trea- Comfort Tiffany and John La-
sures over the weekend, with Farge. Continued on Page 65
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Starlight Park’s future looking even brighter
BY ROBERT WIRSING mid-1900s and its namesake
The Bronx River’s newest amusement park in the 1920s.
gem will shine even brighter. The project will extend
According to Bronx River Starlight Park and close a ma-
Alliance and NYC Parks, con- jor 2/3-mile gap in the 23-mile
struction will soon begin on Greenway.
restoring Starlight Park as NYC Department of Parks
part of the Bronx River Green- and Recreation will institute
way’s $40 million multi-phase shoreline restoration efforts to
restoration project improving improve the river’s recovery
the river’s ecology and provid- and increase community resil-
ing residents additional green iency against coastal storms.
space and recreational facili- The fi rst stage will revital-
ties. ize fl oodplain functions for 1.7
“Starlight Park is a ‘miss- acres, re-naturalize 740 feet of
ing piece’ of the park’s puzzle armored shoreline and restore A detailed rendering of the Bronx River Greenway - Starlight Park project’s second phase.
that needs to be restored,” ex- native salt marsh grasses on Photo by Malcolm Pinckney/NYC Parks
pressed Claudia Ibaven, Bronx half an acre of new wetland
River Alliance Greenway coor- habitat. enue. The Amazing Bronx River
dinator. Eleven acres of parkland This connection will pro- Bronx River Alliance and Flotilla, a 5-mile paddle down
The 13-acre park which will be enhanced using storm- vide thousands of Bronxites ac- Parks will select a contractor the Bronx River, will be held on
opened in 2013 will connect the water best management prac- cess to Starlight Park, Bronx to complete the work. Saturday, May 13 at 9 a.m. The
Greenway allowing park-goers tices and have reduced toxic River House and the improved Starlight Park’s restoration rain date is Sunday, May 14.
to walk, run and bike along the substance exposure by remov- waterway. is funded by a Department of Starting at Shoelace Park,
Bronx River, NYC’s only fresh- ing contaminated fi ll. It will incorporate restored the Interior’s $4.4 million Hur- canoers can paddle through
water river. The second stage will con- parcels completed in the fi rst ricane Sandy Restoration Fund such diverse landscapes as
The project will remove struct a link between Star- stage. grant from the National Fish the New York Botanical Gar-
abandoned industrial infra- light Park and Concrete Plant NYC Department of Design and Wildlife Foundation. den, the Bronx Zoo and the wa-
structure on the river’s banks Park via trails and pedestrian and Construction will manage “This new phase of the terway’s southern urbanized
to create more usable space bridges. the project on behalf of Parks Bronx River Greenway will stretches before docking at
for an overlook, a dog run and One link will cross Amtrak while RBA Group will serve as only add additional opportu- Hunts Point Riverside Park.
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Starlight Park formerly another will cross the Bronx Starlight Park’s reconstruc- their Bronx River and that is list, contact Tahai Addae at
housed a manufactured gas River extending Starlight Park tion will be completed by June incredibly exciting,” said Coun- [phone] or tahai.addae@
plant between the 1800s and south toward Westchester Av- 2018. cilman Rafael Salamanca. bronxriver.org.
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Why Won’t
Phipps Commit
to Good Jobs in the
Bronx?
Phipps Houses, New York City’s largest
nonprofit developer of affordable housing,
says it’s “creating a better community
for us all.” But while it gets millions in tax
breaks, some of its contracted workers in
the Bronx make so little they have to rely on Medicaid for health care. The head porter at
its Courtlandt Corners development and his kids are forced to live in a homeless shelter
despite the fact that he works full-time. While workers are struggling with poverty jobs,
over the last decade Phipps Houses’ President and CEO has seen his compensation
increase by fifty percent to $760,000.

This is not the kind of development our community needs. Before Phipps
develops more housing in the Bronx, it must make a commitment to good
jobs for workers in all of its projects in the five boroughs.

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Chase Auto Group removes irksome vehicles
BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN have to respect his effort.”
The situation in front of Torres expressed more con-
a local car dealership has cern with another condition
greatly improved. irking CB12 - the 18-wheeler
Used car dealer Chase Auto semis frequently parked on
Group, Inc., located at 1733 E. nearby Edson Avenue.
Gun Hill Road, has agreed to “I usually give businesses
the community’s request to re- the benefi t of the doubt and
move its parked cars off the don’t give them a hard time
sidewalk in front of their busi- for minor inconveniences, but
ness and remove their cars these businesses must also
without license plates from comply with regulations,”
nearby parking spaces. Torres added. “I am optimis-
According to sources, the tic that this issue has been
dealership was also double resolved, or, at the very least,
parking vehicles as well as drastically improved.”
Chase Auto Group has not parked any cars illegally since Monday, May 1, according to CB11.
parking cars without license Councilman Andy King’s
plates on East Gun Hill Road, Steven Goodstein / Community News Group offi ce did not return request for
usually concealing them be- comment, but at last month’s
tween cars belonging to em- seen any illegally parked vehi- had received at their respec- cles. He claims that they have Community Board 11 meet-
ployees of the car seller. cles in front of the dealership. tive boards. been parked there for years ing, a representative of King’s
“I drive by (Chase Auto Jeremy Warneke, CB11’s In response to the situ- with no complaints. offi ce said that the ongoing
Group) almost everyday on my district manager, confi rmed ation, LeCompte gave both CB11 said that they have problem in front of Chase Auto
way to work and, for years, the that the board visited the Warneke and Torres his per- since contacted the 49th Pre- Group was “a disgrace.”
front of the property was al- site on the morning of Mon- sonal cell phone number, just cinct and were assured these According to LeCompte,
ways congested with cars, es- day, May 1, and saw no double in case either board receives vehicles will be removed im- who also attended an CB11
pecially on the sidewalk,” said parked vehicles or cars on the any more complaints about mediately, if they have not meeting earlier this year to
Tony Vitaliano, chairman of sidewalk. the business. been already. address the community com-
Community Board 11. “Hope- That morning, Warneke, During their visit, CB11 “Going forward, I think plaints, the only day of the
fully this reprieve is not tem- along with CB12’s district also discovered numerous Chase Auto Group has a bet- week when cars are stored on
porary - but at least the sce- manager George Torres met cars without license plates ter understanding of the situ- the sidewalk in front of his
nario is improving.” with Chase Auto Group owner angle-parked on Allerton Av- ation,” said Torres. “It seems business is when it receives a
Vitaliano said that the situ- Ira LeCompte to discuss the enue between East Gun Hill like he (Ira) is genuinely inter- new delivery of cars.
ation has gotten much better many complaints and address Road and Mace Avenue, which ested in making effort to im- LeCompte did not return
in the last week - as he has not concerns that the two DMs LeCompte denies are his vehi- prove this scenario - and you calls requesting comment.
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49th Precinct breakfast honors cops, civilians
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO $85 for a table of fi ve or $175 for a table of
T
The 49th Precinct Community Coun- ten, he said. he breakfast brings
cil’s annual fellowship breakfast is ap- According to Thompson, the po-
proaching. lice department selected the personnel together [a] whole
The council’s 29th Annual Fellow- from the precinct to honor, and this is
assortment of people. We
ship Breakfast and Awards is set to likely based on metrics like arrests and
take place at Maestro’s on Friday, May number of hours.
all celebrate the police
19, honoring several police offi cers, as A committee of 49th Precinct Com-
well as a funeral director, an educator munity Council board members based and the community
and community leaders. on recommendations and discussion
“The breakfast brings together (a) selects the civilian awards winners, he involvement with the
whole assortment of people,” said Joe said.
police together.
Thompson, 49th Precinct Community “The people we have honored have
Council president. “We all celebrate the done an exceptional job in their commu-
police and the community involvement nities,” said the precinct council presi- Joe Thompson
with the police together.” dent, adding “They don’t take photo ops
Non-precinct honorees are Citizens and they don’t grandstand; they just do
of the Year Lori Solano, P.S. 108 as- what they feel is right.” Photo by Silvio J. Pacifi co
sistant principal and Tony Vitaliano, Vitaliano was selected primarily for
Community Board 11 chairman; and his good work as a community board
Civilian of the Year and Business Fel- chairman, said Thompson, but he also forts to raise money from her family for
lowship Award honoree Crescenzo Di had a 38-year NYPD career, retiring the precinct council’s annual holiday to Saturday, May 20, his work with an
Costanzo Jr. of John Dormi and Sons as a lieutenant after a quarter century food drive, usually between $900 and organization that places a wreath an-
Funeral Home. working as a detective, including lead- $1200 a year, said Thompson. nually at a police 9/11 memorial and
Law enforcement personnel from ing a precinct squad. Solano explained that her father was for providing fl ags for the Peace Memo-
the four-nine being honored are Cop of “I am overwhelmed, I am honored a caterer who had a soft spot in his heart rial Plaza Memorial Day remembrance
the Year, Manuel Vargas; Charita Da- and I cannot believe it,” said Vitaliano for feeding the hungry, especially the el- each year.
vis, Police Administrative Aide of the when he fi rst heard of the recognition derly through Meals on Wheels, and she “I do try to support in every way
Year and Patrick Campbell an auxil- he would receive. said she would accept the award in his I can,” he said. “If that means I get an
iary sergeant, who is the Auxiliary Offi - He said that as a detective he always memory. award, I am glad to accept it.”
cer of the Year, said Thompson. The Ex- tried to empathize in an appropriate “It is obviously a privilege and I was To purchase tickets, call 49th Pre-
plorer of the Year is Juan Jose Aracena, way with crime victims, and this empa- so touched by it,” she said. cinct Community Affairs Offi ce at (718)
he said. thy helped him later to “put himself in Di Costanzo was selected for his fu- 918-2032 or Silvio Mazzella at (917) 763-
Tickets are still available for the others’ shoes” as CB 11 chairman. neral home’s involvement in National 4392. Tickets may not be available at the
event, he said. They cost $20 per person, Solano is being recognized for her ef- Police Week 2017 from Sunday, May 14 door.
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P K D B V
EDESTRIAN NOCKED OWN Y AN
45 Precinct before taking his gym bag and fleeing
the scene. The victim sustained minor
injuries to his face and was treated at
Saturday, April 29 at 2:09 a.m. -- Cops
St. Barnabas Hospital. He was later re-
responded to a motor vehicle accident on
leased.
the Bruckner Expressway at East Trem-
The two individuals are described
ont Avenue near exit #8. When they ar-
both as Hispanic men who are about
rived on the scene, they found a 35-year-
25-years-old, five feet and ten inches tall
old man from Mt. Vernon lying on the
and 190 pounds.
roadway with severe body trauma.
EMS responded and pronounced the
man. A further investigation revealed 49 Precinct
that he was riding his BMW motorcycle
northbound on the expressway when he
Sunday, April 9 at 12:37 p.m. -- Two
collided with a vehicle, a 1999 Nissan Al-
people approached a victim, an 18-year-
tima, driven by a 49-year-old man.
old man, as they were traveling on a city
The collision’s force ejected the mo-
bus on East Tremont Avenue. They took
torcycle rider and the bike hit a guardrail.
out box cutters, and proceeded to physi-
The car’s driver remained on the scene.
cally assault the man while taken a wom-
There were no arrests.
an’s iPhone.
A third person entered the bus and
Police are investigating a man who was knocked down while crossing a road in
46 Precinct was in the company of the first two while
Soundview. The incident occurred at Cross Bronx Expressway North Bronx Service
they assaulted and robbed. They fled the
Road and Ellis Avenue on Sunday, April 30 at 5:30 p.m. Police said the pedestrian, bus when it reached near East Tremont
Tuesday, April 4 at 12:30 p.m. -- Two
whose name has not been released, was crossing the intersection when he was Avenue and East 180th Street.
individuals entered the vestibule of a
struck by the van’s side view mirror. He was felled by the impact and struck his head Friday, April 28 at 12:45 p.m. -- A
building at 2396 Morris Avenue and wait-
on the street. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in critical condition. The van’s 33-year-old woman was the victim of an-
ed for the victim, a 51-year-old man, to
driver, Stevenson Lora, remained at the scene. Police stated the investigation is on- open the door. They then tailed the vic- ti-Muslim bias incident as she was ap-
proached near Unionport Road and East
going. Photo by Edwin Soto tim to the lobby where they threw him
Tremont Avenue by a 50-year-old white
on the ground and began punching him,
woman who began to shout anti-Muslim
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Police responded to a multi-car collision in Allerton over the weekend. According
to a NYPD spokesman, 49th Precinct police responded to a vehicle collision at the
intersection of Burke and Laconia avenues on Saturday, May 6 at 10:03 a.m. A 37-year-
old man stated to police that he was driving his 2007 Chevrolet Sedan eastbound
on Burke Avenue when a pedestrian ran in front causing him to swerve and strike a
parked vehicle. The impact caused the parked car to strike two other parked cars.
Firefi ghters battled an apartment fi re at the Evergreen Gardens. According to the A total of four vehicles were damaged in the collision. Police confi rmed the parked
FDNY, the fi re started around 1:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 inside the 19-story build- vehicles were unoccupied at the time of the incident. The driver, whose name was not
ing’s Apartment 14C. No injuries were reported and the fi re’s cause remains under released, was transported by EMS to Jacobi Medical Center and is in stable condition
investigation. Photo by Edwin Soto after complaining of chest and ankle injuries. Photo by Edwin Soto
10 BRONX TIMES REPORTER, MAY 12-18, 2017 BTR