Make Boston Road Safer E-commerce operator leases ABC warehouse

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Jacobi reports users face serious health risks
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO senting six percent of all emer- It is a bit unclear if the car-
Hookah smoking appears gency CO cases in 2016 to 14 bon monoxide is coming from
to be a leading serious health cases representing 20 percent the hookah material, nicotine
condition that may take a toll of all CO cases in 2017. in the hookah or the charcoal
on users for years to come, While 2015 saw six such material that is used to heat
and is causing an uptick in cases representing 12 per- the hookah, said Nguyen.
hospital admissions. cent of cases, just a few years There is a popular miscon-
Jacobi Medical Center, is re- prior to this, no cases related ception that hookah is safer
porting a remarkable increase to smoking hookah were ob- than smoking cigarettes, the
in carbon monoxide poisoning served, said Dr. Vincent doctor said.
cases related to hookah smok- Nguyen, an ED doctor and “I think that most peo-
ing: a phenomenon that didn’t medical toxicologist who spe- ple, certainly the people who
exist at all to any discernable cializes on treating overdoses. smoke hookah regularly,
degree just a few years ago, “In the past three or four think that smoking hookah is
hospital offi cials said. years we have defi nitely seen much safer than smoking cig-
The number of cases of CO more cases, and…anecdotally, arettes,” said Nguyen. “They
(carbon monoxide) poisoning in the years before, I don’t re- think it is safer because they
related to hookah in the Ja- call any cases,” said Nguyen, smoke less often than peo-
cobi Emergency Department who has worked in the Jacobi
Make Boston Road Safer jumped from fi ve cases repre- ED since 2009. Continued on Page 82
E-commerce operator leases ABC warehouse
Transportation Alternatives and residents held a rally on Friday,
April 13 calling for a safety redesign for Boston Road. Denise
joined many residents in demanding a safer roadway for motor-
ists, pedestrians and cyclists. See photo spread on page 46. BY PATRICK ROCCHIO lion in 2017. I think this particular intent
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co A major e-commerce opera- The spokesman said that it would create many more jobs
tion is slated for an underuti- had been leased to an e-com- than its predecessor,” said
lized Bronx warehouse. merce company, but did not Cintron.
Approximately 200,000 specify which one. Driving jobs are typically
square feet of warehouse space However, published reports relatively lucrative positions
that had previously been used indicated that the property that provide good incomes and
by a carpet and furniture out- was leased to jet.com, a subsid- propel many families towards
let at 1055 Bronx River Avenue iary of Walmart. Walmart did home ownership in the future,
has been leased to an e-com- not comment by press time. she said.
merce company. Marlene Cintron, Bronx The siting is indication
The property in Sound- Overall Economic Develop- that the borough is strategi-
view has been redeveloped, ment president, said she be- cally positioned with great
said a spokesman for Prologis, lieves the reported use would access to roadways, said Cin-
the owner which, according to increase job opportunities in tron, a fact that is not lost on
published reports, purchased the Bronx. the trucking companies al-
the vacant building adjacent “If I were going to compare ready in the borough.
to the Bronx River from ABC the two, ABC versus what the
Carpet and Home for $28 mil- current intent is, if anything Continued on Page 82
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Students spotlight town
hall on gun violence
BY SARAH VALENZUELA hoped would be the outcome New York state has some
The youth of the borough of the town hall. of the strictest gun control
are united on one front. Hot issues like how to re- laws and the city and bor-
On Tuesday, April 17, a form school safety were cer- ough itself have witnessed
town hall was held for the tainly brought up during the vast declines in the number
youngsters to voice their discussion. Students ques- of homicides and shootings
opinions on a range of is- tioned if DOE would start al- over the last 25 years.
sues. lowing teachers to carry fi re Students posed ques-
Titled ‘Enough Is Enough,’ arms, to which members of tions about their safety that
kids from 11- to 18-years-old the panel quickly discounted. brashly demanded concrete
approached a microphone to The students breathed action rather than the old ‘if
ask the panel of leaders their sighs of relief and erupted in you see something, say some-
take on some of their burn- applause after receiving a re- thing’ mantra.
ing questions. sponse. Other than school safety,
The panel included bor- Another student ex- students also discussed gun
ough president Ruben Diaz pressed concerns over in- violence as a whole and how Deshawn Etheridge stepped up to the microphone during the town hall to
Jr., deputy chief Jason Wil- creased ‘policing’ of schools it affects the community at ask the panel a question. Community News Group/Sarah Valenzuela
cox, who also heads the and increased metal detec- large.
Bronx detectives, Lois Her- tors rather than adding coun- Many of the students ap-
rera the CEO of the Offi ce of selors. proached the microphone to end,” said 17-year-old De- the importance of the ‘Build
Safety and Youth Develop- The panel suggested that just to ask the district attor- shawn Etheridge of his over- a Block’ program and get-
ment at the NYC Department communication and commu- ney and deputy chief on how all agenda as a teenager tack- ting acquainted with local
of Education, Bronx District nity were the most important. they were going to help better ling gun violence. precincts to form better rela-
Attorney Darcel Clark, and “I want change,” said the interaction, not just be- “We’ve heard you talk tionships.
Outreach director of Thrive 15-year-old Ashley Sanjuan tween community members, about the community and DA Darcel Clark dis-
NYC, Jennifer Paez. of her expectations of the dis- but between law enforcement gun violence, but what about cussed her point of view on
“Instead of just talking cussion. “We should be fo- and the community. police who also abuse their Conceal and Carry legisla-
about it, I want our leaders cused on learning, not wor- “I want police brutal- authority with gun vio- tion and agreed there should
to take action,” said 15-year- ried about getting shot one ity against people of color lence?” be a universal federal gun
old Kaylah Jones of what she day.” and black-on-black crime The deputy chief stressed control law.
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P.S. 83 is the Middle School Chopped Cooking Champs
BY ROBERT WIRSING ation was a freshly made veggie burger
A fi rst-time competing school with a kale salad on the side.
served up fried gold at this year’s Bynum and Walker observed the
‘Chopped’-inspired cooking contest. students’ works to ensure everyone ad-
P.S. 83’s aspiring chefs earned top hered to the rules.
prize at the Middle School Chopped “It was a little stressful coming up
Competition on Friday, April 6 at P.S. with an idea and placing it onto a plate
122. for judges to review, but it was still a
Two-time Chopped champion chef great experience,” said Christopher
Marc Anthony Bynum and P.J. Clare’s Santiago, P.S. 83 student.
executive chef Timothy Walker joined Following the competition, every
Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation participant took home a medal and
as guest judges for this year’s three- their very own chef hat in recognition
round culinary competition. of their hard work and dedication to
The test of cooking skills takes in- the culinary arts.
spiration and its namesake from the “It was a great opportunity for the
wildly popular Food Network reality- kids to showcase what they have been
based cooking television game show learning in our afterschool cooking
series Chopped in which four chefs class,” noted Silva.
compete in a three-round contest and For the last three years, P.S. 83 has
attempt to incorporate unusual combi- sponsored a biweekly afterschool cook-
nations of ingredients into dishes to be Executive chef Timothy Walker (back, l) and two-time Chopped champion chef Marc Anthony ing class educating students on the se-
evaluated by a panel of three judges. cret art of food preparation.
Bynum (back, r) celebrated with Middle School Chopped champions P.S. 83. Photo courtesy of
For each round, plates were re- Every Wednesday and Friday, stu-
Marino PR
viewed based upon usage of all secret dents perfect their cooking with guid-
basket ingredients, taste and creativ- ance from their teacher Christine Lo-
ity. round. The students’ fi rst tasty dish was retta.
The secret ingredients included During the fi nal round, both By- a summer salad with a side of freshly The chefs of the future learn how to
tofu, zucchini, shiitake mushrooms num and Walker engaged in a head-to- made guacamole. create such appetizing meals as veggie
and black beans. head friendly cooking competition us- For their second dish, the students burgers, hash browns, casseroles, Ari-
Sixty students from 11 schools ing the same mystery ingredients as created a delectable Grand Jam Par- zona taco soup and Thai chicken and
schools competed in the fi rst and sec- the fi nal fi ve schools. fait, a freshly made dessert consisting lettuce wraps.
ond rounds. According to Laura Silva, P.S. 83 of crushed pretzels and graham crack- “It was fun and it tested our cook-
Scores for both rounds were cumu- Afterschool Program director, the ers, yogurt, beets, fi gs and raspberries ing skills by making us work together
lative and only the top fi ve schools had school’s culinary masters-in-training topped off with sprinkled cheese. to make our dishes better,” expressed
the opportunity to advance to the third created three savory dishes. Their third and fi nal culinary cre- Anatoli Velikov, P.S. 83 student.
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Soundview ferry is on schedule to launch in late summer
BY PATRICK ROCCHIO at the landing area. time,” said Rivera, adding that
The borough’s fi rst ferry An EDC spokeswoman esti- he is thrilled CB 9 is hosting
service in the 21st century is mated recently that the site was the borough’s fi rst ferry ser-
right on schedule. about 70 percent complete. vice, that will launch in late
Community residents and Touring the construction summer.
public offi cials got a sneak peak site were Borough President Marlene Cintron, Bronx
at the ferry terminal at Clason Ruben Diaz Jr. and Assembly- Overall Economic Develop-
Point Park on Monday, April 9. man Marcos Crespo. ment Corporation president,
The NYC Economic Devel- Diaz said he thanked said that she believes that the
opment Corporation now says NYCEDC and he also added ferry stop in Clason Point could
it will be operational by this that he looks “forward to spur development in the com-
summer. bringing this service to other munity as well as raise prop-
James Patchett, NYCEDC president, said on Monday, April 9 that the ferry
The new ferry line linking Bronx communities in the fu- erty values.
terminal in Soundview will be operational by late summer.
Soundview and Manhattan in- ture.” Anthony Chiodi, a Throggs
Photo by Silvio Pacifi co
cludes stops at East 90th Street, “Soundview is the perfect Neck resident who commutes
East 34th Street and Wall Street community to host new ferry to Manhattan, said that ferry
in Manhattan. service, and it is my hope that Crespo thanked the EDC residents,” said Crespo. service in his community,
James Patchett, EDC presi- this new transit option will not and Mayor de Blasio for bring- William Rivera, Commu- should the line be expanded,
dent, signed a ferry bumper only ease commutes for Bronx ing ferry service to the bor- nity Board 9 district manager, would provide ancillary ben-
with a Sharpie marker in a residents, but will provide trav- ough that will cost only $2.75, said there would be a town- efi ts addressing the borough’s
symbolic gesture at the Mon- elers with a new way to visit the same fare as riding a sub- hall meeting with residents in revitalization.
day, April 9 event, as commu- and explore the Bronx.” said way or bus. Soundview about a month be- These include keeping cur-
nity leaders got their fi rst look Diaz. The assemblyman said it fore it becomes operational. rent residents and attracting
is something that can help ex- Rivera said that on Tuesday, new ones, spurring investment
pand employment opportu- April 10 CB 9 met with ferry of- in public and private schools,
nities or allow commuters to fi cials at a parks committee and supporting local hard-
spend more time with their meeting where the board got working merchants that oper-
families. an update on the timeline, the ate businesses, while strength-
“Over the last few years, the boats and amenities. ening the tax base.
borough of the Bronx has seen The discussion included “Ferry service to Manhat-
a wave of positive change, and bathrooms, bicycles, expand- tan makes the Bronx a geo-
with the expansion of ferry ser- ing bus stops to reach the graphic contender for profes-
vice in Soundview we take yet launch and security concerns. sionals looking for a stable,
another leap forward in im- “We have had these conver- family-oriented community
Construction continues on the terminal, which should be ready for use proving the transportation op- sations for the past two years, with a reasonable commute to
late this summer. Photo by Silvio Pacifi co tions and quality-of-life of our but obviously it is almost game work,” stated Chiodi.
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Schools facing closure plan
federal lawsuit versus DOE
BY SARAH VALENZUELA C.S. 92, M.S. 325, and New Explor- Paul Rotondo to stop enrolling stu-
A federal lawsuit is being fi led ers High School were voted for closure dents.
against the NYC Department of Edu- during meetings with the Panel for The school was previously housed
cation. Educational Policy in February and in trailers for 11 years before being
The announcement for the civil ac- March. moved into a physical building, which
tion was made on Thursday, April 12, Members of these schools’ commu- is the current space they have occu-
during a protest prior to the public nities, and the Holcombe L. Rucker pied for not even three full years.
hearing on Crotona Academy High High School, attended the protest to “This does not make any sense,”
School. support Crotona Academy. said Barbieri. “And the law may not
“When our schools are under at- “We are not giving up,” said Nancy always answer all questions, but we
tack, we stand up and fi ght back,” pro- Rodriguez-Delgado, the parent coordi- like to think that the law does make Laura Barbieri, special counsel, Advocates
tested the crowd in unison. nator from M.S. 325, encouraging Cro- sense.” for Justice, addressed the crowd during the
Laura Barbieri from Advocates for tona Academy to sign on to the law- In addition to the federal lawsuit, protest prior to the public hearing at Cro-
Justice is expected to represent the suit. “We need to send that message to these schools also worked on fi ling ap- tona Academy High School.
schools in the legal action and even the DOE.” peals to the DOE.
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attended the protest to inform those Barbieri explained she was trying “We stand with you, we will be
present of the impending lawsuit. to fi nd ways that closing those specifi c there and we will fi ght,” said Wendy
As of now, the schools already join- institutions would violate pre-existing Nathaniel, a teacher from Holcombe stressed the importance of students
ing the legal action include C.S. 92, laws and encouraged Crotona Acad- Rucker High School, a school being bringing their parents to that meet-
M.S. 325, and New Explorers High emy to do the same, should they decide proposed for merger to make way for ing, as well.
School. to join the lawsuit. shared space with a Success Academy While Barbieri spoke about the sit-
While the suit does not yet include One of the issues Barbieri men- middle school, as she held up a Crotona uations involving the other schools,
Crotona Academy, the message the an- tioned at the protest was Crotona Academy T-shirt. she explained children face a certain
nouncement sent was that the closing Academy’s low enrollment, which was On top of support, they also offered trauma when they move in and out of
schools in the Bronx were not alone in a factor of the DOE proposing the clo- advice on how to approach the April different schools and the premise of
their fi ghts. sure of the school. 25 fi nal PEP meeting, where Crotona the suit would prevent that trauma
“Many of the closing schools have Barbieri said the school’s decreas- Academy’s fate would offi cially be de- from furthering.
vulnerable populations,” said Bar- ing student population was a result cided. The DOE stated that it could not
bieri. “You can’t pick on vulnerable of the school’s principal, Patricia Wil- Trish Hypolite the Parent Associ- comment on the lawsuit because it was
people.” liams, being told by Superintendent ation president from New Explorers still reviewing the action.
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40 Precinct wearing all black clothing.
Thursday, April 12 at 12:45 a.m. -- An uniden- 47 Precinct
tified man followed a 23-year-old woman into an el-
evator in a building near East 161st Street and Park
Friday, April 13 at 3:20 p.m -- Cops responded
Avenue. Once inside, the man choked the woman
to a call of a fire located at 4227 Ely Avenue. FDNY
and she lost consciousness. The woman regained
also responded and removed a 94-year-old vic-
consciousness and the individual took her onto the
tim from inside the location. EMS transported the
roof of the building where he sexually assaulted her.
woman to Jacobi Medical Center, where she was
Before he left the scene, he took her wallet. He is de-
pronounced dead.
scribed as a black man who is 30-years-old, about
five feet, eight inches tall and 180 pounds.
50 Precinct
42 Precinct
Friday, April 13 at 8:45 p.m -- Police re-
sponded to an emergency call of shots fired at 5240
Sunday, April 8 at 4:02 a.m -- Cops got a re-
Broadway. They found a 30-year-old man a gun
port of a burglary at a grocery store. An individu-
( 21 2 ) 2 2 0 -1 2 6 5 shot wound to the head and 20-year-old man with
al gained access to the establishment’s basement
bullet wound in the leg. EMS took the 30-year-old
through an adjoining location. Once inside the store
to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died on Sun-
www.bmcc.cuny.edu/cng at 3273 Third Avenue, the individual entered a stor-
day, April 15. The 20-year-old was taken to Jacobi
age room, but fled the location without taking any
Medical Center were he was listed in stable condi-
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Firefi ghters responded to a car fi re on Friday, April 13 around 9:30 p.m. between
Firefi ghters responded to a shed fi re on Saturday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at 1281 Bradford Middletown Road and Mayfl ower Avenue. According to the FDNY, three people were
Avenue. No injuries were reported and the incident remains under investigation. inside the car and safely evacuated the vehicle without any injuries. The incident
Photo by Aracelis Batista remains under investigation. Photo by Aracelis Batista
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