Peter Milosheff
Vehicle Plunges In Bronx: Seven Killed
Seven people were killed earlier today after the vehicle that they were in lost control and fell from a Bronx River Parkway overpass, plunging 100 feet into a ravine, law enforcement officials said.

[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Duo Arrested In iPhone Stabbing
Cops collared the man and woman wanted in the vicious stabbing that left a teen clinging to life in Bronx, police said Saturday....[Crime & Punishment] Searching For Bank Robbery Suspect
Cops are asking residents for help finding a man accused of robbing a bank in the Castle Hill neighborhood of Bronx last week....[Noteable Persons] Millard Drexler
Millard Drexler (b. August 17, 1944), the Bronx-born businessman who’s been called the “Steve Jobs of retail” is the current chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group and formerly the CEO of Gap Inc. He has been a director at Apple, Inc. since 1999....[Education] Frederick Alvarez Receives Award
Frederick "Freddy" Alvarez, '14, a journalism and mass communication major from Bronx, NY received the Residence Life Commitment Award during St. Bonaventure University's annual RA Awards Banquet Sunday, April 22, 2012....[Noteable Persons] Tyson Beckford Joins Bronx Walk Of Fame
Bronx nativeTyson Beckford, 41, one of the world’s most celebrated male models, will be inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame this coming Spring....[Education] Bronx Teacher Talks Mary J. Blige, Volunteering & Love For Students
Tammi Butler is an educator by day and a supporter of nonprofits during her free time. She is actively involved with several organizations, including the Episcopal Social Services of New York and Woman of Excellence, Strength and Tenacity (WEST)....[Politics] Activist To Announce Run In South Bronx Politics
This could be the beginning of many good things to come. Our good friend, Maxi Rivera a long time community progressive activist in South Bronx will formally announce his candidacy for NY State Assemblyman Saturday April 28, 2012....[Art] Nina Berman Presents Bronx Garden
Finca Del Sur, a yaer old garden in the South Bronx, was created on an empty plot of land bordered by a high way exit ramp and a commuter train line....[Crime & Punishment] Indictment Tossed In Deadly Bronx Parking Lot Fight
An indictment was thrown out today against a father charged in connection with a fight that killed his son in Bronx....[Crime & Punishment] Armed Robber Sticks Up Bronx Restaurant
Police are looking for a man who held up a Bronx restaurant at gunpoint, authorities said....[Crime & Punishment] Former TSA Officer Pleads Guilty To Bribery
A former federal Transportation Security Administration officer pleaded guilty Thursday to bribery and extortion charges related to accepting cash in exchange for allowing what she believed was painkiller pills to pass through an airport....[Music] Don Omar, Prince Royce Top Billboard Latin Awards
Puerto Rican native Don Omar and Bronx's Prince Royce have taken top honors at the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Each received eight awards. They are among a growing group of Latin artists who mix English and Spanish into their songs....[Local] 22 Hurt In Bronx School Bus Crash
Nearly two dozen people were hurt when a school bus and a car collided in the Belmont section of Bronx on earlier this afternoon, authorities said....[Noteable Persons] Samantha Tuffarelli
Samantha Tuffarelli was born and raised in Bronx in an Italian-American neighborhood, just a stone's throw from where movie icons Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Lopez grew up. Destined to be an actor, she started at age 2, and booked "Sesame Street," by the age of 7, continuing to work the show until she was 10....[Crime & Punishment] NYPD Seeks Bronx Robbery Suspects
The NYPD released images Thursday of two suspects wanted in a brutal robbery in the Fordham section earlier this month....[Business] Bronx Multifamily Trades For $5.3M
2760 GC Realty, LLC acquired the apartment building at 2760 Grand Concourse in Bronx, NY from 3830 Bronx Boulevard Associates, LLC for $5.25 million, or about $95,500 per square foot....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Nightmare: Mourner Killed At Slain Friend's Vigil
Jonathan Lewis came to honor his slain friend Michael Ikoli as a mourner, and left as a murder victim....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Drug Mules Jailed For Eight Years
Two drug couriers who imported in Malta nearly a kilo of cocaine in their stomachs were jailed for eight years and fined €23,000....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Man Accused Of Stealing Goods From Kohl’s
Solomon Venable, 60, of Inwood Avenue, Bronx, was arrested at Kohl's Department Store, East Main Street, Cortlandt, on a misdemeanor charge of petty larceny....[Crime & Punishment] Two Missing Bronx Teenagers
As reported by Norwood News, police sent out two media alerts this morning, asking for help in locating two missing Bronx teenagers: 14-year-old Darniese Dervin and 13-year-old Ross Harrison. Both live in the 46th Precinct....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Man Sentenced For Cocaine
A Bronx man was sentenced Monday, April 23, 2012 to 41 months in prison for arranging to import 960 grams of cocaine from the Dominican Republic into the United States via Newark Liberty International Airport and other regional airports, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced....[Crime & Punishment] Teen Arraigned In East Harlem Pharmacy Robbery
A Bronx man was arraigned on burglary and three counts of robbery charges Wednesday in connection with the holdup of an East Harlem pharmacy earlier this month....[TV] Bronx Actress Selected As A Presenter
Samantha Tuffarelli, a Pelham Gardens actress, has been selected as a presenter at the 28th Long Island Film Festival Awards scheduled for Saturday May 12th at 7 p.m. at the Seatuck Estate in Islip, New York....[Crime & Punishment] Suspects Wanted In Beating & Robbery
Police are hunting for several suspects who attacked a man in Morrisania, tying him up and then making off with cash and electronics....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Judge To Rule Tuesday On Strauss-Kahn Suit
A Bronx judge is expected to rule next Tuesday, May 1, 2012, whether to toss out a civil lawsuit against former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn brought by the Manhattan hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her....[Crime & Punishment] Troopers Seize $780K+ During Routine Traffic Stop
Troopers from the Totowa Sub-station made a large cash seizure on Thursday, April 19th. More than $783,000 was confiscated and two Bronx men were charged with money laundering and conspiracy....[TV] Mama’s Boys Of The Bronx Cancelled
TLC has yanked Mama’s Boys of the Bronx from their schedule after two weeks on the air. The reality series revolves around a handful of thirty-something Italian-American guys who live at home with their moms in the northernmost boroughs of New York City....[Movies] Hormone Usage Information Countered In An Award-Winning Documentary
The producers of award-winning documentary Hot Flash Havoc (www.hotflashhavoc.com), confronting the issue of menopausal hormone therapy – which became controversial following a widely-discredited 2002 Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study – announced today that the film has been released to theaters in over 100 major markets around the country in a campaign that began March 30, 2012....[Business] Perrigo Company Hires Francisco Pacheco
Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Francisco Pacheco has been hired as Employee Relations Representative for the Human Resources (HR) team....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Woman Arrested For Starving Dogs
A Bronx resident was arrested by ASPCA agents yesterday for allegedly neglecting and starving her two seven-month-old pit bulls, named Cagney and Lacey....[Local] Bronx Poet Lucian A. Sperta Pleads For Your Help
Lucian A. Sperta, an author and self- published writer of six e-books on Amazon.com, four of which has hit Amazon.com Hot New Release in Poerty, has a new cause to plead....[Business] Bronx Set To Get Its Own Boutique Hotel
A real estate developer has been busy working on a new 61-room hotel with kind of a cool historical background: the building originally opened as the Bronx Opera House in 1913, and hosted acts like Harry Houdini, George Burns and the Marx Brothers over the years....[Education] T&W Celebrates Poetry At Bronx Library Center
Join Teachers & Writers Collaborative for a poetry event celebrating the imaginations of New York City's young writers on Saturday, April 28, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center....[Movies] ‘BabyGirl’ Touches on Latino Family Issues
The 11th annual Tribeca film festival will hit the ground running Thursday night in New York City, where a handful of Latino filmmakers and actors are leaving their mark at the esteemed festival....[News] Bronx Fire Kills One, Another In Critical Condition
One person is dead and another in critical condition after a fire tore through an apartment building at Marble Hill Housing on West 225th Street. Witnesses reported seeing large flames and heavy smoke in the area as firefighters battled the blaze....[Music] Fat Joe To Be Inducted To Bronx Walk Of Fame
Hip-Hop star Fat Joe will be inducted to the Bronx Walk of Fame as one of the 2012 inductees....[World] Bronx Men's Shoes Beard Growing Billboard
Bronx Shoes SA pioneers world's first interactive growing billboard The 3rd of April sees the unveiling of the world's first interactive beard growing billboard in Cape Town. Bronx Men's Shoes, the "Man Enough" brand in South Africa, through Bletchley Park, Cape Town....[Music] The New Queen Of Hip Hop
She was born and raised in Bronx. Now she is taking Harlem by storm....[Society] Bronx Workers & Youth Speak Out Against Stop-And-Frisk
WSWS reporters spoke with residents of the Melrose neighborhood of the South Bronx in New York City, where police harassment is pervasive. This overwhelmingly working class and minority area is among the city’s poorest areas, with the median household income barely reaching $20,000. The official poverty rate is 42 percent; official unemployment stands at 16 percent....[Crime & Punishment] Robber Fatally Shoots Korean Chef, Steals iPhone
A hardworking young chef was gunned down in Bronx early Thursday by a brutal thief who kicked his motionless body, stole his iPhone and then casually strolled away, according to police....[Crime & Punishment] Tax Prep Office Raided In Prepaid Debit Card Scam
The city and state took action after an Eyewitness News investigation this week. ...[Local] Man Killed Crossing Bruckner Expressway
A 36-year-old man who lost his firefighter brother on 9/11 was struck by a vehicle and killed as he tried to cross the Bruckner Expressway in Bronx early Wednesday, police and a witness said....[Crime & Punishment] Engaged Bronx Prep Teacher Accused Of Sex With 16-Year-Old Student
Richard Hovan, 30, was an engaged MIT "wizard," math teacher at the Riverdale Country School, and now, accused of carrying on sexual acts with a 16-year-old student....[Education] Bronx Students Break Ground On City’s Biggest Orchard
We are pleased to see projects like this sprouting up in Bronx - we could use more Johnny Appleseeds like these fine young folks in all five boroughs....[Crime & Punishment] Teen Beaten To Death In South Bronx
Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy who was found with trauma to the face at Melrose Houses in Bronx....[Crime & Punishment] Man Shot To Death In South Bronx
A man was shot and killed in the South Bronx late Monday night, authorities said....[Pets & Animals] You Can Help Your Neighborhood Cats
Homeless and feral cats in your neighborhood? Come to a free trap, neuter, and return (tnr) workshop to learn how you can help....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Woman Steals $600 From Store
A Bronx woman was charged with petty larceny, a class A misdemeanor, after stealing $600 from Marathon Gold City, police said. The suspect, Jacqueline Johnson, is also responsible for other thefts in the area, according to police....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Man Sentenced In Syosset Crash
A Bronx man has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in a crash that left Myron Jacobs, 86 dead and his wife critically injured....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Man Sentenced In Shooting Death
A man from the Bronx was sentenced to 18 years in state prison today for an accidental shooting in Gloversville....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Man Held For High-Speed Chase
A Bronx man was hospitalized and faces criminal charges after police said he led them on a brief high-speed chase on the Cross County Parkway....[Crime & Punishment] Teens' Fight Ends In Shooting Death
Police say a fight between rival groups of teens resulted in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Bronx boy on Saturday....[Local] 20 Injured In Four-Alarm Bronx Fire
A blaze at a block of row houses in Bronx Saturday afternoon injured 18 firefighters and two occupants, the city Fire Department said....[Crime & Punishment] 1 Dead, 1 Hurt After Bronx Hit-And-Run
Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx that left two people in critical condition early Saturday morning....[Local] Bronx Girl Accidentally Stabs Self
A five-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being stabbed in her home in Bronx....[Crime & Punishment] Bicyclist Struck, Killed In Bronx
A bicyclist was killed after being struck by a BMW SUV in Bronx Wednesday night, police said....[Jobs - Local] Part Time Insurance Inspector Needed
The right individual will work independently in the field to verify measurements and condition of homes for insurance companies....[Society] In 1906, The Bronx Zoo Caged A Black Man On Display In The Monkey House
The young black man who arrived at the Bronx Zoo in the summer of 1906 cut a striking figure. Barely dressed, he was carrying a wooden bow, a quiver of arrows, and a chimpanzee. He stood 4’ 11” tall and weighed 103 pounds, and when he smiled, he revealed a set of pointy whittled teeth, like a piranha’s....[Real Estate For Sale] Open House: 3-Story Single Family House
Atlantic Avenue Realty Group is pleased to invite you to attend their newest property's open house....[Education] Dunkin' Donuts Launches "Wishes DelivereD" Campaign
As part of an ongoing commitment to give back to the community in which it serves, Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today the launch of a new charitable program, “Wishes DelivereD.” ...[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Duo Charged With Robbery
Two Bronx males were charged with robbery after they trailed a Jersey City woman to her Avalon Cove apartment building late Friday, according to a police report....[Education] Bronx Zoo To Receive National Award For Teen Education Program
The Education Department at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo has been named winner of the 2012 EdCom Award for Excellence in Programming by the American Association of Museums (AAM) for its Wildlife Career Ladder program for teens....[Crime & Punishment] Bronx Teen Stabbed In Chest Dies
A city teenager was stabbed and left to die near a Bronx hair salon early Saturday morning, police said. ...[Crime & Punishment] Police Impersonator Sought In Bronx Rental Scam
The NYPD is continuing their search for a man they say is pretending to be one of their own to pull off a real estate scam in Bronx....[Politics] March To Support New York Dream Act
On April 9th, 2012, a group of 15 undocumented youth and supporters from the New York State Youth Leadership Council (NYSYLC) will begin a long journey, on foot, from New York City to Albany in support for the New York Dream Act....[Education] Zachary Andreadis - Eagle Scout
On Saturday, March 24, 2012, Zachary Aristides Andreadis, the seventeen year old grandson of resident, Paonne Andreadis completed his service project at St. Michael’s Home in the hopes of obtaining the highest rank of Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout....[Society] Intergenerational Networking Event For Bronx Youth
Celebrating the end of Women's History Month, Prep 4 Success (under the auspice of Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corp. [NIDC]) & the Young Women's Leadership of Collegiate Institute for Math & Science presents a professional networking opportunity along with an abundance of youthful potential for a powerful event on the Christopher Columbus High School campus....[Education] Explore Week At Bronx Lab School
From Tuesday April 3 to Thursday April 5, 2012, Bronx Lab School will once again send its students off to the world of service learning....[Business] Bronx Retail Corridor Gets $54 Million Project
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) yesterday announced the selection of Equity One, Inc. to redevelop an 80,000 s/f site located along the Broadway retail corridor in Bronx....[Education] Bronx Teacher's Online Charity Works Miracles
DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need....[Art] Bronx Museum Offers Free Admission
The Bronx Museum of the Arts announced this week that they will be dropping their admission fee in an effort to increase their attendance and reach out to members of the community who have not explored the museum....Author Info
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