Amanda Marinaccio
The Archive
Tame library teens
February 11, 2010 | 5:00amThe struggle continues in a joint effort to tame the wild teens responsible for havoc in and around the Morris Park public library. Morris Park residents have been upset for...
Parkway break-ins spike
February 5, 2010 | 6:33pmThe 49th Precinct has stepped up its efforts to end a wave of vehicular vandalism in response to an increased number of such crimes and has made two arrests.Residents from...
Community affairs officer honored as Cop of the Month
February 3, 2010 | 4:44pmCommunity Affairs Officer Samuel Perez of the 49th Precinct was honored in January for his unstinting dedication to the people of the community and for the great success of the...
Ruff rent leads to pet groomer move
February 3, 2010 | 4:33pmMorris Park pets will soon enjoy a change in scenery. Pet Parlor plans to move from Williamsbridge Road to Morris Park Avenue.For more than a decade, pet owners brought their...
Mace Avenue tenant turns up the heat
February 3, 2010 | 4:33pmTenant Bobbi Brooks has had enough. Brooks has demanded an end to icy conditions inside her 776 Mace Avenue apartment.When frosty winds reached the Bronx in October, Brooks found her...
Diaz Jr. backs Van Nest bank
February 3, 2010 | 4:11pmVan Nest has added an important backer. Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has signed on to a plan to bring a bank to the neighborhood.At a Thursday, January 28 borough...
DOE says goodbye to CCHS
February 3, 2010 | 4:11pmThe Columbus High School family was dealt a devastating blow last week, when the city Panel for Educational Policy voted to phase out two schools located on the Columbus campus.Early...
Noisy teens wreak havor
January 29, 2010 | 3:03pmShhhhh! An increase in noisy teens in and around the Morris Park Public Library is upsetting its patrons and neighbors.Representatives from the Morris Park Community Association, Community Board 11, the...
Student collects coins for Haiti
January 29, 2010 | 3:03pmA 12-year-old M.S. 101 student has taken the initiative to raise hundreds of dollars for Haitian earthquake victims.On Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, Wilcox Avenue resident Adam Israfil knocked...
CB10 teens receive Yankees Youth Leadership awards
January 29, 2010 | 3:03pmThe New York Yankees celebrated a handful of exceptional teens on Tuesday, January 19 at a Community Board 10 youth committee meeting. Five super students dedicated to the community accepted...
Residents petition to keep Van Nest post office open
January 28, 2010 | 8:54pmOn Wednesday, January 20, Hazel Miura, of Neighborhood Initiative Development Corporation, along with volunteers from the newly formed Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance, set up a table outside of the Van...
Community a-spires to Owen Dolen redesign
January 28, 2010 | 8:53pmWestchester Square merchants and residents are insisting that a cement spire be removed from a rehabbed Owen Dolen Recreation Center, despite concerns from the city Public Design Commission.In a meeting...
Astor Avenue neighbors uncomfortable after hearing
January 28, 2010 | 2:06amThe aftermath of the third Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) public hearing on a proposed Astor Avenue medical facility has neighbors concerned.On Tuesday, January 12, Astor Avenue neighbors, joined...
49th Precinct makes burglary arrest
January 28, 2010 | 2:06amThis burglar chose the wrong house to mess with.On Monday, January 25 at around 9:55 a.m., John White, 49, a resident of 702 Morris Park Avenue, was arrested for a...
Van Nest bank makes 'cents'
January 13, 2010 | 1:21amWill a new bank change Van Nest? You can bank on it.It appears that Van Nest, bank-less for years, has finally found a financial institution to set up shop in...
Throggs Neck merchant hit by fatal heart attack
January 13, 2010 | 1:21amOne of Throggs Necks’ most beloved residents suffered a heart attack and passed away last week, leaving behind fond memories for those who knew him.Steve Zeppieri, born on September 29,...
Groundbreaking celebrated at Fox Playground
January 13, 2010 | 1:21amThe NYC Parks Department has begun yet another project in the Bronx, breaking ground on a much-needed reconstruction of Fox Playground in Longwood. On Thursday, November 19, Parks Department representatives,...
Our Lady of Solace ramps up donations
January 8, 2010 | 2:45amA handicapped accessible ramp is on its way Our Lady of Solace Church, thanks to the generosity of others.For the past two years, pastor Robert Badillo has collected donations to...
Vandals hit TNGSL again
January 8, 2010 | 2:45amVandals at Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park have struck again. For the second time since a security camera was installed at the park on behalf of the Throggs Neck Girls Softball...
Van Nest men nabbed with guns and drugs
January 8, 2010 | 2:45amThe 49th Precinct continues to clean up the Van Nest community, with four more criminal arrests for possession of a weapon. On Friday, December 4 at approximately 2:05 p.m., Javier...