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4 Injured in Marion Ave. Apartment Fire

A fire late Tuesday afternoon at a multi-family row house in Bedford Park left four people injured, one very seriously. More than 60 fire fighters responded to a call about a fire at 2779 Marion Ave. shortly after 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday. According to the FDNY press office, the fire began in a second-floor apartment of the building and left one person with serious injuries and three people with minor injuries. They were transported to Jacobi Hospital. The case is currently under investigation by FDNY fire marshals. Today, a restoration crew was already starting to rebuild some of building, which


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Bronx News Roundup, July 19

After a brief hiatus, the Breaking Bronx blog is back with a new edition of the Bronx News Roundup. Let’s get down to business, starting with the weather forecast: Oh, the SWEET RELIEF! High of only around 85 today with a chance of showers early this afternoon and overnight. Should be even cooler tomorrow.

Be Healthy: Exercise Tips for Aging ‘Weekend Warriors’

Here are some exercise tips from Seth Meisel, a physical therapist who oversees patients enrolled in the Orthopedic Intensive Home Rehabilitation Program from The Visiting Nurse Service of New York, on how so-called weekend warriors can stay active well into retirement and beyond.

Bronx Notes: Water-on-the-Go App

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Health launched the 2012 Water-on-the-Go season, an initiative that will make NYC water at portable drinking fountains, which would be an alternative to bottled water and sugar-sweetened beverages, easily available at more than 20 alternating outdoor locations throughout the five boroughs this summer. The DEP has also developed a free iPhone/iPad mobile app available for download at the iTunes store, to help New Yorkers access the daily Water-on-the-Go schedule. For more information, call 3-1-1 or Chris Gilbride at (718) 595-6600.

Exploring Our Parks: Through New Visitors Center, Poe Park Expands Programs

After months of construction, renovations, waiting and uncertainty, the transformation at Edgar Allan Poe Park is now complete. The result is a Kingsbridge Heights-area space transformed into a bustling, kid-friendly destination spot with a busy playground, a refurbished historical landmark and an open visitors center.

Bronx Notes: NY Philharmonic, Fireworks in Van Cortlandt Park

After a brief hiatus, the New York Philharmonic is back this summer playing free outdoor concerts in the five boroughs. Tonight, they are playing in the Bronx at Van Cortlandt Park. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Enter the park from Broadway, near West 251st Street. Concert site is north of the baseball fields. Like all of the Concerts in the Parks, the show tonight will be followed by fireworks by Bay Fireworks.

U-Heights Church Wins Latest Legal Battle With DOE

This time, the Bronx Household of Faith prevailed. In the latest round of a drawn-out legal fight between the University Heights-based church and the city’s Department of Education, a judge ruled that Bronx Household of Faith — and some 60 other churches and religious groups citywide — can continue worshiping inside public school buildings during off hours.