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Bronx News Roundup: Fire, Fatalities, and Fordham

by Will Speros Investigators are looking into what caused the massive five-alarm fire this morning at 226th Street and White Plains Road in Wakefield. The fire started in a shed a little after 6 am, and quickly spread to nearby businesses and a mosque. The 2 and 5 trains were suspended as firefighters spent nearly four hours getting the fire under control. An eleven-year-old was hospitalized for minor injuries from smoke inhalation and ten firefighters are being treated for minor injuries. The community is now facing the aftermath of the destruction to the whole business block, NY1 reports. Sherika Stewart


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Armory Benefits Agreement Results From Marathon Negotiation Dance

A couple of days after the mayor announced that the Kingsbridge Armory would be transformed into the world’s largest ice sports complex, Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter sat across the street from the vacant building in a bustling diner and tried valiantly to stay awake.

Armory to Become ‘Global’ Ice Sports Destination

After nearly two decades of failed efforts to re-energize the massive Kingsbridge Armory and dire warnings that it may never happen, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last week that the iconic, 575,000-square-foot brick castle in the west Bronx would be turned into the world’s largest ice sports complex.

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Art Thrives on Bronx School’s Walls

With help and support from the PS 246’s maintenance staff, faculty, and former and current students, Annie Coan, an art teacher at the school, has mothered an artistic atmosphere that breathes on the school’s walls.

Bangladeshi Group Gathers in Bronx To Support War Crimes Tribunal

Dozens of Bangladeshi New Yorkers congregated at a church in Norwood on a recent Sunday evening to demonstrate their support for a controversial war crimes tribunal that is prosecuting alleged crimes against humanity stemming from Bangladesh’s war for independence more than 40 years ago.

Pastor Moves on From Transitioning Norwood Church

In a move announced on the Norwood News’ Facebook page, Pastor Bob Rainis left Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Epiphany (known as Epiphany Lutheran Church) in early March, just as the church was in the midst of its own transition.