Business

UPDATE Some Residents in Norwood and Olinville Have No Landline Phone Service Since April 22

By JUDY NOY, SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE
After some Bronx residents living in ZIP code NY 10467, which broadly covers the Norwood and Olinville neighborhoods, officially reported a loss of landline phone service since Thursday, April 24, Verizon has confirmed to Norwood News that there was damage to some equipment due to vandalism and they are working to fix the issue as soon as possible. One female elderly resident who lives on Dekalb Avenue by East 212th Street who happens to have a cell phone as a back-up said she recently spoke with Verizon and said her service actually stopped April 22.

UPDATE Van Cortlandt Jewish Center to be Sold for $4M to Barone Mgmt with Promise of New Synagogue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Van Cortlandt Jewish Center (VCJC) officials said its members discussed and voted to approve the sale of the VCJC building to Barone Management during a special membership meeting held on March 30. They said under the terms of the sale, which also includes a lease agreement, Barone will build a new 5,000-square-foot synagogue on nearby Stevenson Avenue, and also agreed to additional air rights for VCJC. Officials said the vote was held in accordance with its by-laws and followed a March 5th meeting of the Board of Trustees during which the Board voted unanimously to approve the sale.

Bronx Man & NJ Man Get Three Years Each for Running $65 Million+ Illicit Money Transfer Scheme

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A Bronx man and his partner have each been sentenced to three years in prison for running an unlicensed money transfer business responsible for illicitly transferring more than $65 million between the United States and countries in the Middle East, including Yemen, Turkey, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan, federal officials announced on Wednesday, April 23. 

The Bronx Stands with the Dominican Republic after Jet Set Niteclub Collapse

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronxites are standing in solidarity with a grieving Dominican community ever since hearing news of the tragic roof collapse at the Jet Set niteclub in the country’s capital, Santo Domingo, on Tuesday, April 8. The death toll has risen to at least 231 people according to several media reports, and more than 180 have been injured. At least two victims of the collapse were from The Bronx, retired NYPD Det. Enmanuel Gomez of Home Street in the South Bronx and Manny Diaz of University Heights.