City Council Votes for More Oversight of Police Department

The City Council convened in the middle of the night three weeks ago to vote on a crowded agenda of issues, including the adoption of two bills under the Community Safety Act. While the bills passed easily, Mayor Bloomberg has vowed to veto them, saying they will undermine the police department’s ability to keep the city safe.

Bronx Notes: Free Cancer Screenings Today

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, 234 E. 149th St., offers free mammograms and screenings for cervical and colorectal cancer for the uninsured on July 17. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (800) 227-2345.

Candidate Building Support for Vacant 86th Assembly Seat in the Bronx

Victor Pichardo claims he does not want to be a politician. While campaigning, the 28-year-old candidate for State Assembly in the 86th District of the Bronx has been making it his mission to be seen as a public servant instead of a politician. “I see the people who live in my district as my bosses,” he explains.

Norwood Woman Killed With Hammer; Son Dies by Suicide

By by SÍLE MOLONEY
Just two days after a Norwood woman was found beaten to death with a hammer in her Perry Avenue apartment, her son, who was wanted in connection with the murder, took his own life in a seedy East Gun Hill Road motel, police officials said.

Bronx Notes: Public Hearing on Federal Poverty Funding

The NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) will hold a public hearing on the allocation of federal funding to combat poverty and support community-based programs at Sister Annuciata Bethell Senior Center (Bedford Park Senior Center), located at 243 E. 204th St. from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (347) 641-9498 or email bronxnab7@gmail.com.

Bronx New School Parents Not Satisfied With Health Report

Tension slowly bubbled to the surface during a recent meeting with the state’s Health Department and parents of Bronx New School students. Nearly two years ago, those parents found out their children had spent several hours a day for up to six years in a toxic environment that went undetected by the Department of Education for nearly two decades.

Bronx News Roundup: Bronx is Still Unsafe for Senior Pedestrians

By Hugh Thornhill Here’s your news roundup for the day: – A Boston-area pimp has been accused of slaying a rival pimp in the Bronx, the Daily News reports. Samuel Whiteside, 39, of Dorchester Mass. was charged on Wednesday for the June 14 murder of Victor Martino. According to prosecutors, Whiteside thought that Martino owed him money. – According to a recent traffic fatality study released on Wednesday by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, the Bronx is the third most dangerous county in the region for pedestrians who are over 60, the Daily News reports. While the number of senior pedestrians


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