Bronx Holiday Happenings

The holiday season’s in full swing, meaning there are plenty of festivities taking place over the next few weeks to get you in the spirit. Tonight at 5 p.m., Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., will be hosting a holiday tree lighting at the Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, complete with carol singers and, of course, Santa Claus. On Saturday, Bronx Museum of the Arts is throwing a family holiday party from 1 to 4 p.m., with food, art activities for parents and kids, and tours of its current exhibits. The museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse. Visit

Prepping for the Battle of the Bronx

The borough’s two Division I college basketball programs, Fordham University and Manhattan College, face off tonight for the 104th time in a game billed as the “Battle of the Bronx.” We’ll be there, sending out live Tweets (follow @norwoodnews) to help you keep track of the action.

Bronx Pols Get Behind Cuomo’s Tax Plan

Yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that legislative leaders in the senate and assembly had reached an agreement that would lower taxes for the middle-class New Yorkers, while increasing taxes for the wealthiest. Bronx pols say it will benefit the Boogie Down.

Breaking Bronx Eats at Ebe Ye Yie

This is the first in a new series of Bronx restaurant profiles we’ll be rolling out periodically on Breaking Bronx. Find out what’s hot at Ghanaian restaurant Ebe Ye Yie.

Seabrook Jury Split; Judge Warns Defense Team

The jury deciding the fate of City Councilman Larry Seabrook is split on whether or not to convict the Bronx rep, who faces federal corruption charges of fraud, money laundering and soliciting bribes. Deliberations began last week, and the jury announced Friday that they were deadlocked over one of the charges against Seabrook–that he’d given a lucrative Yankee Stadium contract to a boilermaker in exchange for $50,000. After a second day of deliberating yesterday, the group announced they could not agree on any of the 12 counts charged against the councilman. The group continues to review evidence today in the

Bedford Park Man Shot in Kingsbridge Heights

A 21-year-old Bedford Park man is clinging to life today at St. Barnabas Hospital after being shot several times in Kingsbridge Heights.

In Last Fall’s Primary, New Voting Machines Lost 1,500 Bronx Votes

By Jeanmarie Evelly Remember those fancy new voting machines the state rolled out last September? Instead of heading into a booth and pulling a lever, voters on Election Day last year filled out paper ballots by hand and feed them into an optical scanning machine (pictured above). The change was made to ensure an accurate vote count–states were required by federal law to update their voting machines, a response to the 2000 presidential election fiasco. But a report released this week found that flaws with the new method resulted in 50,000 to 60,000 votes across the state going uncounted because

After Supreme Court Ruling, Bronx Councilman Wants to Legislate School Access for Churches

Following a Supreme Court decision that would keep churches from worshiping inside school buildings, Bronx Councilman Fernando Cabrera, a deeply religious politician who doubles as pastor of a church on Morris Avenue, will attempt to legislate guaranteed access for churches at New York City public schools.

Bronx Sports Roundup: Bronx Basketball Rivalries, Praise for Bronx Girl’s Soccer

With the football season winding down (see below), it’s time to make way for the Bronx basketball season and also recognize some borough soccer stars in this week’s edition of The Bronx Sports Roundup!