16 Cops Indicted in Bronx Ticket Fix Probe

Following a three-year probe by the Bronx District Attorney’s office into alleged ticket fixing practices inside the NYPD, 16 Bronx police officers and five civilians were indicted by a grand jury last week.

Clinton Takes Control of Football Rivalry

With DeWitt Clinton’s thrilling 14-13 high school football victory over John F. Kennedy, the Governors cemented its recent dominance over its northwest Bronx rivals and established momentum as the team pushes toward the PSAL playoffs.

Editorial: Empty Lot, Empty Promises

Two years ago, in the wake of an early Halloween morning fire on Bainbridge Avenue that destroyed 10 Norwood businesses and deflated an entire neighborhood, there was much talk of renewal — from city agencies, elected officials and the landlord who owned the lot where those businesses once thrived. But talk has not resulted in action and only a sad, empty lot remains.

Bronx’s Marathon ‘Challenge’ Rep Outruns his Addiction

Six years ago, Rob Vassilarakis was coming up from the East 138th 5 train station when he was suddenly hit with a wave of energy that would change his life for good. It turned out to be New York City marathon runners charging through the 20-mile mark.

Job Fair at Bronx Library Center Today

If you are reading this and looking for a job, get down to the Bronx Library Center on Kingsbridge Road, just north of Fordham Road, and check out the job fair State Senator Gustavo Rivera is hosting today. Just heard from Conchita Cruz, Rivera’s chief of staff. She told me there are about 100 people there now and that employers at the fair are looking to fill around 200 jobs today. It ends at 1:30 p.m. Rivera and Assemblyman Nelson Castro will be at the fair from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Here are some of the employers presenting: Aflac, Albert

Video of Suspects in Murder of Bronx Father

The NYPD released video footage of two male suspects who detectives believe may be connected to the murder of Bimal Chanda, who was beaten on Saturday morning and died from his injuries yesterday morning. The story is now getting picked up citywide. Reports say Chanda used to be a cab driver and that he hoped to start a nonprofit to fight unemployment. Anyone with information on the case should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

Man Dies After Severe Beating on 190th Street

Bimal Chanda, a 59-year-old man with deep ties to the northwest Bronx community where he lived for nearly three decades died yesterday morning from injuries suffered during a severe beating on Saturday morning. In a cruel twist, Chanda and his family were in the final stages of moving out of the neighborhood, near West 190th Street and Grand Avenue, because of concerns about increasing crime, according to Chanda’s longtime friend, Mohammed Ali, who is a member of Community Board 7. At around 9 a.m., Saturday morning, Chandra left the family’s longtime apartment building, 30 W. 190th St., to pick up

Sick Records at PS 51, & Other Bronx Links

The Daily News obtained several years of records, via a Freedom of Information Law request, from the nurse logs at PS 51–the Bedford Park school that was moved to a new location this fall after testing found hazardous levels of a chemical toxin called trichloroethylene (TCE) in its former building, an old lighting factory. Longtime exposure to TCE has been linked to kidney and liver problems, damage to the central nervous system, as well as dizziness, headaches, nausea and blurred vision. In our Norwood News cover story few months back, concerned parents discussed what they thought was an excessive number of sick

Man Stabbed to Death on Grand Avenue

A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death last night on Grand Avenue, just north of Fordham Road and just a block away from Devoe Park, according to police.