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LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS PAGE 10 January 7, 2018 Your Neighborhood — Your News® Fires kill 12, injures GUNFIRE ENDS dozens BY SARAH VALENZUELA In less than a week, two cata- strophic fi res ripped through Tremont and Stratton Park. On Thursday, December 28, a TEEN’S PARTY little before 7 p.m. police and fi re- fi ghters responded to a 911 call about a fi re in an apartment build- ing at 2363 Prospect Avenue. 1 dead, 1 injured at Though emergency crews ar- rived about three minutes after re- ceiving the call, the blaze claimed the lives of 12 people including Sweet 16 celebration four children, a teenager and a re- cently enlisted Army recruit. BY ROBERT WIRSING shot wounds on the sidewalk in “We have people who have lost Police are seeking help in solv- front of Maestro’s Caterers at 1703 their lives, lost their homes, lost ing a fatal drive-by double shoot- Bronxdale Avenue. everything,” said FDNY Commis- ing that occurred outside a Bronx The fi rst victim, Sincear Wil- sioner Daniel Nigro of the multi- catering hall. liams, a 16-year-old Clason Point ple-alarm fi re. According to a NYPD spokes- resident, sustained a gunshot “Our members bravely entered man, 49th Precinct police offi cers wound to his neck and was found the building and did everything responded to a call of a male shot unconscious and unresponsive at they could and did save a number on Thursday, December 28 at 12:30 the scene. of residents, this loss is unprec- a.m. at Bronxdale Avenue and EMS transported the Harry S. edented.” Kinsella Street. Truman High School sophomore The accident has been called Upon arrival, police discov- to Jacobi Hospital where he was the deadliest fi re in New York ered two teenage males with gun- Continued on Page 4 City since the Happy Lands fi re in 1990. After investigation, fi re mar- shals discovered the blaze was caused by a 3-year-old boy playing Com’ty leaders, Crowley discuss with the burners on the stove of a fi rst fl oor apartment. The toddler, who had a history Bruckner Exp. decking proposal of playing with the stove, alerted his mother to the fi re he started BY PATRICK ROCCHIO members at a meeting with Con- with a scream and when she real- An idea that would increase gressman Joseph Crowley to dis- ized when happened she left her parking in a Bronx community cuss the matter. apartment with the 3-year-old and may be taking shape. The idea would be to cover over her other 2-year-old child and left Community leaders are meet- part of the expressway to create the door open, according to Com- ing and advocating for decking more parking for the shopping missioner Nigro. over the Bruckner Expressway area that is part of the newly form- The fi re spread quickly from between Logan/Crosby av- ing Throggs Neck Business Im- through the doorway and up the enues and East Tremont Avenue. provement District (along the East staircase, trapping some tenants First Bronx Baby Born Revere and Hollywood avenues Tremont Avenue and Bruckner in thick smoke and fi re while Lincoln Hospital’s fi rst baby of the New Year was also the fi rst born in the are also being considered. Boulevard), said John Marano, others were able to reach the fi re Bronx, the second baby born in NYC and the fi rst born in all of the 11 NYC The decking proposal has been former CB 10 chairman and cur- escape in nothing more but the Health + Hospitals citywide. Baby boy Brysen Durate Rivera was born on before Community Board 10 in re- rent board member. clothes on their backs, according cent years and is presently being “We cannot just keep building Monday, January 1 at 12:23 a.m. to mother Brooklyn Rivera. He weighed in to the commissioner. championed by the Waterbury- and building and not have appro- “This is an awful tragedy that at 3 pounds 7.2 ounces and is doing well in the hospital’s Neotnatal ICU. LaSalle Community Association, priate parking and infrastruc- Photo courtesy of Lincoln Hospital which recently joined CB 10 board Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 11 A CNG Publication • Vol. 7 No. 1 UPDATEDUPDATEDUPDATED EVERY EVERY EVERY DAY DAY DAY AT AT BXTIMES.COMAT BXTIMES.COM BXTIMES.COM C.O.D. 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Council. trict manager. “I think the abstentions “I know this community However, her hiring came were more upset about what like the back of my hand. with some controversy. they consider a non-transpar- I’m honored and humbled “I’m happy that people ent process versus me. These to serve as the new district are aware there’s a change board members didn’t know manager of the community in the district manager posi- me,” Bravo explained. board. Being in board 7 will www.BXTimes.com tion and that there’s someone “It’s not the full board give me the opportunity to here now,” said Bravo, who that gets to weigh in on the continue serving the commu- Sherbee has been an on and off mem- fi nalists for DM and I think nity because public service is Est. 1940 ber of the community board. they had an issue with that. very important to me,” Bravo “I think the [board] back- Mostly new members [of the added. lash wasn’t so much against board] and rightfully so. I “My focus now is the me. I think they had had think that the process needs board, its members and the Antiques an issue with what they as- to be thoroughly explained agenda and to move forward. sumed is a lack of transpar- before these things happen It’s nothing political. This is ency [in the process to select so they can be aware,” Bravo strictly community, rolling new district manager],” she said. up my sleeves, and putting in rationalized. Bravo was born and the work.” According to one CB 7 raised in the Kingsbridge Her relationship with dif- POT of GOLD member, the process for se- area where she currently still ferent local and government lecting the district manager resides. individuals and agencies, Sherbee Antiques is a family-owned business that has been serving the tri- was the exclusive responsi- In 2016 she ran a failed Bravo said, can help advance state area for over 60 years. We buy from the full contents of homes and bility of the executive com- Democratic Party primary some of the community estates to single items. We specialize in high-end goods such as antiques, mittee of the board. It picked race for NYS assembly board’s agenda. the fi nal applicant, though against Assemblyman Jose “I’m looking forward to art, fine porcelain, lighting, bronzes and sculptures. We have particular some members of that Rivera. working with the new DM interest in fine jewelry, timepieces, diamonds, gold and silver. committee were excluded But her career in politics and we’ll all be working to from the process this time extends much further back, serve the community the best If you call we will come to you, free of charge, and evaluate what you are selling. around. which raised some concern way we can,” said Adaline We know the value of your possessions and are willing to pay top dollar on the However other board over her hiring, as it pre- Walker Santiago, chair of CB members had a different take sented a confl ict of interest 7. “She’s been on the board spot. Please feel free to call seven days a week for a free same day consultation. on the DM voting process. to some because the staff of twice before and I know her. The way the process is sup- elected offi cials are not al- I’m pretty sure that she’ll You may be sitting on a large fortune. posed to run is once resumes lowed to serve on community step up to the plate and do a Call Sherbee Antiques. They’ll tell you how much. for the position are received, boards. good job.” the search committee picks “I served on the board, Bravo replaces Andrew the top fi ve candidates and [but] not consecutively [be- Sandler, who passed away CALL TODAY 917-748-7622 OR 718-762-7448 then rates them after they cause of different professions August 2017 from cancer.