BRONX WEEKLY July 2, 2017 2 Commissioner Daniel Nigro
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LOCAL CLASSIFIEDS PAGE 14 July 2, 2017 Your Neighborhood — Your News® Throggs Neck SNEAKY MAYOR Clipper on fi n a l v o y a g e BY ARTHUR CUSANO The news that Throggs Neck PULLS FAST ONE Clipper Bar and Restaurant, an East Tremont establishment for two full decades, will be closing Shooting range sound soon, was met with disbelief by its many faithful patrons. Peadar and Eileen Tierney, the owners of the popular packed Irish barrier not a certainty pub announced the bad news on its Facebook page on Wednesday, BY PATRICK ROCCHIO rently studying the feasibility of June 21, citing a dispute with their The installation of sound bar- utilizing sound proof construction landlord. riers during the reconstruction of fencing in and around existing “The Throggs Neck Clipper will the Rodman’s Neck NYPD shoot- and planned fi rearms ranges.” be closing her doors on July 29th ing ranges has been demanded A determination on the feasi- for the last time, due to the fact that for over a generation – and now it bility and potential effectiveness we could not come to an amicable doesn’t appear to be a certainty. of this fencing is planned for the arrangement with the landlord. The mayor’s recent letter to lo- end of summer 2017, the mayor We have no other option,” the post cal state elected offi cials about the stated. stated. shooting range project mentioned When news broke earlier this It went on to thank their patrons the sound barriers in ambigu- year that the $275 million renova- and their staff for their 20 years of ous terms, alluding to the need for tion of the NYPD range planned business. further feasibility, over the next decade included $73 The site manager for the limited The letter dated Monday, June million for ‘six fully (sound) baf- liability corporation that owns the 19 stated that the “NYPD is cur- Continued on Page 4 corner property at 3599 - 3607 E. Tremont Avenue, J.A.S. Holdings Corporation, said the decision to boot the popular tenant was purely a fi nancial one. He asked not to be CB7 seeks input on curbing identifi ed, citing threats that he’s received. “They haven’t paid their bills large-scale buildings since October 2015 and they are being evicted,” the property’s rep said. BY ARTHUR CUSANO lead to the replacement of low- His family was involved a Community Board 7 will scale housing with taller struc- lengthy court battle with the Clip- be reaching out to residents in tures. per until a judge ordered the res- Kingsbridge Heights and Bed- “We want to try to keep the taurant to vacate the premises by ford Park in the coming weeks character of the neighborhood,” the end of next month, he added. and asking them to weigh in on said Bedford Mosholu Commu- “They decided they could stay NYBG Farmers Market plans to rezone those areas to re- nity Association president Bar- for free, which is clearly not an Offering a diverse array of fresh, locally grown and produced vegetables, strict larger-scale development bara Stronczer. “It is a mixture option,” he said. There’s nothing fruits, baked goods and specialty foods, the New York Botanical Garden’s projects. of rental apartments, co-ops personal about it, it’s just busi- Residents are concerned that and private homes. We are very Farmers Market opened for the season on Wednesday, June 21 inside the ness - they decided not to pay their new development under the cur- quickly losing the private homes rent and their bills and that’s why Garden’s Mosholu Gate. Rachael Whittemore (l) and Jessica Okrongly sold rent R8 high-density zoning in to the developers.” they’re getting out.” delicious cakes and pastries. See more photos on page 50. Photo by Bedford Park and R6 and R8 zon- Stronczer said the area started Silvio Pacifi co Continued on Page 4 ing in Kingsbridge Heights may Continued on Page 15 A CNG Publication • Vol. 6 No. 25 UPDATEDUPDATEDUPDATED EVERY EVERY EVERY DAY DAY DAY AT AT BXTIMES.COMAT BXTIMES.COM BXTIMES.COM Arson charges follow 5-alarm Olmstead Ave. fi re BY ARTHUR CUSANO about 20 people being displaced Three men were arrested last and fi refi ghters who are injured,” week in connection with illegal he said. “Now you have families fi rework use that led to a fi ve- that are struggling to put their alarm fi re in Unionport that left lives back together. And it could almost two dozen residents home- have been a lot worse.” less. CB 9 district manager William FDNY Fire Marshalls arrested Rivera, a former FDNY EMT, lives the trio following a lengthy inves- in the neighborhood where the fi re tigation at the scene. occurred but was away on vaca- Nabindranauth Nandalall, 23, tion when it happened. and Shivnarine Lauchman, 23, He said the toll such a fi re can BRONX WEEKLY July 2, 2017 2 2, 2017 July BRONX WEEKLY both of the Bronx, were charged take on a family can be staggering, with fourth-degree arson, a class E since in addition to irreplaceable felony, reckless endangerment and personal belongings they also lose fourth-degree criminal mischief, identifi cation records. both class A misdemeanors, and “It’s tough to start all over unlawful dealing with fi reworks, a Firefi ghters combated a fi ve-alarm fi re which injured nine people and damaged six homes. again because you have to get a class E felony. Photo by Aracelis Batista Social Security card again and The men admitted to having a birth certifi cate. To get a new what they called a “fi reworks The blaze started at 1136 Ol- were a total loss. viding emergency assistance to driver’s license you need a certain fi ght” using illegal fi reworks they mstead Avenue on Thursday at A total of 44 FDNY units re- nine households - 20 adults and amount of (identifi cation) points,” purchased from an unnamed around 3:40 p.m. when two of the sponded to the fi re, and managed fi ve children, according to a Red he said. Westchester retailer. defendants, allegedly began shoot- to bring it under control at around Cross spokesman. Rivera cautions residents to The third defendant, Alexan- ing fi reworks at each other behind 6:30 p.m. Community Board 9 chairman make sure their home insurance der Soler, 27, also of the Bronx, was the home. Seven fi refi ghters were injured Nicholas Himidian Jr. said illegal policy includes nights in a hotel in charged with illegal possession of The fi reworks caused the wood with non life-threatening injuries, fi reworks use is a problem that event of a fi re, and urged them to fi reworks. frame house to catch fi re. while another suffered serious in- rears its head every summer as In- make sure smoke detectors are in- “This fi re is a reminder that The fi re then spread to six other juries and was transported to Ja- dependence Day approaches. stalled and working. fi reworks are illegal in New York homes and several parked vehicles cobi Medical Center where he was While the city runs public ser- He reminded residents the City – and as witnessed in this fi re, in the area between Haviland Av- later released. vice announcements about illegal FDNY and American Red Cross can be dangerous to both fi refi ght- enue and the Cross Bronx Express- One resident also sustained a fi reworks, he said they do little to distribute and install free smoke ers and civilians alike,” said FDNY way. non life-threatening injury. deter the problem. and carbon monoxide detectors. www.BXTimes.com Commissioner Daniel Nigro. Both 1136 and 1136 Olmstead The American Red Cross pro- “It’s sad. Now we’re talking www.BXTimes.com ‘Adult Behavior’ pilot fi lmed at Bronx landmark sible dream in the modern world. bridge the generational gap be- BY ROBERT WIRSING The pilot features a crew of 15 tween younger and older people,” A historic Bronx landmark women and a cast of six women. explained Singer. “I hope every- served as the setting for a poten- It embodies Feirstein’s com- one who watches it will become tial television series. mitment to alter the fi lm school inspired to learn more about the Through the Mayor’s Offi ce model and the TV and fi lm indus- older generation much like how I of Media and Entertainment and tries by evaluating the diverse did with my grandmother.” Brooklyn College’s Feirstein voices of women, people of color, The full-time New York-based Graduate School of Cinema’s city- immigrants and other marginal- actress, writer and producer en- wide scriptwriting competition, a ized groups. joyed returning to her favorite pilot for Robin Rose Singer’s win- The Rose Haag-directed pilot borough to fi lm Adult Behavior. ning script, ‘Adult Behavior’ was will air either November or De- Singer initially visited the fi lmed from Monday, June 12 to cember 2017 on NYC Media, the Bronx two years ago while work- Friday, June 16 at Andrew Freed- city’s offi cial broadcast network ing on an untitled Spanish fi lm. man Home. reaching 18 million households. “The Bronx is a very inspira- The half hour comedy fol- Singer will post the exact air tional place for me because it has lows Midwesterner nurse Jessica date on her Instagram @robin- such a specifi c vibe and diverse Applegate, portrayed by Kristin rosesinger and Twitter @robin_ culture unlike anywhere else,” Parker, working at the fi ctional singer.