September 28-October 4, 2018 Your Neighborhood — Your News® SERVING PARKCHESTER, HUNTS POINT, FORDHAM SOUTH, GRAND CONCOURSE, FORDHAM NORTH, BRONX NORTH, CO-OP CITY FERRY USERS NEED A LOT Drivers hog parking around Clason Point Park slip BY ALEX MITCHELL commuter waterway. The city is aware of the While many Bronxites are The neighboring gated parking issue and is working thrilled with the arrival of community to Clason Point on a long-term solution. ferry service to Soundview, Park, Shorehaven is enduring Justin Dambinskas, a the rapid transit solution in- parking diffi culties created by Throggs Neck businessperson advertently caused another is- the new ferry service. who also operates other Parks sue, parking. “We’ve most defi nitely have concessions, was given the Soundview Avenue, the seen an issue with parking green light to convert an ad- lone road that leads to the Cla- since the construction of the jacent, NYC vacant property son Point Park ferry slip has ferry,” said seven-year Shore- into a 25-space parking lot limited street parking. haven resident Messiah Rus- along with a concession stand Besides some angle park- sell. “There should be a park- for ferry users at 2 Soundview ing, the approach to the ferry ing lot for the station, it would Avenue. doesn’t have many parking make things much easier,” she options for the newly designed added. Continued on Page 91 City Island Gateway Project eyed BY PATRICK ROCCHIO for a use that will benefi t the land, which it acquired in a A popular idea to build a public. lien sale, and there is a sec- ‘gateway’ to the City Island Going back to at least 2011, ond smaller landlocked parcel Rolling With The Punches community at the island’s en- a group of City Island activ- along the waterfront currently trance may be getting some re- ists sought public access to the in private hands, according to Ring 10 Veterans Boxing Foundation of New York lent a helping newed traction. waterfront that could include sources. hand to ‘down on their luck’ boxing veterans at its eighth annual Community leaders are re- a boat launch and other mar- The city owned land is cur- fundraiser on Sunday, September 23 at Marina del Rey. Honoree visiting a proposal from ear- itime-themed uses at the cur- rently administered by the and boxing legend Gerry ‘The Great White Hope’ Cooney showed lier in the decade called the rently vacant pieces of land at NYC Department of Transpor- Liz Magnani his World Boxing Council green championship belt. City Island Gateway Project 663 City Island Avenue and at tation. See more photos in next week’s paper. Photo by Laura Stone that would see the redevelop- an unmapped adjacent loca- According to a proposal ment of two parcels of land tion. next to the City Island Bridge The city owns much of the Continued on Page 91 Vol. 24 No. 39 www.bxtimes.com TOP BRONX NEWS STORIES BORHOOD - Y The Bronx Times Don’t GH OU Forget! FREE INSIDE I R E N On-Line $-"44*'*&%4'035)&#30/9 N E R W U Pick Up O S Your world is Y Milk! ® 24/7... NOW TIPS TO IMPROVE so are we. 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He went on to explain that Raymond Boland, 57, of the speed limit on Pelham Fowler Avenue, was hit by a car Parkway is low and that the driven by 33-year-old Shakira roadway’s heavy use keeps it Price, a teacher assigned to the even lower. Lehman High School Campus, “Between everything going as he crossed the street just on at the hospital and school outside the Bronx hospital, ac- busses from the charter school cording to police and hospital off Pelham Parkway, usually sources. it’s bumper to bumper. So high The victim was crossing at speed collisions are uncom- the corner of Seymour Avenue mon for the most part because and Pelham Parkway South people are just sitting in traf- around 9:50 a.m. when Price, Police examine Price’s 2010 Toyota after fatal accident. Photo by Edwin Soto fi c,” the chairman added. whom was heading east on Pel- The NYC Department of Ed- ham Parkway South rammed DWI, and DWAI according an elderly driver of a 2002 Kia, abuse rehabilitation. ucation said that Price will not into him with her white 2010 to police. Police offi cers said who was following her as she Both Price and the eldery be returning to the classroom Toyota. her eyes appeared bloodshot tried to leave the scene of the driver stayed at the scene. and will likely face job termi- Police said that Bolan was and she had been slurring her accident near Eastchester Road Price was then taken into po- natation. in the crosswalk, had the right words. and Pelham Parkway. lice custody on suspicion of A DOE statement said, of way and was dragged some Price teaches English and In Price’s bid to get away, drunk driving. “This is a tragic incident and distance by Price’s car. The History at Schuylerville Pre- she inadvertently hit and killed She was ordered to post our hearts go out to victim’s incident happened a short dis- paratory High School at 3000 E. Bolan, according to sources. $200,000 bail during her ar- family...allegations are appall- tance from the 49th Precinct Tremont Avenue. Bolan suffered body trauma raignment in court. ing and disgraceful. Ms. Price stationhouse. It is not clear if Price had and was rushed back to Ja- The NYPD Highway Colli- has already been reassigned NYPD later arrested Price, been at the school prior to her cobi, where he was pronounced sion Squad is investigating the away from the classroom and charging her with Vehicular arrest. dead. fatal crash. we’re pursuing her removal Manslaughter, Vehicular As- Police say that Price had The detox program Bolan Community Board 11 chair- from payroll as soon as legally sault 1.18 of 1% or more ALC, collided moments earlier with enrolled in was for substance man Al D’Angelo said that possible.” SOUNDVIEW ROUTE NOW IN SERVICE! 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