Boyd, Gainey and their newborn son, Andre Jr., now make their home in a one bedroom apartment in the Parkchester section of the Bronx.

Published by amNY.com on September 3, 2008.

...6 train nonsense and finish your night at Johnny O's Bar and Grill at 2132 Westchester Avenue to keep the whole affair local...

Published by BoogieDowner on September 2, 2008.

THE floating pool that sits out on a barge off Barretto Point Park in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx can hold up to 170 people at a time. But on weekday mornings between 7 and 8:30, it holds just one.

Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

Large crowd at Edgewater Park, NYPD Mobilization has been called.

Published by Twitter mail on August 30, 2008.

THE floating pool that sits out on a barge off Barretto Point Park in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx can hold up to 170 people at a time. But on weekday mornings between 7 and 8:30, it holds just one.

Published by New York Times on August 30, 2008.

"If you are not a good payer, you won't get credit and you will have to pay COD [cash on delivery]. If you can't do that, you won't get oil," said Lloyd Rosenman, vice president of operations at Stuyvesant Fuel, an oil distributor in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, which has signed up for the service.

Published by New York Daily News on August 28, 2008.

Two men with reputed ties to organized crime pleaded guilty to participating in an illegal gambling ring run out of a wholesale produce market at Hunts Point.

Published by New York Times on August 27, 2008.

The pedestrian bridge, which dates to 1848 and connects Manhattan with the Bronx, was built as one of the nation's earliest aqueducts and brought water to Manhattan from the Croton River in Westchester.

Published by amNY.com on August 26, 2008.

This was not supposed to happen at Riverton, which like Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan and the Parkchester in the Bronx, was built by Metropolitan Life in the late 1940s for returning veterans.

Published by New York Times on August 25, 2008.

In Westchester County, the affluent Bronxville district decided not to pursue a pre-kindergarten program for about 100 students because, as Superintendent David Quattrone put it, “the vast majority of parents prefer to use the private programs in our community.” He also cited financial and space constraints.

Published by New York Times on August 23, 2008.

But the news was even scarier for the 300,000 people who live within 10 miles of the controversial Indian Point nuclear power plant in Westchester County, about 24 miles north of the city.

Published by New York Daily News on August 22, 2008.

Donnette Sanz, 33, a traffic enforcement agent employed by the police, was hit by a 1986 Dodge while on duty at an intersection in the Bronx. Sanz, who was eight months pregnant, was then thrown into the path of a school bus, according to a police report.

Published by New York Sun on August 15, 2008.

Fordham University will make a new foray outside New York City on September 9 when it opens its Westchester campus.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 14, 2008.

According to a press release, tomorrow Axelbankwill focus on "community self-determination" and he’ll "take calls about the Yankee Stadium project, the Kingsbridge Armory, jails in Hunts Point, the water filtration project, and other issues on listeners' minds.”

Published by West Bronx Blog on August 13, 2008.

In an effort to rally support for a proposed 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound that would link Nassau and Westchester counties, developers held a meeting Wednesday with a Suffolk County legislative committee.

Published by amNY.com on August 13, 2008.

A tractor trailer going southbound on the Bruckner Expressway hit a pedestrian bridge causing half of it to collapse early Friday morning. The driver was injured in the crash and taken to the hospital, as authorities were forced to close the expressway in both directions.

Published by New York Daily News on August 8, 2008.

A dump truck slammed into a pedestrian bridge over the Bruckner Expressway early Friday, reducing a portion of it to rubble and snarling traffic in the Bronx for miles.

Published by New York Daily News on August 8, 2008.

Eyewitness News is told the triple shooting stemmed from an argument that happened right outside the club "Badabing" in the Hunts Point section.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 4, 2008.

Police said a dispute between two groups of men outside the Badabing strip club in Hunts Point ended in gunfire.

Published by WNBC on August 4, 2008.

Westchester County says it's been finding a lot of stores selling milk at prices above New York limits.

Published by New York Sun on July 29, 2008.

Among the fish purveyor’s 20 largest creditors the filing listed several seafood distributors and suppliers based at the Hunts Point Fish Market in the Bronx.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 29, 2008.

Joe Regina was walking through Westchester Square, touting the new merchants association and a much-needed city program to clean up the streets, when a passing teen dropped a soda can on the sidewalk.

Published by NYCity News Service on July 28, 2008.

Several independent beach clubs have sold their valuable property to developers. Of the surviving clubs along Clarence Avenue in Throgs Neck, several belong to larger national organizations or societies, which has so far helped them avoid selling their land.

Published by Gotham Gazette on July 28, 2008.

Directly across the Long Island Sound from the multimillion-dollar Mediterranean villas in Whitestone Woods, the Throgs Neck neighborhood in the Bronx might offer the most affordable coastal living experience in the five boroughs.

Published by New York Daily News on July 25, 2008.

For years Hunts Point residents have had to live with automotive junkyards, scrap yards and waste transfer stations that make their neighborhood look like a set from the movie about a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Published by New York Daily News on July 24, 2008.

The indictment said the thefts occurred from April through December of 2007 in the Parkchester section of the Bronx. Mr. Henderson was already jailed from an earlier arrest. He was accused of using a homemade key to break into a single parking meter in the Bronx and remove $20 in coins in June.

Published by Crain's New York Business on July 23, 2008.

The indictment said the thefts occurred from April through December, 2007 in the Parkchester section of the Bronx. Henderson was already jailed from an earlier arrest.

Published by WNBC on July 23, 2008.

According to the criminal complaint and the indictment, from April to December 2007, in the Parkchester area of the Bronx, Mr. Henderson used his keys to open the meters and remove the containers in which coins were deposited.

Published by New York Times on July 22, 2008.

But the pool, like the park it abuts, went into steep decline starting in the 1960s, as middle-class residents fled the surrounding neighborhoods — Morrisania, Crotona, East Tremont, West Farms — and poverty and violence took hold. Today the area has come far from its worst days, thanks in part to a citywide decline in crime and in part to the efforts of residents.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

But the pool, like the park it abuts, went into steep decline starting in the 1960s, as middle-class residents fled the surrounding neighborhoods — Morrisania, Crotona, East Tremont, West Farms — and poverty and violence took hold.

Published by New York Times on July 21, 2008.

The Floating Pool Lady is drawing lots of attention to Barretto Point Park this summer: more than 900 visitors each day according to NYC Parks Department staff.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 21, 2008.

Bradford, 50, of the 2300 block of Andrews Avenue, and Nieves, 32, of the 1700 block of Bruckner Boulevard, were nabbed yesterday at their respective Bronx homes and brought back to the North Shore's 120th Precinct by detectives who tracked the pair down after they bought a flat-screen television at Best Buy near the Staten Island Mall.

Published by SI Live on July 18, 2008.

Residents of 1988 Newbold Avenue say panic spread just as fast as the fire that left dozens homeless.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 17, 2008.

For 25 years, Joan Rice was a fixture at the corner of St. Paul's and Cebra avenues, scooting 200 students three times a day to and from the Trinity Lutheran School.

Published by SI Live on July 17, 2008.

Heavy flames could be seen shooting through the fifth and sixth floors of their apartment building at 1988 Newbold Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. this morning.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on July 17, 2008.

Firefighters said the blaze tore through the top floor of the six-story apartment building in Parkchester.

Published by WNBC on July 17, 2008.

The shooting happened just after 4 a.m. Saturday in an apartment on Story Avenue in the Soundview section.

Published by WNBC on July 12, 2008.

For this fall, Mitchell got Alexis into a less expensive school, St. Raymond Elementary in the Parkchester section of the Bronx. The $3,700 tuition will save her more than $1,000 a month.

Published by New York Daily News on July 12, 2008.

One man has been shot to death and a second man has been wounded in the Bronx. The shooting happened just after 4 a.m. Saturday in an apartment on Story Avenue in the Soundview section. Police said the first victim, a 43-year-old man, was shot once in the head and once in the chest. He was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on July 12, 2008.

Gossage, along with former Yankee outfielders Mickey Rivers and Roy White, dedicated the renovation of the Castle Hill Little League Field. The ceremony was followed by a three-inning exhibition game, in which Dugout Sporting Goods shut out Wendy's, 4-0.

Published by amNY.com on July 11, 2008.

Residents in Hunts Point say putrid odors coming from two sewage facilities infiltrates homes and schools, keeping them from enjoying their yards or hanging clothes out to dry.

Published by New York Sun on July 10, 2008.

The popular drug Mirapex helped a Westchester man combat his Parkinson's disease - but, he claims, it also turned him into a compulsive gambler who lost his multimillion-dollar fortune.

Published by New York Post on July 10, 2008.

He joined residents and environmental groups in announcing the lawsuit at Barretto Point Park, the congested neighborhood's only green oasis, built in 2006 at the behest of Mayor Bloomberg. The well-tended park looks on the Bronx River and the Manhattan skyline.

Published by New York Sun on July 9, 2008.

Bronx Charter School of Excellence is located on 1960 Benedict Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 9, 2008.

He joined residents and environmental groups in announcing the lawsuit in Barretto Point Park, the congested neighborhood's only green oasis, built in 2006 at the behest of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The well-tended park looks on the Bronx River and the Manhattan skyline.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by New York Post on July 9, 2008.

He joined residents and environmental groups in announcing the lawsuit in Barretto Point Park, the congested neighborhood's only green oasis, built in 2006 at the behest of Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.

Finally, a beaver that appeared in the Bronx River last year — the first seen in New York City in 200 years — will be recognized for symbolizing environmental rehabilitation efforts.

Published by New York Sun on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by New York Daily News on July 9, 2008.

Residents in the Hunts Point neighborhood complain that the stench from the plants infiltrates homes and schools, keeping families from enjoying their yards or even hanging clothes out to dry. At a local school, students don't go out to play when the odor hits.

Published by WNBC on July 9, 2008.