Here are the Bronx stories we’re reading this Thursday. Weather: Looks gorgeous right now, not a cloud in the sky with an expected high in the low 60s, but there’s a chance of showers in the afternoon.
In a story published last week, the Daily News writes about the Jaguars running program at PS/MS 15, a stellar school on Andrews Avenue in University Heights. This summer, just as they did last summer, the school’s runners, coached by English teacher Shawanda Weems, will participate in the Children’s Summer Games in Athens, Greece. In March, Weems was honored as a “Champion of Change” at a White House event and panel discussion hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.
Police are looking for a scam artists who is preying on immigrants looking for cheap rent in the northwest Bronx. Sally Dunford, of West Bronx Housing, says this type of scam is becoming more and more prevalent.
Six Bronxites are being charged with running a prescription drug ring out of four Bronx daycare locations. Authorities said they confiscated 122,000 pills, including Ecstasy, Xanax, Viagra and Percocet. Ecstasy is illegal and its illegal to distribute the other drugs without a prescription.
A vacant storefront in near Crotona Park is becoming a showcase for emerging artists.
David Oliveras, 18, was struck and killed last night while riding his bicycle on Williamsbridge Road near Mace Avenue. The driver is not being charged.
Heart Gallery NYC, a nonprofit dedicated to finding permanent homes for foster children used the Bronx Museum of the Arts as a backdrop earlier this week. Heart Gallery uses the photos to recruit parents.
A Wall Street trader photographs and writes captions about his encounters with South Bronx residents, many of them drug addicts or prostitutes.