Bronx News Roundup, Jan. 16

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the Bronx News Roundup. These are the Bronx stories we’re following today.

If you haven’t already yet, check out our story on the double murder early this morning in Norwood on Perry Avenue. The Daily News is reporting that the two people killed had an uncle-niece relationship and that the uncle had a long criminal history.

The Bronx court system is getting some much-needed help to handle it’s backlog of pending felony cases, the Wall Street Journal reports.

A Bronxite’s five and a half minute film of Marilyn Monroe, taken when he was 14 years old, is now showing at an exhibition in Manhattan, the Daily News reports.

Cool story from DNAinfo about how 16-year-old Bronx high schooler Marcela Pinos raised enough money online to attend President Obama’s second inauguration ceremony.

Critics say a sidewalk renovation project in Morris Park is endangering residents because it inhibits firetrucks, NY1 reports.

And finally, Gov. Cuomo tapped Bronxite and CUNY Law School professor Jenny Rivera to sit on the Court of Appeals, the Albany Times-Union reports.

That’s it for today, folks. Tune in tomorrow and send links, news tips, photos and snarky comments to us at norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org.

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