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Bronx News Roundup: Metro North Service Resumes, a Tourism Push & More

These are the Bronx news stories we’re following today:

Bronx News 12 reports that Metro North’s Hudson Line will begin normal service this week after a freight train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx last Thursday evening, suspending service into the weekend. According to the MTA, there may be residual delays of up to 15 minutes.

— The Bronx Tourism Council is working to increase tourism in the borough, NY1 reports, by increasing the number of Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) Tours offered to visitors. The tours visit sites in the Fordham, Concourse Village, and Woodlawn areas, including the former home of poet Edgar Allen Poe on the Grand Concourse. Click here for more information.

The Riverdale Press reports that Shelia Sanchez, a volunteer with Cliff Stanton’s campaign, has challenged petitions filed by opponent Cheryl Keeling in the race for the 11th District seat. Sanchez has until July 22 to specify which specific signatures she is challenging.

— The five Democratic candidates for mayor spent the night with residents of the Lincoln Houses public housing project in Harlem, the New York Times reports. They were startled by the poor living conditions and rampant unemployment rates.

— The New York Daily News reports that Bronx resident Bandiougou Magassa, 48, who made headlines after attempting to rescue his extended relatives from their burning home on 1022 Woodycrest Avenue in the Concourse area, has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars from P.S. 140 where he worked as a custodian.

-The Riverdale Press reports that business owners in the Riverdale and Kingsbridge areas are displeased with Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio’s recent disclosure that the Department of Consumer Affairs has a “quota system” to ensure staff issue at least one violation for every four inspections completed. According to de Blasio and local Bronx business owners, outer borough businesses have been disproportionately targeted to receive low-level fines and violations.

That’s it for today. We’ll be back on Wednesday. Tomorrow, look out for our weekly Bronx Crime Report.

 

 

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