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Free winter coats distribution
held at SUNY North Bronx
POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING AT MONROE HOUSES
Police are investigating a fatal shooting of a Monroe Houses tenant. According to
police, Nelson Ramos, 29, was shot before 4 a.m. on Sunday, January 6 following an
argument with one or more people outide of the Monroe Houses. Police discovered
Ramos with multiple gunshot wounds at 800 Soundview Avenue. He was rushed to
Jacobi Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased. A nearby ShotSpotter
gunfi re detection device was activated during the incident. No arrests have been
made in this ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime
Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls are kept strictly confi dental.
(Above) Police secured the area outside of Monre Houses as they conducted their
investigation. Photo by Edwin Soto
Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. announces 8th Annual Savor the Bronx Restaurant Week.
Savor the Bronx on BronxNet
Borough President Ruben
Diaz, Jr. kicked off the
borough’s 8th Annual Savor
the Bronx Restaurant
Week on January 7, with a
press conference, launching
more than a week of savory
events, discounts and
special prix fi xe menus at
top Bronx restaurants.
The Bronx Tourism
Council organizes Savor the
Bronx Restaurant Week.
The press conference is featured
on BronxNet, along
with a special Savor the
Bronx program that takes
viewers on a culinary tour
of a wide range of Bronx
restaurants.
The Savor the Bronx
program block is being
broadcast on BronxNet regularly
throughout Restaurant
Week, on Friday, January
11 at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Saturday, January 12 at 1
p.m.; Sunday, January 13 at
3 p.m.; Monday, January 14
at 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, January
15 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday,
January 16 at 9:30 p.m.;
Thursday, January 17 at 7
p.m.; Friday, January 18
at 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday,
January 19 at 6 p.m., on
BronxNet 67-Optimum and
33-Fios, and at www.bronxnet.
tv.
Among the many featured
eateries and food
producers are Mott Haven
Bar & Grill, Bronx Draft
House, Gun Hill Brewing
Company, Mexican restaurant
Xochimilco, Italian
restaurant Emilia’s, and
hip-hop-themed restaurant
Beatstro, where the Savor
the Bronx press conference
took place.
“During this time of
year restaurants usually
experience a post-holiday
slump in business so we are
encouraging everyone to
get out and patronize these
wonderful eateries by offering
our great Savor the
Bronx deals. This year’s
list of vendors includes a diverse
selection of cuisines
and neighborhoods, from
Italian restaurants on Arthur
Avenue to City Island
seafood and a Vietnamese
spot on Jerome. I’ve already
spotted a couple of my old
favorites on this list, along
with a few that I can’t wait
to visit for the fi rst time,”
said Diaz. “Thank you to
BronxNet for supporting
this ongoing initiative with
the programming on your
channel.”
The BronxNet program
features restaurant highlights
and interviews with
Bronx leaders and restaurateurs.
“BronxNet is proud to
partner with Borough President
Ruben Diaz, Jr. and
the Bronx Tourism Council
to highlight the borough’s
exquisite dining treasures,
and thereby encourage
Bronxites and visitors to
taste the array of treats the
Bronx has to offer,” said
BronxNet executive director
Michael Max Knobbe.
Watch the Savor the
Bronx special program on
your BronxNet channels
or online at www.bronxnet.
tv and share your posts,
pictures and comments
about your favorite Bronx
eateries on our website or
on Facebook at BronxNet
Community Television, on
Instagram @bronxnettv or
Twitter @Bronxnettv.
It’s time to take to the streets for
the Women’s March on NYC!
The third annual Women’s
March on New York
City is set for Saturday,
January 19. Together we
can be changemakers.
Women’s City Club
(WCC) is thrilled to be participating
in the Women’s
March on New York City
led by the Women’s March
Alliance for the third
straight year.
True to Women’s City
Club’s mission, they continue
to work with partners
that encourage inclusivity
and continue to
raise awareness about gender
equity, strengthening
women’s collective power,
and combating division
and hatred.
If you need any additional
information or have
any questions, contact
Anya Berdan, Women’s
City Club Member manager,
at (212) 35308070, extension
111 or visit aberdan@
wccny.org.
With the continuous
drop in temperatures, help
gear community members
up for SUNY North Bronx
Career Counseling & Outreach
Center’s Winter Coat
Pick-up, which will be held
on Monday, January 14
to Thursday, January 17,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Staff at SUNY North
Bronx will distribute free
gently used winter coats
and warm clothing on a
fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis
to community members
who are in need of extra
warmth this season.
Available coats include
sizes for infants, children,
women and men.
Attendees will have the
opportunity to hear about
the free programs and
services offered at SUNY
North Bronx during their
visit.
Contact Bernice Karikari
Apau at (718) 547-
1001 or Bernice.Karikari-
Apau@northbronx.eoc.
suny.edu with any further
questions regarding SUNY
North Bronx or this upcoming
event.
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