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Bronx once again snubbed by
Five Boro Bike Tour organizers
BY ALEX MITCHELL
If you’ve driven around the
city over the past few days,
you’ve likely seen traffi c advisories
for the Five Boro Bike
Tour scheduled for Sunday,
May 5.
Of course, if you’re in
the Bronx there isn’t much
to worry about since only a
sliver of the route touches the
borough, 400 yards to be exact.
The forty-mile tour, which
spans each of the city’s fi ve
boroughs delves into the
Bronx between the Madison
and Third Avenue bridges,
the shortest distance of any of
the boroughs.
“These roads were not
made for bike size tires, they
were made for car tires,” said
avid Bronx cyclist Kevin
Daloia, whose ridden in three
previous Five Boro Bike
Tours.
“So, all these good bikers,
who are out for a new cycling
adventure, will not see the good
Bronx, but a short and unsafe
roadway,” he continued.
Daloia suggests that in the
future the route should incorporate
the Willis Avenue
Bridge and Randall’s Island
through its Bronx connector,
which starts at East 132nd
Street in Port Morris, returning
to Manhattan Island and
its FDR Drive route through
the Ward’s Island Bridge on
103rd Street.
“A route like that would
incorporate much more of the
borough, a part that cyclists
would probably enjoy and
could ride safer,” Daloia said.
Daloia at the 2018 5 Boro Bike Tour. Photo courtesy of Kevin Daloia
Students protest Sean Kingston appearance at FU’s Spring Weekend
BY ALEX MITCHELL
Responding to an outcry
from a few hundred students,
Fordham University removed
Jamaican rapper Sean Kingston
from its Spring Weekend
performance lineup on Saturday,
April 29, amid rape accusations,
which date back to 2010.
Leading the charge was
Rose Hill campus undergradu-
ate student Meg Vanecko, who
had told the university’s Campus
Advisories Board that
Kingston did not represent the
school’s Jesuit values. “Fordham’s
Student Life staff listened
very carefully as the students
protesting Mr. Kingston’s
slated appearance engaged in
a robust dialogue with their
peers on the student-led Campus
Activities Board,” said
Bob Howe, a representative
for Fordham. Vanceko started
an online campaign opposing
Kingston’s slated performance
on Thursday, April 4. Creating
an Instagram account called
StudentsAgaisntSean.
“After hearing multiple
perspectives and having had
time to gather all available information
including additional
concerns regarding Mr. Kingston’s
appearance we decided to
remove him from the Spring
Weekend lineup,” Howe said.
“We are mindful that this
is an extraordinary measure
for the University to take, but
also that the concerns raised
are extraordinary and have
been thoroughly discussed by
the student organizations involved,”
he continued.
Soulja Boy, another troubled
rapper, was also set to perform
at the spring weekend along
with Kingston.
That was until he was sentenced
to 240 days for a probation
violation, separate to accusations
revolving around the
abduction of a woman.
Public Notice
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a
Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from Suhak Lee for a site known as Jay
Dry Cleaners, site ID #C203119. This site is located in the Borough of the Bronx, within
the County of Bronx, and is located at 840 East 233rd Street. Comments regarding this
application must be submitted no later that June 7, 2019. A copy of the application and
other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at New York
Library-Wakefield Branch, 4100 Lowerre Place, Bronx NY 10466 and Bronx Community
Board 12, 4101 White Plains Road, Bronx NY 10466. Information regarding the site and
how to submit comments can be found at http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/60058.html
or send comments to Wendi Zheng, Project Manager, NYSDEC, 47-40 21st Street, Long
Island City, NY 11101-5401; wendi.zheng@dec.ny.gov; or call 718-481-8541.
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Fact Sheet
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received
a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Supplemental Remedial
Investigation Work Plan from MARKLAND 745 LLC for a site known as 767 East 133rd Street,
site ID #C203123. This site is located in the Port Morris neighborhood, in the County of
Bronx, and is located at 767 East 133’d Street. Comments regarding this application must
be submitted no later than June 7, 2019. A copy of the application, Draft Supplemental
Remedial Investigation Work Plan, and other relevant documents are available at the
document repository located at the New York Public Library Mott Haven Branch, 321 East
140th Street, Bronx, NY, 10454; or at the Bronx Community Board 1, 3024 Third Avenue,
Bronx, NY, 10455. Information regarding the site and how to submit comments can be found
at http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/60058.html or send comments to Steven Wu, Project
Manager, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, NY,11101; steven.wu@dec.ny.gov; or call (718)
482-6725.
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Aviso Público
Hoja de Datos
El Departamento de Conservación Ambiental de Nueva York (DEC, por sus siglas en inglés)
recibió una solicitud para el Programa de Limpieza de Sitios Contaminados (BCP, por sus
siglas en inglés) y un borrador del plan de investigación suplementaria de parte de MARKLAND
745 LLC para el sitio conocido como, 767 East 133rd Street, número de identificación del sitio
C203123. El sitio está ubicado en el vecindario Port Morris, en el condado de Bronx en 767
East 133rd Street. Los comentarios concernientes a esta solicitud deben enviarse no más tarde
del 7 de junio de 2019. Copias de la solicitud, borrador del plan de trabajo de investigación
suplementaria, y otros documentos relevantes están disponibles en el repositorio de documentos
ubicado en la biblioteca pública Mott Haven, 321 East 140th Street, Bronx, New York 10454 o La
junta comunitaria 1 de Bronx, 3024 Third Avenue, Bronx, New York 10455. Se puede encontrar
información relacionada con el sitio y cómo enviar comentarios en el sitio web, http://www.dec.
ny.gov/chemical/60058.html o se puede enviar comentarios a Steven Wu, Project Manager, 47-40
21st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101; steven.wu@dec.ny.gov; o llamar a (718)-482-6725.
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