Eastchester

News & Record, Greensboro, N.C., Short Orders column

2013-05-08 01:54:03

Sit down and have a slice of pie and coffee at -- where else -- Pie and Coffee (887-7437). The coffee and dessert shop has opened inside Vintage Thrift and Antiques at 1100 N. Main St. in High Point. High Point native Jill Newton combined her...

Bicycle Sundays return for 2013 to the Bronx River Parkway

2013-04-30 00:24:03

Bicycle Sundays are back. Starting Sunday, May 5, both directions of a 6.5-mile stretch of the Bronx River Parkway will be closed to vehicular traffic and turned into a suburban cycling haven. An annual tradition since 1974, Bicycle Sundays is one of...

Remarkable Woman: Sunny Fischer

2012-07-08 00:00:00

When Sunny Fischer was 4, her family moved into a new apartment with a shiny stove and easy access to green space and playgrounds. "The schools were great — I had terrific teachers," Fischer says. "There was a library within the development that I...

TRANSIT UPDATE: Most Commuter Rails Restored, More Subway Service, Holland Tunnel Opened For Buses

2012-11-02 08:00:00

***Governor Cuomo announced Wednesday night that MTA fares for rail, subway and buses will be waived both Thursday and Friday.*** Metro North **October monthly passes are valid through Monday, November 5** Limited commuter rail service has been...

Love Triangle W/Reggae Musician 'Captain Barkey,' Girlfriend Ends In Double Murder, Cops [UPDATE]

2012-10-13 14:42:00

Police were still on the hunt Sunday for the triggerman in that double-murder outside a motel in Eastchester that claimed the life of a reggae musician and his girlfriend, putting an end to an explosive love triangle, according to investigators....

NYC Teacher Arrested For Sexually Abusing Child

2012-06-01 10:24:00

A New York City school teacher has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a child. According to authorities, Thomas P. Gibbons was arrested at his home in Eastchester, N.Y Friday. Gibbons, who works at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx,...

Al Restivo steps down from Republican Club

2012-05-05 14:06:00

After 19 years at the helm of the La Ca�ada Flintridge Republican Club, Al Restivo has called it quits. Restivo, who turned 76 on Wednesday, plans to publish a book and also wants to free up time to resume college teaching and expand his business...

Polpettina Homestyle Pizza Kitchen's Multi-Use Tomato Basil Sauce

2011-12-01 00:00:00

Polpettina Homestyle Pizza Kitchen, a new Eastchester restaurant focused on organic, locally sourced Italian Influenced New American cuisine. Kyle Inserra and Mike Abruzese showed us how to make a super simple Tomato Basil Sauce and use it on three...

Huge Rats Overtaking Bronx Neighborhood

2011-06-13 18:11:00

New York's politicians have pledged to wage war on NYC rats, the legendary pests of the city's underground, and, now, of the streets and neighborhoods themselves. "It's so bad I had rat droppings on the engine of my car," said Pelham Bar resident, Saniye...

Flooding Is Widespread In Westchester County

2011-08-29 18:40:00

Tonight in Westchester County pumps are working overtime siphoning off all that water left behind by Hurricane Irene. In Westchester, Monday meant recovering from the aftermath of Irene. The Village of Bronxville was among the locations hit hard by...

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims

2011-09-07 13:31:00

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

Ex-Cop Convicted Of Manslaughter In Accidental Shooting Death

2011-10-05 13:40:00

An ex-Eastchester police officer has been convicted of manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of an acquaintance. According to authorities, on Nov. 3, 2009 James Pileggi was sitting in his SUV with two other men, demonstrating the laser feature on...

projects in the Bronx in 1949. "I certainly understand what it is to grow up without privilege. I had other privileges, but not money, and that certainly stayed with me," said Fischer, 65, who moved to the Chicago area 38 years ago. "My commitment has been to make a more just and equitable society.

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