BT09202019 - Page 10

�� BRUCKNER DETOX CENTER OPPOSED �� cents New owner:�� I’m developing wellness center A sense of concern and outrage is brewing in Throggs Neck about a possible conversion of an offi ce building into an unwanted use. Commercial tenants at 2800 Bruckner Boulevard received letters to vacate the property, and community leaders have formed a coalition to fi ght a possible alcohol Westchester Square reels over vagrants �� ulder during a confrontation �� Continued on Page 67 Continued on Page 67 �� BRONX TIMES REPORTER, S 10 EPTEMBER 20-26, 2019 BTR BY ARLENE GRAUER Hope you all enjoyed the summer and created some happy memories. Well it’s September and back to work, although the CCCA Board and some members continued to work on important issues during the summer, namely the re-routing of the Bx24 and the Bx8, which we understand will now be maintaining their original routes. The CCCA and Country Club residents were the fi rst to confront the MTA en masse, showing up with a petition containing hundreds of signatures at the fi rst MTA community meeting on June 19. The MTA was little prepared for such a presence and was unaware that the Bx24 routing on Stadium Avenue was tried ten years ago and failed. Councilmember Mark Gjonaj was also surprised when he entered P.S. 71, as he was mobbed by upset community members, who’s ire was turned toward him. The councilmember patiently listened to each person and took copious notes, also accepting the petition and written commentary from the crowd and followed up with us during the summer. Along with our sister communities of Spencer Estate and Throggs Neck, we continued to bombard the MTA with letters and survey responses following the meeting. We understand that some details still need to be addressed and we await this information. In the meantime, we thank Councilmember Gjonaj and Assemblymember Michael Benedetto for their intercession, as well as the staff of Senator Alessandra Biaggi’s offi ce. Our next endeavors will be the fall clean-up and triangle planting the third weekend in October, then onto planning our Christmas party. Please come prepared with some new ideas to brighten our community. Our next meeting will be September 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Villa Maria Academy lunchroom, located at 3335 Country Club Road. The association can be reached at our new email address cccabronx@ gmail.com, via postal mail at P.O. Box 211, Bronx, N.Y. 10465, or by telephone at (718) 823-1814. Follow and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/countryclubcivicassoc. Please remember, “Take pride in your community. Your home extends beyond your property line!” 40th Precinct Sunday, September 15 at 11:00 p.m. - Seven individuals approached a 52-year old victim by of 536 E. 149th Street, threw him to the ground and proceeded to stab him multiple times about his body before fleeing the location. EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to an area hospital in stable condition. 44th Precinct Friday, August 30 at 8:25 p.m. - Two individuals approached at 30-year-old male victim in the vicinity of W. 174th Street and Selwyn Avenue and displayed a firearm. One individual proceeded to point the firearm at the victim, prompting the victim to attempted to gain control of the weapon and resist. A shot was fired during the scuffle, striking the victim in the right knee. EMS responded and transported the victim to an area hospital in stable condition. The individuals are described as both male, black, one wearing a black Nike sweatshirt and one wearing Adidas pants. Monday, August 26 at 12:59 a.m. - An unknown individual entered a Metro PCS store at 1343 Ogden Avenue through the front door and removed 6 cellular phones and electronic equipment with a total worth of $1,800 inside of, before fleeing to an unknown location. The individual is described as a male Hispanic, 18 to 25-years-old, medium complexion, thin build with short dark hair. He was last seen wearing a white baseball cap, white sneakers and a black Air Jordan tracksuit. 46th Precinct Sunday, September 15 at 9:40 p.m. - A 34-year-old male victim was approached by two unidentified individuals leaving subway station at Grand Concourse and East 182 Street. One of the individuals demanded cash and displayed a firearm and removed the victim’s gold chain when he didn’t comply. Both individuals fled and are described as a male, black, roughly 100 lbs. and was last seen wearing black pants and a black shirt, the other was described as a Hispanic man. Friday, September 13 at 5:08 p.m. - Police responded to a 911 call of a foul smell emanating from apartment at 2323 Creston Avenue . Upon entry they discovered a man who was unconscious and unresponsive with his ankles bound to his waist. The male also had slash marks on his wrists and torso. EMS responded and pronounced the man dead on the scene. A 37-year-old man, Charles Votaw who lived in apartment 11A of the building was charged with assault 2, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence. Wednesday, September 11, at 7:25 p.m. - A 42-year-old male victim was approached by two unidentified individuals who forcibly removed his necklace in front of 66 E. Burnside Avenue. The victim suffered laceration to his right arm and refused medical attention. The unidentified individuals described a two black menin their late teens to early twenties. 48th Precinct Monday, September 2, 2019 at approximately 7:10 a.m. - An unidentified individual entered the location and approached a 22-year-old man victim behind the counter inside of Ali and Son Candy Grocery located at 738 E. 182nd Street. The individual displayed a firearm and forcibly removed an undetermined amount of currency. The unidentified male fled the location on foot northbound on East 182nd Street and Clinton Avenue. There were no injuries reported as a result of this incident. The individual is described as male black, approximately 18 to 23 years of age, 6’0” and 170 lbs. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white design affixed to the front of it and black pants. Assault suspect in the 44th Precinct. DCPI Assault suspects in the 40th precinct. DCPI Robbery suspects in the 46th Precicnt. DCPI WE’LL FETCH IT FOR YOU ...and deliver to your home Subscribe Today! �� While Bronxites prepared to take a ‘bite out of crime’ at the annual August 1 Night Out Against Crime, one crook turned that around and took a bite out of a local merchant who tried to interrupt his thievery. A.M.A.F. Fashion business owner Abdul Sol felt more than an impact to his quality of life on the morning of Sunday, July 9, when a shoplifter tried to leave his store with a bag of clothing and Sol sufered a severe bite on his left rearm and a dislocated right with the man. At his 25 Westchester Square store, Sol recalled how the shoplifter had on previous customer. occasions been a paying “He spent money here, it’s not like I never saw him before,” Sol said. “He came around two or three months ago and bought a pair of shoes.” But the Sunday of the assault, the suspect asked for a shopping bag, grabbed stuff, and tried to leave, according to Sol. “I told him, ‘No, you can’t take my stuff.’” A fi ght ensued and Sol said he “went to the ground with him. I hurt my shoulder. He took a big bite in my arm. I was at the hospital until 6 o’clock. I still have pain in my shoulder. I still can’t lift my left arm.” Sol said he had seen the shoplifter associate with patients from the Bronx Psychiatric Center, so he fi gured he was a client. As Bronx Psychiatric Center, on Waters Place, continues to release its patients on the street during the day, they interact with homeless people and drug rehab program. Complaints have been fi led with the city about beds being moved into the building or illegally converting it into a residential building, with some folks planning to take legal action against the landlord because they have leases, according to multiple sources. Homeowners and renters are also circulating petitions to protest what appears to be “a substance-abuse rehabilitation program recruiting staff” to work in the building and lack of community notice or engagement on what may be sited at 2800 Bruckner Boulevard. “The community is defi - nitely mobilized,” said Steven Kaufman, an attorney who is leading the Throggs Neck Strong coalition looking into the matter, adding “I believe with mobilization, we might be able to stop what they want to do.” Tenants in the building say they got letters over the last two weeks telling them to vacate the building by September, said Bobby Jaen, Throggs Neck Merchants Association president and coalition member. So far, at least 20 complaints have been logged with the NYC Department of Buildings, including those concerning “commercial space that is being turned into residential space” and those saying tenants see “beds, dressers, mirrors and chairs,” being moved in. As of press time, a meeting of the Throggs Neck Strong coalition has been planned for the Crosstown Diner on Thursday, August 3, with Jaen expecting around 125 people, following a lot of community organizing and petitioning that led to a forceful showing at an earlier impromptu meeting on Friday, July 28. Anthony Mameli, Charles Ruttenberg Realty’s Bronx commercial real estate manager, said the company was planning a grand opening for its new offi ce at the building Bronx Times Reporter �� Name: �� Bayside, NY 11361 �� /coun-tryclubcivicassoc.Please /coun-tryclubcivicassoc.Please /coun-tryclubcivicassoc.Please /gmail.com