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A dog was found dead in a trash can in front of Big Deal Food Market Photo via Google Maps
BY JASON COHEN
Warning: This story contains
graphic images which may be disturbing
for some viewers.
A dog was left for dead Thursday
afternoon, as man’s best
friend was found in a city trash
can near the Community Board
11 offi ce in front of Big Deal Food
Market in Morris Park.
Anthony Logrippo, owner of
The Reef Shoppe at 1741 Colden
Ave., told the Bronx Times that
he was alerted of a French bulldog
in the garbage sometime
late yesterday morning. As a dog
owner himself, he rushed over to
see what happened.
“This didn’t make sense because
the dog had a collar and a
leash,” he said. “You can see the
dog was trying to get out. It’s just
mind-blowing. It’s not right that
someone should do this to an
animal and go live their normal
life.”
He made several attempts to
contact the dog’s owner, but they
could not be reached. The Bronx
Times also had no luck.
Logrippo brought the dog to
Dr. Sean Solomon at the Bronx
County Animal Hospital at 988b
Morris Park Ave.
“He looked like he had been
dead for a little bit,” Solomon
said. “We really didn’t know
much about it besides the fact
that he was in a garbage can. I’m
sitting there thinking this dog
was trying to get out.”
The doctor explained that
bulldogs are prone to heat stroke,
so very likely the dog passed out
and the owner threw him in the
trash thinking he was dead.
Solomon spoke to the NYPD
who said they would follow up
with him and talked to an employee
from the supermarket.
According to Miguel Garcia,
owner of Big Deal, there is footage
of a man throwing the dog
in the trash, but they cannot see
their face.
He said one of his clerks witnessed
it and ran and told the
vet.
“It’s very sad,” he said. “I have
a dog myself. I feel bad about it.”
New youth-run farmstand
BY JASON COHEN
A new youth-run farmstand
was recently launched
in Eastchester, which will
give children the opportunity
to sell fresh fruits and vegetables,
while learning about
health, nutrition, the environment
and regional agriculture.
GrowNYC in partnership
with L+M Development Partners,
Camber Property Group,
MBD Community Housing
Corp and the Baychester Resident
Association organized the
farmstand.
The GrowNYC Farmstand
program empowers young people
to develop entrepreneurial
skills by teaching them how to
run farmstands in their local
communities.
Speaker Carl Heastie,
Councilman Andy King,
Chairman of Community
Board 12 William Hall and
others joined representatives
from GrowNYC and
L+M Development Partners
for the opening ceremony,
which took place at the Farmstand’s
permanent home at
East 229th Street and Schieffelin
Avenue.
“Our mission at L+M Development
Partners is about
more than building affordable
housing,” said Gingi Pica, director
of community investment
at L+M Development
Partners. “We also strive to
be a partner, good neighbor
and help to build strong communities
for the New Yorkers
we serve. We are proud to fund
this innovative community
farmstand, which will provide
Bronx youth with an opportunity
to learn to manage
a small business while also
supplying fresh fruits and vegetables
to their neighbors in
a community with limited access
to healthy food options.
We are especially grateful to
the partnership and support
of GrowNYC, Speaker Heastie,
Council Member King, Community
Board 12, Camber
Property Group, MBD Community
Youth run farm stand launches in
Eastchester. L M Development Partners
Housing Corp., the
Baychester Resident Association
and everyone else who
have come together to make
the Eastchester Farmstand a
reality.”
In addition to teaching participants
about promotion,
merchandising and customer
service skills, this Farmstand
will increase the availability
of fresh produce in Eastchester.
The Eastchester Farmstand
will be open to the public
every Thursday through
Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cash, SNAP/EBT, P-EBT,
debit/credit and Farmers Market
Nutrition Program checks
are accepted. SNAP/EBT/PEBT
users, for every $5 you
spend, get a $2 bonus in Health
Bucks, coupons that can be
used to purchase fruits and
vegetables at any NY farmers
market.
“We are so grateful to
our community partners
in Eastchester for supporting
our food access efforts,”
said GrowNYC President and
CEO Marcel Van Ooyen. “This
new Farmstand not only provides
Eastchester youth with
employment opportunities and
experience, but it also promotes
local agriculture, and provides
the neighborhood with access
to healthy farm-fresh food.”
Dog Thrown Away
Owner throws dog in trash near Morris Park store
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