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$119M Project To Reconstruct Section Of Major Deegan Expressway Starts $119M Project To Reconstruct Section Of Major Deegan Expressway Starts
$119M Project To Reconstruct Section Of Major Deegan Expressway Starts A $119 million project to reconstruct a stretch of the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx has kicked off. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that construction has begun on the project in both directions of the expressway between West 161st Street and the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. According to the NYSDOT, the project “which includes the addition of a northbound auxiliary lane and the replacement of the northbound and southbound viaducts with new roadways built on earth fill,” will improve traffic flow and enhance safety along this major artery in the Bronx, ensuring…

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by Zak Failla
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Pregnant Woman From Hudson Valley Killed, Teenage Girl Critically Injured In Bronx Crash Pregnant Woman From Hudson Valley Killed, Teenage Girl Critically Injured In Bronx Crash
Pregnant Woman From Hudson Valley Killed, Teenage Girl Critically Injured In Bronx Crash A pregnant 30-year-old woman from the Hudson Valley was killed when the van she was driving rear-ended a tractor-trailer on the Major Deegan Expressway on Saturday morning. Jennifer Parisella of Middletown was pronounced dead at the scene on southbound I-87 near Exit 1 and the Willis Avenue Bridge, police said. A 14-year-old girl who was a passenger in the van, a 2003 Ford Econoline, is in critical condition. Two other passengers, a 28-year-old man and 12-year-old boy, were also hospitalized and are in stable condition. The girl, identified as  Sky Mendoza, is Parisella's stepdau…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Aggravated Assault On Cop Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Aggravated Assault On Cop
Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Aggravated Assault On Cop A 52-year-old man who took police on a wild ride after attempting to run down the officers pursuing him has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. Earlier this year, Kim Carl of Yonkers was found guilty by a jury at trial of five felonies and a misdemeanor for an incident dating back to Sept. 24, 2016, when he drove his mother’s Mitsubishi recklessly, at a high rate of speed and attempted to evade police attempting to pull him over. On Tuesday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that Carl has been sentenced as a predicate violent offender to: Twe…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Man Convicted Of Attempted Aggravated Assault On Cop Westchester Man Convicted Of Attempted Aggravated Assault On Cop
Westchester Man Convicted Of Attempted Aggravated Assault On Cop A 52-year-old man who took police on a wild ride after attempting to run down officers pursuing him is facing decades in prison after being found guilty of a series of felony charges that include attempted aggravated assault upon a police officer. Kim Carl of Yonkers was found guilty by a jury at trial of five felonies and a misdemeanor for an incident dating back to Sept. 24, 2016, when he drove his mother’s Mitsubishi recklessly, at a high rate of speed and attempted to evade police attempting to pull him over. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on the day of the incident, Carl was driving in Yonk…

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by Zak Failla