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• Bronx River Parkway reopens in Yonkers after suspicious package found

  detoured northbound traffic off the highway at 233rd Street in the Bronx. Southbound traffic was diverted at Exit 10B (Bronx River Road), less than a half mile from where the package was discovered, police said.Bridges over the parkway at Yonkers Avenue/Mount   Read more »

• Body believed to be Catherine 'Kay' Carter of Eastchester found in Bronx River

  body believed to be that of the 88-year-old Eastchester woman who went missing earlier this week was found floating in the Bronx River Friday afternoon, sources said.Catherine "Kay" Carter, who suffered from dementia, was last seen around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.   Read more »

• Bronx River Parkway accident blocks northbound lane, DOT says

  accident with injuries blocked the northbound right lane and shoulder of the Bronx River Parkway north of exit 19/Walworth Crossing in White Plains about 6:45 a.m. Thursday, the state Department of Transportation reported.No further details on the incident   Read more »

• Bronx River Parkway traffic to be delayed by Crane Road Bridge project for next 2 years

  on the Crane Road Bridge Replacement project will resume Saturday night, causing snags for commuters on the Bronx River Parkway for the next two years.Westchester County officials hope to have the project done by spring 2015; but until then, one lane will   Read more »

• Yonkers cops release sketch of robber who shot pregnant woman in February

  asking the public for help in finding him.The crime happened on Feb. 28 about 8:40 p.m. at an apartment building at 541 Bronx River Rd., police said. A 23-year-old woman who lived at the building and was nine months pregnant walked into the lobby and was approached   Read more »

Around the web

• Parks Department To Crack Down On Barbecuing On Pelham Parkway

  plan to crack down on barbecuing on Pelham Parkway, the greenway in the Bronx that links the New England Thruway and the Bronx River Parkway. As 1010 WINS’ Sonia Rincon reported, barbecuing is a regular event on Pelham Parkway, but it is illegal, and the Parks 6/18/13 from CBS New York Read more »

• Advocates Outline Sustainable Transportation Priorities for New York City

  Transportation Equity Alliance, Nos Quedamos/We Stay, Pratt Center for Community Development, Riders Alliance, Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance, Straphangers Campaign/NYPIRG, Sustainable South Bronx, Transportation Alternatives, UPROSE, WE ACT for Environmental   from Mobilizing The Region Read more »

• BRAC Presents Bronx River Sounds 2013

  to come into fruition up at Cornell University in the early 90′s, but it wasn’t until around 1997 when Ray Ramirez and Hector Rivera were back from college and Dahu Alah was also back home that the group began to perform locally and move towards the recording   from Bronx Mama Read more »

• Overnight Paving Alters Overnight Traffic On Sprain Parkway

  of Transportation will continue various lane closures on the southbound Sprain Brook Parkway between I-287 and the Bronx River Parkway for paving operations. Weather permitting, the closures are expected to take place until further notice between the overnight   from The Daily White Plains  Read more »

• Missing Elderly Woman Leads Eastchester News This Week

  "Kay" Cotter was found in the Bronx River near her Eastchester home. Photo Credit: Contributed EASTCHESTER, N.Y. – Here are some of the top stories that made it to The Eastchester Daily Voice this week. After a search that spanned several days, Eastchester   from The Daily Eastchester  Read more »