Round'em Up

Here are some Bronx-related stories we've rounded up you, our lovely readers, while trolling the interweb with our horse and lasso this fine morning:

Edgar Allan Poe turns 200 years old next week, and there's a party at his place Sunday [Daily News]

City stepping in to prevent vacated properties in foreclosure from bringing neighborhoods down [New York Times]

$24.4m affordable housing project coming to Longwood [New York Real Estate Journal]

Coverage of yesterday's Yankee Stadium hearing [WNYC] and [New York Times' Editorial] and [New York Post]

Con Ed supervisors arrested in citywide bribe scam [New York Times]

Senator Jose Serrano opposes Harlem River tolls [New York Observer]

The Sheriff (otherwise known as Det. Jerry Schwartz) is retiring [Daily News]

New director of the New York City Opera began his career teaching in the South Bronx [New York Post]

The Monroe College hoops gals keep on winning [New York Times]

~ErLu