Tragedy at 2710 Bainbridge Avenue

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2710 Bainbridge Avenue, first occupied by families in 1922, made the news again. Just before midnight on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008, police responded to a 911 call reporting a dispute inside the building involving a man with a gun – the person who made this call later admitted to lying about the gun to speed the police response. The police, upon arriving, heard people arguing and saw one man with a bat, a 3 ft. piece of wood according to others. The man was told to drop the bat/piece of wood; as he turned facing the officers he was shot in the chest and died later at the hospital. Just about every, if not all the TV stations and newspapers, has been at the scene, some leaving and then returning several hours later. The details are sketchy and it will probably take some time to sort them out and get an idea of what actually happened. If the person who made the call hadn’t lied about the gun, it would have gotten a lower priority, the police might have arrived much later, maybe everyone would have gone back to their apartments. Unfortunately, “do-overs” are not possible after a person dies. The TV stations were on Bainbridge Avenue from just past midnight on Dec. 10th until 11:00pm.

2710 Bainbridge Avenue has had its good and bad times over the past 86 years. In January of 2006 a two-year-old girl died after she ingested cocaine; police arrested the mother and her live-in boyfriend after they found a large amount of cocaine in their apartment. John F. McCabe of 2710 Bainbridge Avenue was ordained a Catholic priest at the North American College on Dec. 19th, 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campisi of 2710 Bainbridge Avenue were notified of the death of their son, Pfc. James J. Campisi, Marine Corps, on May 5, 1945. The New York Times of January 4th, 1942, announced that Donald V. Murray of 2710 Bainbridge Avenue and Our Lady of Refuge School was the winner of a full four-year scholarship to Fordham Preparatory School. Human beings have lives marked by light and darkness, grace and sin, good and evil; maybe buildings have these same dualities as long as they stand and have tenants.

Class of 1961 - 50th Reunion
John Jenik - Monday, 02 August 2010

It will have been 50 years since the Class of 1961 graduated OLR in June of 1961. Susan McCarthy Cronin sent this message to the members of the Class of 1961... Calling all graduates from the Class of ' 61! If you have an interest in gathering for a 50th reunion in 2011 please email Susan McCarthy Cronin at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Susan and Carol Ivory have started to gather email addresses from both classes and would like to reach as many of their classmates as possible to start to make plans for a reunion dinner in 2011 in New York[date and venue to be determined] Please respond so we can get everyone's input and put this reunion on the calendar!

From The Pastor
John Jenik - Thursday, 29 July 2010

Early in the morning of Tuesday, July 27, 2010, the NYPD and the Bronx DA made a drug bust on Valentine Avenue involving a drug ring named "La Perla" connected with the Latin Kings gang. For more details and a video, please go to Resources/Pastor's Blog.

Current and Summer Registration
John Jenik - Thursday, 29 July 2010

During the summer, if you would like to register your child, please call 718-367-3081 ext.10 and leave a voice mail with your contact number. We will call you with the details and set a date for you to visit us. The school will be open Mon. - Thurs., 9:00am-12:00noon, Aug. 23rd - 26th and Aug. 30th - Sept. 2nd.