The homeless population has grown by 45 percent since Bloomberg took office.
Archive | October, 2009
More Homeless in the City since the Great Depression
Posted on 31 October 2009.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics1 Comment
Meet the Socialist Candidate from the Bronx
Posted on 31 October 2009.
Frances Villar has a meager campaign budget, but a lot of passion for politics
Morrisania Food Bank Is Running on Empty
Posted on 31 October 2009.
Each week, more than 1,000 food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City give food to the city’s hungry.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Food, Money0 Comments
What Does It Take to Go from Fat to Fit?
Posted on 30 October 2009.
Obesity statistics are on the rise. How effective have Mayor Bloomberg’s health programs been in fighting the Bronx’s latest crisis?
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Fire Destroys Five Businesses in Hunts Point
Posted on 30 October 2009.
A severe fire destroyed five businesses last night along Southern Boulevard in Hunts Point.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime3 Comments
The Bronx questions Bloomberg’s plans for jobs
Posted on 30 October 2009.
Bloomberg said his policies have placed over 4,000 new jobs in the Bronx since 2009. Tell that to the hundreds who lost their jobs when Stella D’Oro shut its doors.
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For Morrisania, the Public Library is a Refuge
Posted on 25 October 2009.
“We are a beacon in this community,” said branch librarian Colbert Nembhard, about the library, which has loaned 86,547 books since 2008, a circulation increase of about 20,000 for the year.
Posted in Education, Money0 Comments
Tough Choices at the Market in East Tremont
Posted on 24 October 2009.
by Sarah Wali For the past six months, Harrilal Ramlakhan has managed to avoid buying most of his food from local supermarkets. He is a community gardener who plants and sells his own fruits, vegetables and spices. But when the seasons turn and the cold settles in, he will have to switch his gardening tools […]
Posted in Food, Money0 Comments