In a cramped city, it’s not everyday you find an 85,000 square foot empty building like the old Bronx Courthouse, vacant for more than 30 years. (Photo: Dan Lieberman / The Bronx Ink)
Archive | February, 2010
VIDEO – Inside the Old Bronx Borough Courthouse
Posted on 23 February 2010.
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VIDEO – Puerto Ricans have highest asthma rate in nation
Posted on 22 February 2010.
A study from the government shows that Puerto Ricans have the highest asthma rate amongst all ethnic groups in the country.
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No Ice, so Kids Learn to Skate on Plastic
Posted on 22 February 2010.
As the world is watching the Winter Olympics, there is only one opportunity for children to learn how to skate in the Bronx — on a 20-by-30-foot plastic skating surface.
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Skillet-Wielding Man Shot by Police, Mother in Critical Condition
Posted on 22 February 2010.
A Bronx man was shot dead by the police on Sunday night after four officers found him hammering his mother with a frying pan in his apartment. The man, identified as Satnam Singh, 27, lived with his mother, Balbir Kaur, 54, on the second floor of the building at 3055 Third Ave. Just after 11 […]
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Like a Supermarket, but the Food Here Is Free
Posted on 19 February 2010.
Food banks help many Bronx residents find healthy food for free.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Southern Bronx3 Comments
VIDEO – In Fitness, Keeping the Eye on the Ball
Posted on 19 February 2010.
After-school program keeps Bronx schoolers in shape.
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Center Receives $200,000 to Fight Obesity and Hunger
Posted on 19 February 2010.
The state grant will be used for free food and nutrition workshops.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Food2 Comments
Yankee Stadium Has a New Wild Pitch: Standup Comedy
Posted on 18 February 2010.
The new Yankee Stadium has more to offer than just baseball.
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