Archive | October, 2010

Bronx museum to receive $1 million

The Bronx Museum of the Arts is going global with a $1 million grant from the feds. (NY Daily News)

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Former Bronx Judge Burton Roberts dies at age 88

Judge Burton Roberts, the former Bronx District attorney, died at age 88. (NY1)

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After Halloween, Celebrate the Dead

After Halloween this Sunday, Mexicans in the Bronx will cast aside their costumes to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a traditional Mexican holiday to commemorate friends and family members who have passed away. Tradition holds that living family members build altares (altars) decorated with objects and food that were significant to […]

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Charges dropped against 3 in Bronx antigay attacks

Citing insufficient evidence, the Bronx district attorney’s office on Tuesday dropped charges against 3 of the 11 young men involved in the attacks. (NY Times)

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Prostitution and the playground

Across the street from a West Farms school playground, prostitution is a stubborn reality.

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Murder suspect blames evil twin

The lawyer for a man accused of killing a john during an armed robbery of a known Bronx whorehouse said the guy who really did it is an evil twin. (NY Post)

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A healthy revolution in the school lunchroom

At a public school in West Farms, a national movement targets kids’ love of junk.

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Yanks clean out lockers in the Bronx

After a disappointing postseason, the New York Yankees are cleaning out their lockers. (NY1)

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