The money Mexicans in the Bronx send home next year depends on whether the economy improves
Archive | December, 2010
Increase in remittances to Mexico slows down as the recession continues
Posted on 13 December 2010.
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For immigrant Mexican mothers, obesity is a new threat to their children’s health
Posted on 13 December 2010.
Mexican immigrants from Puebla struggle to overcome a sedentary lifestyle and fewer fresh food choices
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From Capitol Hill to the Bronx, scrutiny for College Inc.
Posted on 13 December 2010.
The national debate on for-profit higher education hits home in Fordham.
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Castle Hill park riddled with contaminants
Posted on 13 December 2010.
A Castle Hill community wants answers about contamination in a nearby park
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Arrest made in shooting of off-duty detective
Posted on 13 December 2010.
Police have made an arrest in the shooting of an off-duty New York City Police Department detective in the Bronx and say assault charges are pending. Investigators say the 43-year-old detective was shot from behind after he broke up a fight in the parking lot of the Pelham Bay Diner around 4:30 yesterday morning. Police […]
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From Bangladesh to the Bronx: immigrants find new hope and new tensions
Posted on 12 December 2010.
Bangladeshi immigrants find a home and a community in the Bronx.
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Off-duty officer shot in Pelham Bay; Police seek six suspects
Posted on 12 December 2010.
Police are investigating the shooting of an off-duty officer in the Bronx. It happened just after 4:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Pelham Bay Diner (NY1).
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Police continue search for elderly Bronx man
Posted on 12 December 2010.
Police are asking for the public’s help as they continue their search for a missing elderly Bronx man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Loberto Santos, 83, was last seen around 12:30 p.m. Thursday as he left his Gerard Avenue home to go shopping on Fordham Road. He’s described as being 5′ 6″ tall, weighing 165 pounds, […]
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