This week Mayor Bloomberg’s office proposed a $94 million contract for a backup 911 call center being built in the Bronx
Archive | March, 2011
Construction advances for 911 call center in Bronx
Posted on 05 March 2011.
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Bronx supermarkets hit with thousands in fines
Posted on 05 March 2011.
The city’s Department of Consumer Affairs inspected 650 grocery stores and found that hundreds did not display prices, overcharged and used faulty scales, among other violations. Here is a list of 25 stores—three of which are located in the Bronx— that were hit with the highest total fines last year.
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Gas prices skyrocket in the Bronx
Posted on 05 March 2011.
[VIDEO] The borough now houses some of the highest prices in the nation.
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Ex-NY state Sen. Dem. leader due in court today
Posted on 04 March 2011.
A former New York state Senate Democratic leader and his son are due at a pre-trial hearing today in New York City. Pedro Espada Jr. and his son Pedro G. Espada are charged in a federal fraud indictment. They are accused of embezzling more than $500,000 from their federally funded Bronx health clinic. The hearing […]
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Bronx woman knocked into coma in fight over parking spot
Posted on 04 March 2011.
A 25-year-old Bronx woman went into a coma last week Friday after being punched in the face by a driver who was furious that she was reserving a parking space in the East Village.
Diaz to hold Bronx rally in support of senior centers
Posted on 04 March 2011.
Some older Bronx residents have a lot to lose if an April 1 state budget goes through with $27 million in cuts to elder services. Sen. Ruben Diaz is expected to hold a rally today at 11 a.m. on the steps of Bronx Borough Hall to protest the proposed closures. The Wall Street Journal calls Gov. Andrew […]
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Disabled Bronx residents hit with scam
Posted on 04 March 2011.
A business manager for Lantern Community Services allegedly conned disabled residents in Melrose out of thousands of dollars, reports CBS 2 news. According to the report, residents of the Jasper Hall apartments say George Henry was behind a letter claiming to be from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The letter asked residents to pay […]
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Rebel Diaz creates hip-hop space for South Bronx community
Posted on 04 March 2011.
The Daily News profiled social activist rappers Rebel Diaz, yesterday. The rap group was created by Chilean brothers Rodrigo and Gonzalo Venegas and female Puerto Rican rapper Teresita Ayala. The trio relocated from Chicago several years ago to become hip-hop community activists in the South Bronx. The Venegas brothers received some notoriety in the summer of […]
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