Two Bronx men were arrested for selling heroin out of a drinks distributionship near two Long Island schools, New York Daily News reports. Jason Cruz, 21, and Jeffrey Marmolejos, 22, were arrested on Tuesday after a month long undercover operation by Nassau and Suffolk County police. They discovered the gang selling drugs from Wantagh Beverage, […]
Archive | October, 2011
Two Bronx Men Arrested For Pushing Heroin Near School, Daily News
Posted on 07 October 2011.
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Irene Relief Deadline Extended, NY1
Posted on 07 October 2011.
Bronx residents affected by Hurricane Irene now have until Oct. 28 to apply for government aid, NY1 reports. A center will be open at the Bronx Borough Hall, 851 Grand Concourse, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 7. For more information, call 1-800-621-3362 or visit www.fema.gov.
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Fighting breast cancer in Morrisania
Posted on 06 October 2011.
Breast cancer kills over 1200 people in New York every year and still 23 percent of women 40 and older have not had a recent mammogram.
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Jobless Bronx resident joins the march on Wall Street
Posted on 06 October 2011.
John Rodriguez, recently unemployed, has been camping at the Occupy Wall Street ‘headquarters’ for over a week. Bronx Ink followed him as he joined the movement’s biggest march yet.
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Gunmen Tie Up Family In Their Own Home, Wpix
Posted on 06 October 2011.
Three men broke into a family home in Morris Heights on Sunday afternoon, tied up a father and his two children in a back room and robbed them of their valuables, Wpix reports. The three Hispanic males forced their way into the apartment at 1705 Andrews Avenue at 2pm on Sunday. The man who lives […]
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Audit Ranks Bronx School Worst For P.E., Daily News
Posted on 06 October 2011.
A city audit ranked PS 163 in the Bronx worst for physical education facilities out of 31 school visited, reports the New York Daily News. The school on Webster Avenue has no gym or P.E. teachers. Trailers accommodating overcrowded classrooms take up space in the playground that might otherwise be used for education facilities. None […]
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Last Post Office In Morrisania Under Threat, Bronx Times
Posted on 06 October 2011.
The United States Postal Service is considering closing the last post office in Morrisania, reports The Bronx Times. The post office, located at 167th Street between Washington and Webster avenues, is one of 33 in the city being considered for closure. Half of the offices under threat are in the Bronx. Morrisania residents would have […]
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Neighbors rally to fight increased gun violence in Morris Heights
Posted on 06 October 2011.
A shooting less than two weeks ago that left one dead was the impetus to a “Community in Crisis” rally Wednesday night.
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