A Bronx drug ring fell in the hands of federal agents, who accused them of conspiring with a Washington Heights doctor to sell thousands of Oxycodone pills, according to DNAInfo. The bust comes in the wake of a crackdown on the illegal sale of prescription drugs in Washington Heights. Felix Rodriguez, 50, allegedly supplied drug, […]
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Feds bust Bronx prescription drug ring, DNAInfo
Posted on 20 October 2011.
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Yemenis in South Bronx can’t forget the turmoil they left behind
Posted on 19 October 2011.
As violence escalates in the Arabian Peninsula nation, Yemeni Americans worry about their families back home while dealing with the stigma of Yemen as a haven for terrorist organizations.
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Gas heating bill to drop 3.8 percent, WABC
Posted on 19 October 2011.
Residential customers in the Bronx and throughout New York are getting some relief from Con Ed, according to NBC New York. The power company reported that on average gas heating bills will drop 3.8 this winter compared to last year. The company has 1.1 million customers in the Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester County and parts of […]
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5K walk raises more breast cancer awareness, NY1
Posted on 19 October 2011.
A citywide five-kilometer breast cancer walk attracted tens of thousands of participants including in the the Bronx, NY1 reported. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk were held at Orchard Beach in the Bronx and at parks throughout the four other boroughs last Sunday. Both organizers and breast cancer survivors said early detection using mammogram […]
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Family accuses Bronx cemetery of losing grandma’s ashes, NY Daily News
Posted on 19 October 2011.
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx is facing accusations of misplacing the ashes of a local grandmother, according to the NY Daily News. Elisabeth Delfini’s family claimed that Woodlawn lost her ashes in February and then lied about the loss. The alleged mishap is the second at a major Bronx cemetery in the last year. Recently, […]
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Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren were neighbors in the Bronx, Styleite
Posted on 19 October 2011.
Fashion website Styleite reports about Calvin Klein talking about his childhood in the Bronx during the 1940s. The son of Jewish-Hungarian immigrants, Klein said he was lucky to have parents who encouraged him to pursue his passion. Klein graduated high school from the Bronx’s High School of Arts and Design. During the interview Klein revealed that […]
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Family and neighbors remember life of slain Eastchester teen
Posted on 18 October 2011.
Simmons Jr. led the surrounding crowd in a prayer. “In Jesus name may we all pray that we get to see something beyond,” he said to the crowd. “Because this man was denied the greatest facets of life. Amen.”
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Fire in Soundview building leaves tenants with holes in the walls
Posted on 18 October 2011.
Three workers believed to be hired by the Soundview building’s new owner, Gazivoda Realty Inc, may be responsible for the fire.
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