A watchdog group says a Nestle bottled-water store in Longwood is marketing an unnecessary product to Latinos, according to the New York Daily News. Boston-based Corporate Accountability International staged a blind taste test outside the Pure Life, which opened two years ago, to counter a marketing campaign geared toward Spanish speakers.
Archive | November, 2011
Nestle markets bottled water at Latinos, NY Daily News
Posted on 03 November 2011.
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Mysteries remain in the wake of a college student’s death
Posted on 02 November 2011.
College student Kennedy Brown died by a gunshot wound to the head in September. Police have yet to offer leads or suspects in the case.
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Number of chain stores increase, WSJ
Posted on 02 November 2011.
While the number of chain stores has gone down in Manhattan, the Bronx followed a city-wide trend, seen the number of chain stores increase by 3.8 percent, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Man sues attacker; accuses NYPD ticket-fixer of covering up attack, NY Daily News
Posted on 02 November 2011.
A Bronx man severely beaten last year by a paint store manager is suing his attacker, who he alleges had the NYPD cover up the crime, according to the NY Daily News. After snitching on Michael Loturco for slashing a rival’s tires, Loturco severely beat Jose Ayala, breaking his ribs. Several police officers, including Loturco’s […]
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Landlord ordered to pay tenant $33,000
Posted on 02 November 2011.
A Bronx woman is due to collect more than $33,000 from her landlord, after she was overcharged on her rent for nearly three years.
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Binghamton man accused of killing Bronx man, Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin
Posted on 02 November 2011.
Police have charged Binghamton resident Joseph A. Ross-Jones, 25, with killing Bronx resident Daniel Martinez, 27, according to the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin. Police say Martinez, found in a wooded area with a gun shot and stab wounds, died of “multiple traumatic injuries and blood loss.” Jones has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge.
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Halloween in Hunts Point
Posted on 01 November 2011.
Southern Boulevard in Hunts Point was packed with hyper little fairies, monsters and clowns yesterday as children held out bags to local businesses yelling “Trick-or-Treat!” with eager faces waiting to see which candy would drop in. Employees of local cell phone shops, clothing stores, and bodegas stood outside their stores’ entrances with large bags of […]
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Amateur boxer in stable condition after surgery, ESPN
Posted on 01 November 2011.
The Bronx boxer, who was in critical condition after he and his sister were struck by a car on the Cross Bronx Expressway following a snowstorm pileup, is now in stable condition, according to ESPN. Golden Gloves champion Pedro Luis Sosa underwent a five-hour surgery at Jacobi Medical Center, after being struck by a Toyota Corolla […]
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