The city decided the new Yankee Stadium was worth over $60 million to New Yorkers, but those who live next door believe it is not nearly as valluable.
Archive | December, 2011
Yankees strike out on promises
Posted on 19 December 2011.
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Teen girl shot in Morris Heights – NY Daily News
Posted on 19 December 2011.
An 18-year-old girl is clinging to life after being shot in the head Sunday morning, reports the Daily News. The Victim, whose name has not been released was shot while walking with two men at 2:15 a.m. near West Tremont and Grand Aves. She was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital.
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34 suspects face drug charges – NY1
Posted on 16 December 2011.
34 suspects are facing charges of conspiring to sell crack cocaine near two Bronxwood housing projects.
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Not in my borough: two neighborhoods tackle waste
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Every day, 33,000 tons of commercial and residential waste is generated in New York City. That waste is treated and transferred though 63 waste transfer stations and 15 of those stations are in the South Bronx, which handles over 31 percent of the city’s waste. Manhattan handles none.
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Gimme Shelter
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Mayor Bloomberg fails to deliver on promises of compassion for the city’s homeless.
Posted in Bronx Tales, Featured, Housing, Southern Bronx1 Comment
P.S. 48 wins $50,000 from national “Glee” contest
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Hunts Point’s P.S. 48 saved its music program from the budget axe by winning one of three national Glee Give a Note grand prizes.
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House arrest: Why Fordham residents are trapped in their homes
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Real estate prices prevent homeowners from leaving Fordham and Kingsbridge despite the rising rate of crime and prostitution.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Featured, Front Page, North Central Bronx0 Comments
“Little Albania” in the Bronx
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Businesses along Lydig Avenue provide staples for the sizable ethnic Albanian and eastern European communities in New York City.
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