The Department of Education plans to close the F-rated Jane Addams High School next fall, reported the New York Daily News. It will be one of the 12 public schools that the city plans to close due to students’ poor academic performances. Jane Addams, a South Bronx school with a 45 percent graduation rate, made […]
Archive | December, 2011
Jane Addams High School to close next year — NY Daily News
Posted on 09 December 2011.
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A church divided
Posted on 08 December 2011.
A church in the Bronx holds two separate congregations, after a conflict between the English and Korean speaking congregation members.
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Lack of shelters prompts growth of “cat colonies”
Posted on 08 December 2011.
The lack of a full-service animal shelter in the Bronx has prompted some residents to develop “cat colonies” in their neighborhoods.
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Working hard for less than a living
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Cecilia Cudjoe is one of 35 million Americans—a quarter of the adult workforce—who work full time but do not make enough money to meet their families’ basic needs, Situations like Cudjoe’s highlight the difficulties of the working poor in America.
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38 Trinitarios gang members caught — NY Daily News
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Officers caught 38 members of a gang and charged them with drug dealing, racketeering, and gun trafficking in an undercover raid today. They recovered $25,000 worth of drugs and 12 firearms, said a report from The New York Daily News. The NYPD, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and […]
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South Bronx boxing gym to close after 30 years — NYTimes
Posted on 06 December 2011.
John’s Boxing Gym, a Westchester Avenue institution, is closing its doors after 30 years, said a report in The New York Times. The gym, which used to be called the Jerome Boxing Club, will be demolished to make way for a new building. Famous boxers such as Joshua (The Hitter) Clottey and Joseph (King Kong) Agbeko […]
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Petition to use public schools for prayer meetings rejected — NYTimes
Posted on 06 December 2011.
The Supreme Court upheld a lower-court decision that backed New York City’s decision to ban the Bronx Household of Faith from holding its Sunday services at P.S. 15, reported The New York Times. The evangelical church had been holding its Sunday services at the school since 2002. The decision was in line with the city’s […]
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School in Longwood evacuated after student attacks 14 with pepper spray — NY Daily News
Posted on 05 December 2011.
A 15-year-old student in a Longwood high school allegedly pepper sprayed 13 students and her principal, according to a report by the New York Daily News. Police said they charged the girl with reckless endangerment after she attacked those inside Banana Kelley High School. They did not reveal her name. Students and faculty evacuated the […]
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