Archive | January, 2012

City Limits: Crackdown on HIV drug black market

City legislators are trying to toughen sanctions for buyers and sellers of HIV medications on the black market.

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City Limits Report:

A report published in City Limits magazine by Bronx Ink reporters examines why a toxic contamination inside a Bronx School went undetected possibly for years, endangering the lives of the staff and students. The school, P.S. 51 in the Bronx, was shut down last summer because of the contamination. Since then, students, staff and parents […]

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Bronx-born rock and roll performer dies at 72

Associated Press

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Fordham prevails vs Harvard in Bronx encounter

The 22-ranked Harvard Crimson left the Bronx with their heads bowed following a defeat against the local boys of Fordham University. According to USA Today, the win was the first for Fordham (7-6) over a ranked team since a 68-67 win over then-No. 24 St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 9, 2000. It […]

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Bronx residents protest dumping of health care center from Medicaid

Following Gov. Cuomo’s decision to drop a Bronx health care network run by ex-state Senator Pedro Espada from Medicaid, residents stormed the Westchester County hometown of Cuomo on Monday. According to the NY Daily News, three busloads of patients, employees and Bronx residents staged a rally for Soundview Health Care Network at a park a few miles from […]

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