Further reading: Morrisania Mourns Robbery Victim Shot by Police
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PHOTOS: Morrisania Mourns Robbery Victim Shot by Police
Posted on 10 September 2012.
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Bronx bodega robbery victim’s family calls for grand jury investigation
Posted on 10 September 2012.
In a meeting with Bronx district attorney Robert T. Johnson, the family of Reynaldo Cuevas, who was killed by a police officer after the bodega he worked at was robbed early Friday morning, said they wanted a grand jury to investigate the shooting, according to the New York Times. After watching surveillance video of the […]
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Morrisania Mourns Robbery Victim Shot by Police
Posted on 09 September 2012.
The death of a 20-year-old bodega worker by police gunfire spurred family, friends, and activists to gather for a vigil Saturday night, many in protest against police violence in their community.
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Bronx’s Little Italy set for Sunday festival
Posted on 09 September 2012.
The Belmont area of the Bronx will celebrate its annual Ferragosto festival to mark the end of the summer season this Sunday.
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Nearly half of NYC’s failing schools are in the Bronx
Posted on 08 September 2012.
A newly released list issued by the New York State Department of Education states 53 schools in the Bronx are in need of shaping up or risk closure, the Bronx Times reported. A total of 123 schools, ranging from elementary to high school, are on the list. Among the 43 percent of schools in the […]
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Hunts Point baby shooter arrested
Posted on 08 September 2012.
Police arrested a man for gunplay that grazed a 2-month-old boy in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx, Friday, according the New York Daily News The gunman, who broke his arm trying to escape, was detained at the Bronx hospital.
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Cooking Eggplant and Winning Health Bucks
Posted on 07 September 2012.
The city’s Stellar Farmers Markets are the only programs like them for Food Stamp recipients in the nation.
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New Settlement School Opens with Mayoral Fanfare
Posted on 07 September 2012.
Mayor Bloomberg celebrates opening day at the brand new New Settlement School by telling teachers and principals it’s up to them to do the “heavy lifting” from now on.
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