An underused 57-block stretch between Grand Concourse and Highbridge in the South Bronx could be developed into a new neighborhood called “Cromwell-Jerome” based on intersecting avenues of those names, the Department of City Planning told The New York Daily News on Tuesday.
Archive | September, 2014
Dept. of City Planning Envisions New Neighborhood in South Bronx
Posted on 24 September 2014.
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Bronx unemployment rate dips below 10%
Posted on 23 September 2014.
The unemployment rate in the Bronx is now 9.8%, which is the lowest it has been in six years. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Governor Cuomo credit state-backed programs as driving forces. The New York Daily News Reports.
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Wrongly Convicted Bronx Man Dies Before Lawsuit
Posted on 23 September 2014.
William Lopez, 55, died of an asthma attack Saturday before his $124 million lawsuit for wrongful conviction headed to trial. He was freed 20 months ago after spending 23 years in jail. The New York Daily News Reports.
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Bronx Man Charged with Murder of Wife with Scissors
Posted on 23 September 2014.
On Sunday, a 56-year-old man was charged with killing his wife, shocking the low-crime-rate neighborhood in which the couple had lived more than 25 years. The husband is charged with second degree murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.
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Local garden reignites long-lost community spirit
Posted on 22 September 2014.
Residents gathered at 924 Kelly Street garden on Saturday to celebrate Field Day, organized by the Laundromat Project, partaking in a variety of activities.
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South Bronx Receives $1.25M Gift From Gas Giant
Posted on 22 September 2014.
The Venezuelan-owned CITGO gas company announced a $1.25 million gift for South Bronx social programs on Friday, after having given $7.3 million to the South Bronx since 2007. The New York Daily News reports.
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Van crash leaves police officer dead in the Bronx
Posted on 22 September 2014.
Officer Michael Williams, 25, was thrown from a police van as it crashed into a barrier on the Bruckner Expressway Sunday morning. No other vehicles were involved and the cause is pending. The New York Times reports.
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A novel approach by a Bronx charter school
Posted on 21 September 2014.
Principal Aaron Gillaspie emphasizes the importance of college with regalia and song among kindergarten, first, and second graders at Brilla College Prep in the South Bronx. The New York Post Reports.
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