In the face of competition from the Mall at Bay Plaza that opened nearby in August, the business community on Fordham Road is working to keep their customer base.
Archive | October, 2014
BID works to keep shoppers in Fordham amid mall opening
Posted on 10 October 2014.
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Bronx Middle School Principal Converts Student Fitness Center Into A Larger Office
Posted on 09 October 2014.
The principal of Globe Middle School in the Bronx shut down a fitness center for students so that she could convert it into a private office with a bathroom, reports Pix11 News.
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Slumlord’s Daughter Tops “Bad Landlords” List
Posted on 09 October 2014.
A second-generation Bronx slumlord tops the new “bad landlords” list released by Public Advocate Letitia James, reports the New York Daily News.
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Anthony Bourdain visits Bronx for food show
Posted on 05 October 2014.
Foodie Anthony Bourdain visited the Bronx for his CNN show “Parts Unknown.” The New York Post reports.
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Night Club Shooting Leaves one dead, five injured
Posted on 05 October 2014.
A shooting inside nightclub Xtreme Lounge near E. Fordam Road last night left five men injured and one dead.The Daily News reports.
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Curry comes to Morrisania
Posted on 05 October 2014.
The Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation receives about 10 to 15 requests for new business loans every month. Most like the Hungry Bird are financed by a close knit group of family members.
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Bronx charter students and parents rally in Manhattan against failing public schools
Posted on 03 October 2014.
Bronx charter school parents, teachers and students joined Manhattan pro-charter rally Oct. 2 calling for “Great Schools.” Public school parents greeted protesters with accusations that the rally’s funders were hedge fund tycoons.
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Police searching for missing 11-year-old
Posted on 03 October 2014.
CBS: Police are looking for a missing 11-year-old boy in the Bronx. Sgroilin Santana, who lives on Elliot Place near Grand Concourse, was last seen at his school around 7:30 a.m. Thursday, police said.
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