Police officer Richard Haste appeared in court Thursday in his manslaughter case, drawing crowds of protesters demanding an end to police violence in the Bronx.
Posted on 14 September 2012.
Police officer Richard Haste appeared in court Thursday in his manslaughter case, drawing crowds of protesters demanding an end to police violence in the Bronx.
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Posted on 10 September 2012.
The victim’s family grieved at the 17-year-old suspect’s arraignment. “The community has not woken up,” the victim’s grandmother said.
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Posted on 10 September 2012.
Further reading:Â Morrisania Mourns Robbery Victim Shot by Police
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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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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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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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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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Posted on 06 September 2012.
Poe’s poems stuffed with “murder, lust and madness” set to Afro-Cuban music styles at the Bronx Documentary Center this Saturday night.
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