According to a New York Times public opinion poll, a significant majority of New Yorkers believe the New York Police Department’s stop and frisk policy disproportionally targets blacks and Hispanics. The policy allows police officers to stop and search people they consider suspicious as part of a larger effort to reduce crime. In the Bronx, […]
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Critical reviews from the Bronx on stop and frisk
Posted on 06 September 2012.
Posted in Crime, Newswire2 Comments
City Limits: Crackdown on HIV drug black market
Posted on 22 January 2012.
City legislators are trying to toughen sanctions for buyers and sellers of HIV medications on the black market.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Health, Politics0 Comments
City Limits Report:
Posted on 05 January 2012.
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 […]
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Featured, North Central Bronx, Special Reports, Toxic Schools0 Comments
Could Congressman Rangel end up representing the Bronx? — The NY World
Posted on 23 December 2011.
Radical changes proposed for Rep. Charles Rangel’s 15th Congressional District might affect voters in the Bronx
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics0 Comments
Gimme Shelter
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Mayor Bloomberg fails to deliver on promises of compassion for the city’s homeless.
Posted in Bronx Tales, Featured, Housing, Southern Bronx1 Comment
P.S. 48 wins $50,000 from national “Glee” contest
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Hunts Point’s P.S. 48 saved its music program from the budget axe by winning one of three national Glee Give a Note grand prizes.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Multimedia, Southern Bronx, Video0 Comments
House arrest: Why Fordham residents are trapped in their homes
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Real estate prices prevent homeowners from leaving Fordham and Kingsbridge despite the rising rate of crime and prostitution.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Featured, Front Page, North Central Bronx0 Comments
“Little Albania” in the Bronx
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Businesses along Lydig Avenue provide staples for the sizable ethnic Albanian and eastern European communities in New York City.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Culture, Featured, Money, Multimedia17 Comments