Volunteers inspired by the past help clean up the Hutchinson River
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Restoring grace to a river dedicated to an American hero
Posted on 04 December 2011.
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Five arrested during Occupy The Bronx protest
Posted on 04 December 2011.
Organizers had planned a day of peaceful demonstrations to protest the city’s decision to close a community garden and prepare the land for sale.
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Subway candy seller makes $150 a day
Posted on 01 December 2011.
This candy seller has been hawking M&M’s on the D train for 14 years.
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Taking Advil to schools
Posted on 30 November 2011.
As schools nationwide watch budgets dwindle, for-profit companies have stepped in. However, critics see gifts from these companies not as goodwill, but as a way of marketing to children.
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Albanians celebrate together in the Bronx
Posted on 28 November 2011.
Albanian-Americans celebrated their heritage at an annual gala dinner
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Lorelei Fountain survived wars and vandals
Posted on 24 November 2011.
The Lorelei Fountain has had a dramatic history, having faced an ocean and more than a century, wars both abroad and at home, and vandalism and urban renewal.
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Running for president of the Dominican Republic–from the South Bronx
Posted on 22 November 2011.
A Bishop and real estate manager running for president of the Dominican Republic, from a Bronx salsa club.
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Puerto Rico in East Tremont
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Taino Mayor gives its customers a taste of the sounds and souvenirs of Puerto Rico in the Bronx.
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