The Morrisania post office in the South Bronx may have to shut its doors along with 17 others in the Bronx.
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An uncertain future for Morrisania’s post office
Posted on 24 October 2011.
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Tour de Bronx 2011
Posted on 24 October 2011.
Some 6,000 cyclists biked the Bronx on Oct. 23. Bike enthusiasts young and old took over the streets from Bronx County Courthouse to the Sheridan Expressway and Pelham Bay Park.
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Superheroes from the Bronx
Posted on 20 October 2011.
Two artists from the Bronx are trying to revive the borough’s comic legacy
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Family and neighbors remember life of slain Eastchester teen
Posted on 18 October 2011.
Simmons Jr. led the surrounding crowd in a prayer. “In Jesus name may we all pray that we get to see something beyond,” he said to the crowd. “Because this man was denied the greatest facets of life. Amen.”
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Fire in Soundview building leaves tenants with holes in the walls
Posted on 18 October 2011.
Three workers believed to be hired by the Soundview building’s new owner, Gazivoda Realty Inc, may be responsible for the fire.
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Bringing the farm to the Grand Concourse
Posted on 18 October 2011.
A Bronx food-share project has reached its membership limit so now organizers are hoping to spread the healthy eating message in other ways, such as the potluck supper, which was made by members using their recent supply of produce.
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Poe’s Cottage reopens
Posted on 17 October 2011.
After a year of renovation, Edgar Allen Poe’s cottage in the Bronx reopened to the public on October 15.
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Construction worker stabbed to death in Mott Haven
Posted on 16 October 2011.
Rojas’ stabbing is part of a recent surge in violence across the 40th Precinct. Last weekend, there were six shootings.
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