In a tiny, first-floor office at the northern tip of the Bronx, Sally Dunford sat among two cluttered desks squeezed in by several more filing cabinets, fielding phone calls that came in every few minutes or so.“Can I talk to you in five?” she said to one caller. “I’m not sure if you’re in my […]
Archive | Bronx Beats
Sally Dunford: a passionate advocate for Norwood
Posted on 08 October 2011.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing, North Central Bronx1 Comment
Advocates to Obama: Keep your promise
Posted on 08 October 2011.
Bronx leaders take Obama to task for failing to protect immigrant families.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Mott Haven neighbors gather around a campfire for all the kids in jail
Posted on 07 October 2011.
The South Bronx continues to have one of the highest levels of juvenile detention rates in New York City.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Fighting breast cancer in Morrisania
Posted on 06 October 2011.
Breast cancer kills over 1200 people in New York every year and still 23 percent of women 40 and older have not had a recent mammogram.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Life, Health, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Neighbors rally to fight increased gun violence in Morris Heights
Posted on 06 October 2011.
A shooting less than two weeks ago that left one dead was the impetus to a “Community in Crisis” rally Wednesday night.
Posted in Crime, Featured, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Castle Hill crack cocaine trade on trial
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Jurors selected on Oct. 5 in a drug-related murder and conspiracy trial
Bronx father gunned down for gold chain
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Police are investigating the death of Christian de la Santos, gunned down outside a local bodega Oct. 5.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Occupy Wall Street protesters find a cause in protecting education jobs
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Local education workers forged an unexpected alliance with the Occupy Wall Street protesters Tuesday.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Featured0 Comments