Local education workers forged an unexpected alliance with the Occupy Wall Street protesters Tuesday.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters find a cause in protecting education jobs
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Featured0 Comments
Bronx synagogue welcomes Jewish New Year with a last goodbye
Posted on 03 October 2011.
Lifelong congregants of Temple Emanuel at Parkchester say other synagogues in the Bronx are also experiencing precipitous declines in membership
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Bronx Tales, Featured, Multimedia, North Central Bronx, Slideshows9 Comments
Bronx Alive does the double dip
Posted on 03 October 2011.
The dip in participation at Viva Bronx comes at a time when several fairs have been discontinued across the city.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Culture, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Mott Haven garden offers tranquility and community spirit
Posted on 02 October 2011.
Wanacqua Garden, with its rows of beans, yams, pumpkins and papalo, still attracts gardeners and greenhorns.
Posted in Bronx Blog, Bronx Neighborhoods, Culture, Southern Bronx, Transportation0 Comments
Parkchester senior assaulted in his lobby
Posted on 02 October 2011.
Parkchester residents are on edge after a 35-year resident is attacked outside his apartment.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime0 Comments
Muggings in the Oval
Posted on 29 September 2011.
During the past month alone, at least five people have been assaulted at the Oval Park in broad daylight, police said.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, North Central Bronx, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Multimedia: Ruben Diaz Jr. knocking doors for peace
Posted on 29 September 2011.
A day after a 16-year-old Bronx teen was gunned down, borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. knocked on doors to promote his gun control initiative.
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Woman gets slap on the wrist for animal cruelty
Posted on 28 September 2011.
A Bronx mother who left her pitbull puppy to die a “horrible death” in a vacant apartment received a light sentence yesterday after making a tearful plea for forgiveness.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, North Central Bronx2 Comments