Students at St. Raymond High School for Boys mourned a classmate who was fatally shot.
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Weeks before graduation, students lose a classmate
Posted on 19 April 2010.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime4 Comments
State Senator Wants Tougher Stance on Graffiti
Posted on 16 April 2010.
Sen. Klein and civic leaders launch new program to wipe streets clean of unsolicited art.
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Tenants Speak Out on Canceled Section 8 Vouchers
Posted on 15 April 2010.
South Bronx resident Lachonnz Morton fears losing her home of 33 years, after the city cancels Section 8 housing vouchers.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing, Money, Politics, Southern Bronx4 Comments
Major Heroin Bust in Bronx Called a Sign of a Growing Problem
Posted on 09 April 2010.
On Thursday, four men were arrested and approximately $1 million worth of heroin was seized after a raid on an apartment in Parkchester. Sources with knowledge of the case said the bust was indicative of an increasing number of wholesale heroin operations in the Bronx.
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New Landlord for Troubled Building but Tenants Are Skeptical
Posted on 07 April 2010.
Repairs have started in the building left by previous owner with more than 200 violations.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Health, Housing, North Central Bronx0 Comments
Bronx Stripped of Growth Title
Posted on 06 April 2010.
If the Bronx’s coronation as America’s fastest growing city seemed too good to be true, it was.
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U-Haul Declares Bronx America’s Fastest Growing City
Posted on 05 April 2010.
But Demographers and the U.S. Census Bureau aren’t so sure…
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Gains in National Job Figures Don’t Mean Bronx Resurgence
Posted on 02 April 2010.
While national job numbers point to recovery, the employment picture in the Bronx is not so bright.
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