In Soundview, a group of former Ocelot tenants are suing their new landlord.
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The Soundview Tenants Who Fell Through the Cracks
Posted on 15 December 2009.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing1 Comment
Inside the Only Islamic School in the Bronx
Posted on 14 December 2009.
The tiny private Islamic school in Parkchester struggles for funding.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education3 Comments
Hope for the “Ocelot” Tenants?
Posted on 14 December 2009.
Manida Street tenants gained new hope after a rehab company bought their buildings’ debt.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing0 Comments
At Risk of Being Positive
Posted on 14 December 2009.
Free HIV/AIDS testing has done little to combat the alarmingly high rate of infection in Highbridge.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Education2 Comments
A Squatter’s Paradise?
Posted on 13 December 2009.
Will the housing crisis in the Bronx lead to a rise in squatting?
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing2 Comments
A Cab Tale
Posted on 12 December 2009.
Bronx cabbie talks about staying alive on the job in the Bronx.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime0 Comments
Who Wants a Jail?
Posted on 12 December 2009.
Hunts Point residents still wonder whether another jail will be built in their backyard.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics0 Comments
In Class, Teen Immigrants Put Health on the Menu
Posted on 12 December 2009.
Immigrant students at Bronx International High School learn about healthy eating.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Food3 Comments