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In McKinley Square, an Unlikely Grocer
Posted on 02 November 2009.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Food1 Comment
Councilwoman Arroyo’s Property Boom
Posted on 02 November 2009.
District 17’s City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo has raised $240,000 in campaign cash, much of which has come from property developers building in her area.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics2 Comments
Day Care Cuts Create Overcrowded Kindergartens
Posted on 01 November 2009.
Record numbers of 5-year-olds crowd public school classrooms after day care kindergarten cuts.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Politics2 Comments
More Homeless in the City since the Great Depression
Posted on 31 October 2009.
The homeless population has grown by 45 percent since Bloomberg took office.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics1 Comment
Meet the Socialist Candidate from the Bronx
Posted on 31 October 2009.
Frances Villar has a meager campaign budget, but a lot of passion for politics
Morrisania Food Bank Is Running on Empty
Posted on 31 October 2009.
Each week, more than 1,000 food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City give food to the city’s hungry.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Food, Money0 Comments
What Does It Take to Go from Fat to Fit?
Posted on 30 October 2009.
Obesity statistics are on the rise. How effective have Mayor Bloomberg’s health programs been in fighting the Bronx’s latest crisis?
Posted in Politics0 Comments
Fire Destroys Five Businesses in Hunts Point
Posted on 30 October 2009.
A severe fire destroyed five businesses last night along Southern Boulevard in Hunts Point.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime3 Comments