Bloomberg said his policies have placed over 4,000 new jobs in the Bronx since 2009. Tell that to the hundreds who lost their jobs when Stella D’Oro shut its doors.
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The Bronx questions Bloomberg’s plans for jobs
Posted on 30 October 2009.
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For Morrisania, the Public Library is a Refuge
Posted on 25 October 2009.
“We are a beacon in this community,” said branch librarian Colbert Nembhard, about the library, which has loaned 86,547 books since 2008, a circulation increase of about 20,000 for the year.
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Tough Choices at the Market in East Tremont
Posted on 24 October 2009.
by Sarah Wali For the past six months, Harrilal Ramlakhan has managed to avoid buying most of his food from local supermarkets. He is a community gardener who plants and sells his own fruits, vegetables and spices. But when the seasons turn and the cold settles in, he will have to switch his gardening tools […]
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In Marble Hill, an Oasis Amid a Food Desert
Posted on 23 October 2009.
Sarah Shaikh, community outreach organizer for Schervier Nursing Care Facility, isn’t pleased with the healthy options for the residents of the West Bronx neighborhood of Marble Hill.
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A Garden of Happiness Grows in East Tremont
Posted on 22 October 2009.
Karen Washington has been a driving force in community gardens in the East Tremont Area for over 20 years. Starting with the plot visible from her kitchen window on Prospect Avenue, she created a coalition of gardens throughout the Bronx in an effort to provide affordable healthy food to the community. Through involvement with the community, her ability to communicate effectively with officials and a desire for change in her neighborhood, Karen Washington has been able go beyond food and directly affect the world around her.
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On Webster Avenue, Aftermath of an Attack
Posted on 19 October 2009.
A Muslim-American baker was beaten on his way to pray last June.
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An Old Warrior Battles Yankee Fever
Posted on 19 October 2009.
by Jose Leyva Ramon Jimenez has built his career on building community movements and fighting legal battles on behalf of regular people in the Bronx, from injured construction workers to low-income tenants. But in his 20 years as a lawyer and activist, Jimenez has never faced such a formidable opponent as the New York Yankees. […]
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Who Won the Mayoral Debate?
Posted on 19 October 2009.
In the first of two televised debates between the mayoral contenders, Democratic candidate William Thompson hammered away at Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg´s violation of term limits.
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