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.
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Councilwoman Arroyo’s Property Boom
Posted on 02 November 2009.
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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.
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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
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?
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The Bronx questions Bloomberg’s plans for jobs
Posted on 30 October 2009.
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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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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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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