City and community plans to spruce up a commercial zone on Burnside Avenue in the West Bronx could run into rising rents and an influx of bigger businesses.
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On a West Bronx Street, Small Businesses Brace for Change
Posted on 15 October 2016.
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Low-income tenants may get right to free counsel
Posted on 12 October 2016.
Evictions are the number one cause for homelessness in New York and the most common reason people end up in shelters. A new bill proposed by City Council Members Mark Levine and Vanessa Gibson intends to level the playing field in New York’s housing courts, guaranteeing free lawyers to the poor who face eviction or foreclosure.
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Ambitious Plan is Hatched to Save Jerome Avenue’s Auto Industry
Posted on 29 September 2016.
With Jerome Avenue’s auto repairs industry set to be uprooted, a move to a new “auto mall” in Hunts Point may be on the cards.
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Another Chance for Bronx Misdemeanor Ticket Holders
Posted on 24 September 2016.
The Bronx does not want to be left out again. The NYC borough that received the most quality-of-life crime tickets had its first warrant forgiveness event. 350 cases were resolved.
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Jerome Draft Publication Brings Affordable Housing Battle to Bronx
Posted on 17 September 2016.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s battle to build affordable housing in New York will echo under the girders of the Jerome Avenue railroad in the months to come, amid local concerns about rent rates and tenant displacement.
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The Kingsbridge Armory: 100 Years of History, 20 Years Empty
Posted on 24 August 2016.
KINGSBRIDGE, BRONX — The Kingsbridge Armory has been all but empty for twenty years now. It stands, silent, sentinel, a fairytale castle in an otherwise bustling West Bronx neighborhood. Even now, plans to make an ice rink seem to be stalling. As city and developer feud over funding, the Bronx Ink profiles this charismatic building.
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Bronx charter students and parents rally in Manhattan against failing public schools
Posted on 03 October 2014.
Bronx charter school parents, teachers and students joined Manhattan pro-charter rally Oct. 2 calling for “Great Schools.” Public school parents greeted protesters with accusations that the rally’s funders were hedge fund tycoons.
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Grassroots Groups Rally for Open Discovery
Posted on 02 October 2014.
More than 50 people rallied outside the Bronx Supreme Court on Monday morning, demanding changes to New York state law that, they claim, would make the judicial process more just and efficient.
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