An overpopulation of feral cats have been a long-term headache in the Bronx. Edith Georgia, 65, volunteers to save the lives of more than 25 stray cats in her Morrisania neighborhood.
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Saving Stray Cats in Morrisania
Posted on 17 September 2018.
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Mother of murdered 15-year old ‘Junior’ moved by city’s street dedication
Posted on 14 September 2018.
When Leandra Feliz first learned that Bathgate Avenue and E. 183rd Street in the Bronx would be renamed after her murdered son, she described it as God’s doing. Her son was killed in a case of mistaken identity. The hashtag #justiceforjunior spread online. “People will forget it was Bathgate,” Feliz said. “It’’ll be Lesandro Junior.”
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Cancer diagnosis threatens future of Bronx bird sanctuary
Posted on 12 September 2018.
Troy Lancaster built the Bronx’s Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary from the ground up 22 years ago and works almost daily on the park’s upkeep. After being diagnosed with cancer last year, however, he’s been trying to find a replacement—to no avail.
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Extra Street Cleaning Services Coming to East Tremont Avenue
Posted on 23 October 2016.
Starting October 17, East Tremont Avenue may get a little cleaner, thanks to a city contract with Fedcap, a local cleaning company in the South Bronx, which provides jobs to the formerly homeless, unemployed, and incarcerated.
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Unofficial American: A Mexican Immigrant in the Bronx
Posted on 18 October 2016.
The United States is the only country Israel Sanchez has ever known, yet he cannot vote in the upcoming presidential election that could determine his immigration status.
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Giving Back in the Bronx
Posted on 18 October 2016.
After 22 years behind bars, Ronald Goodwin came back to his community in the southern Bronx to make it a better place for the young.
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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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Naloxone: A Life Saver in a Neglected World
Posted on 27 September 2016.
An injection of the drug Naloxone can reverse the effect of opioid overdose, but the success rate depends on rapid response.
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