City legislators are trying to toughen sanctions for buyers and sellers of HIV medications on the black market.
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City Limits: Crackdown on HIV drug black market
Posted on 22 January 2012.
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City Limits Report:
Posted on 05 January 2012.
A report published in City Limits magazine by Bronx Ink reporters examines why a toxic contamination inside a Bronx School went undetected possibly for years, endangering the lives of the staff and students. The school, P.S. 51 in the Bronx, was shut down last summer because of the contamination. Since then, students, staff and parents […]
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Could Congressman Rangel end up representing the Bronx? — The NY World
Posted on 23 December 2011.
Radical changes proposed for Rep. Charles Rangel’s 15th Congressional District might affect voters in the Bronx
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Kingsbridge neighborhood undergoes Jewish revival
Posted on 20 December 2011.
A new wave of gentrification sweeping through Kingsbridge has begun to breathe fresh life into the neighborhood’s long-declining Jewish community.
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Yankees strike out on promises
Posted on 19 December 2011.
The city decided the new Yankee Stadium was worth over $60 million to New Yorkers, but those who live next door believe it is not nearly as valluable.
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Not in my borough: two neighborhoods tackle waste
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Every day, 33,000 tons of commercial and residential waste is generated in New York City. That waste is treated and transferred though 63 waste transfer stations and 15 of those stations are in the South Bronx, which handles over 31 percent of the city’s waste. Manhattan handles none.
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Gimme Shelter
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Mayor Bloomberg fails to deliver on promises of compassion for the city’s homeless.
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P.S. 48 wins $50,000 from national “Glee” contest
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Hunts Point’s P.S. 48 saved its music program from the budget axe by winning one of three national Glee Give a Note grand prizes.
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