Two Norwood storeowners debate over who has the oldest store in Norwood.
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Who has the oldest store in Norwood?
Posted on 17 October 2011.
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Construction worker stabbed to death in Mott Haven
Posted on 16 October 2011.
Rojas’ stabbing is part of a recent surge in violence across the 40th Precinct. Last weekend, there were six shootings.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Featured, Multimedia, Slideshows, Southern Bronx0 Comments
‘Outsider’ artist in the South Bronx
Posted on 13 October 2011.
Cruz’s story is typical of ‘outsider’ artists in the Bronx. Their art, though widely appreciated, never sells for much.
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Advocates stomping out South Bronx cigarette ads
Posted on 13 October 2011.
Smokers in the South Bronx are still lighting up as much as ever since 2007. Are cigarette ads to blame?
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Dr. Bola has more to do
Posted on 13 October 2011.
The focused 50-year-old has quickly climbed the leadership ranks in Community District 5 and may go higher yet.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Housing, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Cleaning up after Irene
Posted on 12 October 2011.
Who cleans the Bronx Greenway, a new stretch of coastline pathways in Soundview? No one, according to the state department for parks.
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Rebel Diaz: A musical legacy of activism
Posted on 12 October 2011.
“The drive we have is unstoppable,” Rodstarz said, “because we carry the weight of history on our shoulders.”
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Prepping for the city’s elite high schools
Posted on 12 October 2011.
M.S. 80 set to become the Bronx pilot site for free tutoring to prepare more low-income students for the city’s elite high schools.
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