Metal security gates sprayed with graffiti are locked down on nearly an entire block of shops and bars on River Avenue, which peddle everything from beers to blankets to fans during the season. Photo by: Alec Johnson
Archive | Bronx Neighborhoods
Pitchers, Catchers and a Neighborhood Awakening
Posted on 16 February 2010.
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VIDEO – NYPD Stats Show Crime is Down but in the Bronx, Shootings Continue
Posted on 16 February 2010.
Crime goes down but gun violence rises.
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Escaped Prisoner Still at Large
Posted on 15 February 2010.
The New York Police Department said that Michael Bautista, who escaped from Bronx Criminal Court last Tuesday “has not yet been re-arrested.”
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Flower Shop Owners Avoid Recession’s Thorns
Posted on 15 February 2010.
Some Bronx flower shops were still busy Monday delivering Valentine’s Day bouquets.
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Bronx Mosque Buys Home on Verge of Foreclosure
Posted on 12 February 2010.
A fund-raising drive brought in money from the congregation, other mosques and Web sites.
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VIDEO – Romantic Bronx
Posted on 12 February 2010.
For Valentine’s Day, couples in the Bronx have their own special ways to celebrate. Photo by: Yasmina Guerda
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For Seniors, Snow Means Skipping “Chicken Day”
Posted on 11 February 2010.
The snow day is over, but life’s still not back to normal in the Bronx. Photo by: Elif Ince
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Legislators Urge Change in Teacher Disciplinary Practice
Posted on 11 February 2010.
State Senator Rubén Diaz Sr. wants to terminate what he calls money-wasting rubber rooms. Photo by: Mamta Badkar
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