The homeless population has grown by 45 percent since Bloomberg took office.
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More Homeless in the City since the Great Depression
Posted on 31 October 2009.
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Morrisania Food Bank Is Running on Empty
Posted on 31 October 2009.
Each week, more than 1,000 food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City give food to the city’s hungry.
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Fire Destroys Five Businesses in Hunts Point
Posted on 30 October 2009.
A severe fire destroyed five businesses last night along Southern Boulevard in Hunts Point.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime3 Comments
Samaná’s Destiny
Posted on 24 October 2009.
Hostos features photos of Samaná, a lush beach in the Dominican Republic.
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In Marble Hill, an Oasis Amid a Food Desert
Posted on 23 October 2009.
Sarah Shaikh, community outreach organizer for Schervier Nursing Care Facility, isn’t pleased with the healthy options for the residents of the West Bronx neighborhood of Marble Hill.
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On Webster Avenue, Aftermath of an Attack
Posted on 19 October 2009.
A Muslim-American baker was beaten on his way to pray last June.
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Vanishing Post Offices
Posted on 19 October 2009.
The US Postal Service slated seven post offices in the Bronx for closure; Crotona Park Station Post Office along with Botanical, Clason Point, Hillside, Melcourt, Oak Point, and Van Nest post offices.
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An Old Warrior Battles Yankee Fever
Posted on 19 October 2009.
by Jose Leyva Ramon Jimenez has built his career on building community movements and fighting legal battles on behalf of regular people in the Bronx, from injured construction workers to low-income tenants. But in his 20 years as a lawyer and activist, Jimenez has never faced such a formidable opponent as the New York Yankees. […]
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