A business manager for Lantern Community Services allegedly conned disabled residents in Melrose out of thousands of dollars, reports CBS 2 news. According to the report, residents of the Jasper Hall apartments say George Henry was behind a letter claiming to be from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The letter asked residents to pay […]
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Disabled Bronx residents hit with scam
Posted on 04 March 2011.
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Rebel Diaz creates hip-hop space for South Bronx community
Posted on 04 March 2011.
The Daily News profiled social activist rappers Rebel Diaz, yesterday. The rap group was created by Chilean brothers Rodrigo and Gonzalo Venegas and female Puerto Rican rapper Teresita Ayala. The trio relocated from Chicago several years ago to become hip-hop community activists in the South Bronx. The Venegas brothers received some notoriety in the summer of […]
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Garifuna teens to honor culture at Bronx pageant
Posted on 05 February 2011.
Almost a dozen young women came out for a preview event for this year’s Miss Garifuna Cultural Pageant in the Bronx.
Posted in Culture, Front Page, Rituals, Southern Bronx1 Comment
Sen. Diaz and wife blast Bronx abortion rate
Posted on 04 February 2011.
Senator Ruben Diaz, a Pentecostal minister, held a meeting this week at a church in South Bronx to discuss abstinence.
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With his new school, a Bronx pediatrician looks for another way to keep kids healthy
Posted on 20 December 2010.
A look at the man behind the new Health & Science Charter School in Morrisania.
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Mexican immigrants celebrate the Virgin Mary
Posted on 20 December 2010.
Mexican immigrants in the South Bronx gather to celebrate the Virgin Mary.
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Using sports to stop the violence
Posted on 15 December 2010.
A Fordham woman created a non-profit sports program to keep children off the streets.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Northwest Bronx, Southern Bronx, Sports2 Comments
In its second year, Gateway Center earns mixed reviews
Posted on 15 December 2010.
The splashy new mall in Highbridge has drawn both praise and criticism from community members.
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