City officials and the family of a New York sports legend will gather Friday at the opening ceremony for the new Joseph Yancey Track and Field in the Bronx. The facility replaces an older park of the same name that was closed as part of the construction of the new Yankee Stadium that began in 2006.
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Joseph Yancey Track and Field Set to Open Friday
Posted on 08 April 2010.
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Former Champ Looking for Boxing’s Future
Posted on 30 March 2010.
Edwin Viruet, 59, knows a thing or two about throwing a punch.
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Community in Disbelief After 9-month-old Baby’s Brutal Death
Posted on 30 March 2010.
A Bronx neighborhood is shocked by the death of a baby, caused by abuse.
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Bronx Church Fights to Keep Neighborhood Affordable
Posted on 26 March 2010.
Construction on a housing development aimed to keep Bronx residents in a neighborhood began Friday.
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Called “Burger Boy,” Teenager is Cleared of Assault Five Years Later
Posted on 25 March 2010.
A 23-year-old Bronx man was exonerated of charges that he put glass in a police officer’s Big Mac.
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A crying woman, shots and an officer down
Posted on 23 March 2010.
A police officer was shot and a man was killed Monday in the South Bronx.
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VIDEO – La Lechonera Criolla
Posted on 12 March 2010.
As part of our upcoming series the Bronx Eats, this is La Lechonera Criolla.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW – Mike Amadeo: Rey of the Bolero
Posted on 11 March 2010.
Mike Amadeo, 76, is an icon of Latin music in the Bronx.
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