Starting October 17, East Tremont Avenue may get a little cleaner, thanks to a city contract with Fedcap, a local cleaning company in the South Bronx, which provides jobs to the formerly homeless, unemployed, and incarcerated.
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Extra Street Cleaning Services Coming to East Tremont Avenue
Posted on 23 October 2016.
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From Street Vendor to Shop Owner
Posted on 19 October 2016.
Without proper immigration paperwork and no previous experience in flower design, this Bronx entrepreneur beats all odds by opening her own flower shop and restarting her life for the third time.
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Giving Back in the Bronx
Posted on 18 October 2016.
After 22 years behind bars, Ronald Goodwin came back to his community in the southern Bronx to make it a better place for the young.
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Low-income tenants may get right to free counsel
Posted on 12 October 2016.
Evictions are the number one cause for homelessness in New York and the most common reason people end up in shelters. A new bill proposed by City Council Members Mark Levine and Vanessa Gibson intends to level the playing field in New York’s housing courts, guaranteeing free lawyers to the poor who face eviction or foreclosure.
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Jerome Rezoning Plans Slammed at a Spirited Public Hearing
Posted on 30 September 2016.
Residents were vocal in their concerns about housing affordability and tenant displacement as they grilled City officials on plans to redevelop Jerome Avenue at Bronx Community College.
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Ambitious Plan is Hatched to Save Jerome Avenue’s Auto Industry
Posted on 29 September 2016.
With Jerome Avenue’s auto repairs industry set to be uprooted, a move to a new “auto mall” in Hunts Point may be on the cards.
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Naloxone: A Life Saver in a Neglected World
Posted on 27 September 2016.
An injection of the drug Naloxone can reverse the effect of opioid overdose, but the success rate depends on rapid response.
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Jerome Avenue Autoworkers Featured in Photoville Exhibit
Posted on 24 September 2016.
The Jerome Avenue Workers Project, a photography exhibit by the Bronx Photo League, is showing at the annual Photoville festival in Brooklyn this week.
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