Protesters gathered outside a meeting that Majora Carter hosted with non-profit lenders and homeowners. Protesters accused Carter of displacing Hunts Point residents, promoting her long-held mission she calls “self-gentrification.”
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Protesters Denounce Majora Carter’s Wealth Protection Plan for Hunts Point Homeowners
Posted on 08 September 2018.
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New DOE Chancellor Cleans House, Replacing Two District Superintendents
Posted on 07 September 2018.
Just days before schools opened, the Department of Education removed Superintendent Rafaela Espinal-Pacheco from her post in Crotona’s District 12.
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The Art Of Change: Graffiti Show In The South Bronx Amidst Development Concerns
Posted on 24 October 2016.
British artist Nick Walker of “gentleman vandal” fame displaying his stencil graffiti works in the Bronx and of the Bronx at Wallworks Art Gallery in Port Morris. The exhibit, “The Last Ride,” opened Sept. 17.
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Private Money Flows Into Schools for Computer Science Expansion
Posted on 23 October 2016.
City officials announced $20 million in new private sector funding to bring computer science classes to every school in New York City by 2025.
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Extra Street Cleaning Services Coming to East Tremont Avenue
Posted on 23 October 2016.
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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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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