One fall day, the Bronx Ink counted 26 18-wheelers, five abandoned vehicles, four RV’s, eight parked tow trucks, six cargo vans, five minivans, three double decker buses, two piles of at least six trash bags each, and one dead raccoon.
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Next to Woodlawn Cemetery, another graveyard: abandoned cars
Posted on 10 October 2019.
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A different kind of corner store: A story of surviving homelessness
Posted on 17 October 2018.
Dennis Pentier, a 48 year-old Jamaican immigrant, has been homeless here in New York City for the past eight years. Ejected from a city shelter, he survives day to day from his makeshift outdoor shop on a block in the Tremont neighborhood that he currently calls home.
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96 Year-Old-Store Facing New Challenges
Posted on 20 September 2018.
Moe Stein calls his store a “Local Landmark”, and after 96 years, “Frank’s” has outlasted the tough retail business on East Tremont in the Bronx. Recently, the store has begun facing a new obstacle; its own retailers.
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Dreams and Nightmares
Posted on 27 October 2014.
The city’s health department reports a steady rise in heroin deaths over the last four years. One-quarter of those deaths are in the Bronx. This is the story of a survivor.
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The Food Truck to Heaven
Posted on 20 October 2014.
Juan Pena is a one-man show at Mission-o-Mercy, his own charitable food truck ministry where he serves up weekly free meals and a wise, sympathetic ear.
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A revitalized Bronx park shows off at “It’s My Park Day”
Posted on 15 October 2014.
Volunteers gathered at Soundview Park on Sunday to plant daffodils and clear weeds during the NYC Park’s event “It’s My Park Day.”
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Dance Company Prepares for a Final Curtain Call in the Bronx
Posted on 27 September 2012.
The Kraven Seneca Dance Company will give its last performance on Oct. 20
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Goodbye to St. Augustine’s
Posted on 17 September 2012.
Parishioners recall the old days at a church that was once the heart of Morrisania
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