Smokers in the South Bronx are still lighting up as much as ever since 2007. Are cigarette ads to blame?
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Advocates stomping out South Bronx cigarette ads
Posted on 13 October 2011.
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Cleaning up after Irene
Posted on 12 October 2011.
Who cleans the Bronx Greenway, a new stretch of coastline pathways in Soundview? No one, according to the state department for parks.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Rebel Diaz: A musical legacy of activism
Posted on 12 October 2011.
“The drive we have is unstoppable,” Rodstarz said, “because we carry the weight of history on our shoulders.”
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Prepping for the city’s elite high schools
Posted on 12 October 2011.
M.S. 80 set to become the Bronx pilot site for free tutoring to prepare more low-income students for the city’s elite high schools.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Education, Featured, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Aspiring rapper slain near Soundview
Posted on 11 October 2011.
Mott Haven man was killed outside the Sotomayor public housing complex, a block from where a 22-year-old woman was murdered on Sept. 25.
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Bloody Sunday in Mott Haven
Posted on 10 October 2011.
The day began with three shootings in two hours, moved on to a mugging in broad daylight, before ending with a murder.
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Neighbors rally to fight increased gun violence in Morris Heights
Posted on 06 October 2011.
A shooting less than two weeks ago that left one dead was the impetus to a “Community in Crisis” rally Wednesday night.
Posted in Crime, Featured, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Castle Hill crack cocaine trade on trial
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Jurors selected on Oct. 5 in a drug-related murder and conspiracy trial