Mayor Bloomberg announced today new budget cuts slated to affect some 6,700 public school jobs.
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For Some, Teaching Cuts Are Bad News – but No Surprise
Posted on 06 May 2010.
Posted in Education, Northwest Bronx, Politics0 Comments
Bill Aims to Help Small Businesses Survive
Posted on 04 May 2010.
The Small Business Survival Bill would change how small business owners and landlords negotiate lease terms.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Life, Money, Politics0 Comments
Bronx’s Main Street Goes to Wall Street
Posted on 30 April 2010.
Bronxites joined other New Yorkers in a march to Wall Street to express anger over bank bailouts.
Posted in Money, Politics0 Comments
Pedro Espada and Son Respond to Attorney General’s Latest Lawsuit
Posted on 29 April 2010.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit against State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada and his son, Pedro G. Espada, charging them with “creating a sham job training program that cheated workers and shortchanged state coffers.” Espada responded to Cuomo’s latest attack against him by challenging the attorney general to a debate.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Health, Politics0 Comments
For Pedro Espada, Accusations Swirl as Patients Wait and Watch
Posted on 23 April 2010.
Beleaguered state senator begins to fight back as charges pile up against him and his family. (Photo: Pennink/AP)
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Health, Multimedia, Politics3 Comments
Tenants Speak Out on Canceled Section 8 Vouchers
Posted on 15 April 2010.
South Bronx resident Lachonnz Morton fears losing her home of 33 years, after the city cancels Section 8 housing vouchers.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing, Money, Politics, Southern Bronx4 Comments
For Russians in the Bronx, Distance Makes the Heart Grow Less Anxious, More Analytical
Posted on 30 March 2010.
Customers at a Russian grocery store react to the terrorist attacks in Moscow.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics0 Comments
Mayor’s Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten AIDS/HIV “Epicenter” in Bronx
Posted on 23 March 2010.
NYC budget cuts are feared to discontinue HASA programs
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Health, Politics2 Comments