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Water Rates Increase has Bronxites Irate

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection heard from angry Bronxites last night who reject a proposed 12.9 percent increase in their water bill.

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Bill Aims to Help Small Businesses Survive

The Small Business Survival Bill would change how small business owners and landlords negotiate lease terms.

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Put Some Cork in it!

The world according to Ken Bollella, cork manufacturer.

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Bronx’s Main Street Goes to Wall Street

Bronxites joined other New Yorkers in a march to Wall Street to express anger over bank bailouts.

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Tenants Speak Out on Canceled Section 8 Vouchers

South Bronx resident Lachonnz Morton fears losing her home of 33 years, after the city cancels Section 8 housing vouchers.

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Bronx Stripped of Growth Title

If the Bronx’s coronation as America’s fastest growing city seemed too good to be true, it was.

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Gains in National Job Figures Don’t Mean Bronx Resurgence

While national job numbers point to recovery, the employment picture in the Bronx is not so bright.

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Seekers Hunt for Jobs in the Bronx

Slow economic recovery in the Bronx makes competition for jobs intense.

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Oh My Cod! Fishmongers Cringe at Salt Ban

Could a proposed salt ban knock the popular fish off menus?

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VIDEO – Bronx Small Businesses Missing Out on Savings

Less than 1% of small businesses take advantage of energy conservation programs.

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Flower Shop Owners Avoid Recession’s Thorns

Some Bronx flower shops were still busy Monday delivering Valentine’s Day bouquets.

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Open Vacant Buildings to Low-Income Families, Housing Advocates Urge

Community activists want the city to reconsider what it calls affordable housing.

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VIDEO – National Unemployment Falls, in the Bronx a Different Picture

“We cannot continue to wear the label of poorest county in the nation.”

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Lost Jobs Mean Lost Family

When the doors closed at Stella D’Oro, the workers lost more than their jobs.

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Cash For Flunkers

A Bronx middle school uses money and prizes to increase scores and attendance.

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Hostos High Achievers Feel the Budget Pinch

It’s harder than ever for the best and brightest students to pay college fees.

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The Riveras are One in a Million

The Rivera family fights two battles at once: economic hardship and cancer.

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No Cookies, No Jobs

Employees of the Stella D’Oro cookie factory in Kingsbridge lost their jobs as the factory closed and the brand moved its operations to Ohio.

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Morrisania Food Bank Is Running on Empty

Each week, more than 1,000 food pantries and soup kitchens in New York City give food to the city’s hungry.

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For Morrisania, the Public Library is a Refuge

“We are a beacon in this community,” said branch librarian Colbert Nembhard, about the library, which has loaned 86,547 books since 2008, a circulation increase of about 20,000 for the year.

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    Characters of softball, the real Bronx pastime

    In the 1980s, Bronx softball games could attracted crowds of hundreds and $10,000 worth of bets. One team was
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    Bronx Week to Offer Glimpse of a Greener Future

    New Yorkers can tour five "green roofs" overlooking the borough during Bronx week.
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