Members of the Mott Haven community join St. Jerome’s congregation in a bilingual observance of Stations of The Cross. Catholics around the world celebrate this time-worn ritual, during which worshippers follow a procession down local streets in commemoration of Christ’s last hours. St. Jerome’s church was founded by an Irish immigrant in 1869, and now […]
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St. Jerome’s Church celebrates Good Friday on South Bronx Streets
Posted on 23 April 2011.
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A Maundy Thursday Passover
Posted on 22 April 2011.
To commemorate the Last Supper, over 60 parishioners at St.Peter’s Episcopal Church, took part in their first Passover meal.
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Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper
Posted on 22 April 2011.
Over 150 Catholic Bronxites attended the mass of the Lord’s last supper on Thursday at Holy Cross Church in Clason Point. Rev. Peter Pomposello reenacted the washing of the feet–a ritual that replicates Christ’s action of cleansing the feet of his 12 disciples before his last passover meal. See our slide show.
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[VIDEO] Crime in the Bronx: do the numbers reflect the TV image?
Posted on 20 April 2011.
Over the last two decades, the crime rate in the Bronx has dropped considerably. Or has it? The Bronx Ink took a closer look at the story behind the stats.
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Palm Sunday at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church
Posted on 17 April 2011.
St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in the Bedford Park neighborhood mainly serves an Indian community of worshippers. It was established in 1972. As time passed, members of the congregation gradually moved to New Jersey, upstate New York, or Pennsylvania. But distance did not cut their ties to the church. On Apr. 17, they gathered again for Palm Sunday. See the slideshow.
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DIGITAL BRONX: Bronx Bloggers Unite
Posted on 15 April 2011.
Video Q&A: Clairisel Gonzalez founder of the Bronx Blogging Network
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(VIDEO) With police tape and traffic cones, a one-man patrol hits the streets
Posted on 10 April 2011.
Sidney Flores patrols the streets of Tremont relentlessly. He looks out for potholes, broken street signs and other problems in sidewalks and streets.
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As bus accident probe continues, riders are undeterred
Posted on 08 April 2011.
The Bronx bus crash has not scared away riders looking for cheap tickets and casino promotions.
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