On Sept 12, 18-year-old Anil Sankar was found dead on the jetty in Concrete Plant Park. The police believe his death was accidental. The family and neighbors believe otherwise.
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Community mourns suspicious death of Soundview teen
Posted on 10 November 2011.
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Turning unemployment into time well spent
Posted on 03 November 2011.
When Nilka Martell lost her job last December, she looked to volunteer work to fill the void. But she could never have imagined how she would transform her street in the Bronx.
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After midnight with the fishmongers
Posted on 25 October 2011.
The world’s second largest seafood market still thriving after all these years and a move to the Bronx.
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An uncertain future for Morrisania’s post office
Posted on 24 October 2011.
The Morrisania post office in the South Bronx may have to shut its doors along with 17 others in the Bronx.
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Despite controversy, nun still calls Hunts Point home
Posted on 20 October 2011.
Sister Thomas has been in the area for decades and she has no plans to leave now.
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Yemenis in South Bronx can’t forget the turmoil they left behind
Posted on 19 October 2011.
As violence escalates in the Arabian Peninsula nation, Yemeni Americans worry about their families back home while dealing with the stigma of Yemen as a haven for terrorist organizations.
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Poe’s Cottage reopens
Posted on 17 October 2011.
After a year of renovation, Edgar Allen Poe’s cottage in the Bronx reopened to the public on October 15.
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Who has the oldest store in Norwood?
Posted on 17 October 2011.
Two Norwood storeowners debate over who has the oldest store in Norwood.
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