A carcinogenic toxin found at P.S. 51 has revealed the school’s troubling environmental history, and the lapses by the city in possibly preventing claims of cancers among staff and students.
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City Limits: Toxins found at P.S. 51 pose troubling questions
Posted on 05 January 2012.
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House arrest: Why Fordham residents are trapped in their homes
Posted on 15 December 2011.
Real estate prices prevent homeowners from leaving Fordham and Kingsbridge despite the rising rate of crime and prostitution.
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Where are all the Bronx kids in the Bronx High School of Science?
Posted on 14 December 2011.
The elite high school in Bedford Park once drew more than 90 percent of its students from the borough. Today only 14 percent come from the Bronx.
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A ministry for a hurting community
Posted on 13 December 2011.
The 48th precinct has had a slew of shootings in the last four months. Two local pastors offered their community a house to heal in.
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Williamsbridge musician hopes for success with local reggae studio
Posted on 13 December 2011.
A less confident artist would have considered it a horror scene. The room was packed with more than 100 people watching him. He looked ready to roll with his Mohawk and shades. But the night of Nov. 10 did not play out well for K’Coneil Barron, 27, as he performed covers of R&B hits from [...]
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Mosque, ultra-Orthodox synagogue share one roof in the Bronx
Posted on 12 December 2011.
A Bronx Muslim center houses an ultra-Orthodox synagogue in a model of community tolerance.
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Bengali enclave grows in Norwood
Posted on 09 December 2011.
Norwood is becoming an attractive destination for Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City, with plans to build a new $2 million, four-story mosque in a few years.
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A church divided
Posted on 08 December 2011.
A church in the Bronx holds two separate congregations, after a conflict between the English and Korean speaking congregation members.
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