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Controversy Over Assisted Living Facility on City Island Continues
Posted on 06 November 2012.
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A Fire Causes Severe Damage to a Landmark Theater
Posted on 06 November 2012.
A strong fire at the Paradise Theater in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx caused significant damage to this 83-year-old cultural landmark, the New York Times reported. The fire started around 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, causing two minor injuries among firefighters. More than 100 had to intervene to control the blaze, the Fire […]
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Bronx Residents Help Affected Communities in Queens After Sandy
Posted on 05 November 2012.
Residents from the Edgewater Park section of the Bronx have started donating and volunteering to help highly-affected Queens communities recover from Hurricane Sandy, NY1 reports. Firefighters and volunteers from Edgewater Park operated in the Breezy Point section of Queens, along with other neighborhoods in the Rockaways. They bought supplies and lent material, including a generator, […]
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Edgewater Park Offers Aid to Breezy Point Despite Their Own Losses
Posted on 05 November 2012.
Despite storm damage in their own community, residents of Edgewater Park in the Bronx organized relief efforts for Queens. NY1 reports that although Edgewater suffered from loss of power and property damage, the community is still sending aid to Breezy Point, where many people lost their homes entirely. Firefighters helping to organize the effort say […]
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Demand Outstrips Supply at South Bronx Food Bank
Posted on 04 November 2012.
The economic downturn has resulted in greater demand and few resources at the Manna of Life food bank in the South Bronx. NY City Lens reports that the the number of people who face food insecurity is rising, and often the food bank provides for people who can’t make ends meet yet don’t qualify for […]
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Three Bronx Polling Locations Changed Due to Sandy
Posted on 04 November 2012.
Three polling locations in the Bronx have changed due to Superstorm Sandy, the Board of Elections in the City of New York announced. Residents originally stationed to vote at Locust Point Civic Hall, 4400 Locust Point Drive, will now go to the MTA Throggs Neck Parking Lot, 4260 Throggs Neck Expressway. Voters headed to PS […]
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Bronx Man Beaten to Death
Posted on 03 November 2012.
Norman Spencer, 49 years old, died on Friday night at Bronx Lebanon Hospital after being seriously injured during a fight at Webster Avenue in Claremont. The fight took place inside of a Bronx bodega located at 1447 Webster Avenue. According to the New York Police Deparment no arrest has been made.
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MTA Bus Time to Debut in the Bronx
Posted on 03 November 2012.
By the end of November Bronx residents will be able to get bus-arrival information via computer or cell phone, reports the New York Daily News. Riders will be able to access a map showing the location of the bus and request arrival updates via text messages. This program debuted on the B63 in Brooklyn in […]