In a victory for a handicap man from the Bronx, a New York judge cited Co-op City for discriminating against wheelchair-bound residents, NY Daily News reported Thursday. For the second time in less than a year, John Rose prevailed against the management of the sprawling building complex in North Bronx. State Supreme Court Justice Mary […]
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Court orders Co-op City to be more handicap-friendly, NY Daily News
Posted on 20 October 2011.
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Domestic violence services in the Bronx to get $1M, NY1
Posted on 20 October 2011.
The federal government announced that it is extending nearly $1 million in grants to improve domestic violence cases in the Bronx, according to NY1. The federal money will go to the Bronx district attorney’s office, the city Department of Probation, the NYPD and Safe Horizon, a nationwide victim service center. The grant will also go […]
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Shooting suspect caught on camera, CBS New York
Posted on 20 October 2011.
Police released on Wednesday a video of a man accused of a shooting incident in the Bronx, CBS New York reported. The shooting, which was captured on surveillance camera, reportedly happened at around 1 a.m. on Sept. 20. The shooting victim survived with only small injuries and was released from the hospital.
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Feds bust Bronx prescription drug ring, DNAInfo
Posted on 20 October 2011.
A Bronx drug ring fell in the hands of federal agents, who accused them of conspiring with a Washington Heights doctor to sell thousands of Oxycodone pills, according to DNAInfo. The bust comes in the wake of a crackdown on the illegal sale of prescription drugs in Washington Heights. Felix Rodriguez, 50, allegedly supplied drug, […]
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Gas heating bill to drop 3.8 percent, WABC
Posted on 19 October 2011.
Residential customers in the Bronx and throughout New York are getting some relief from Con Ed, according to NBC New York. The power company reported that on average gas heating bills will drop 3.8 this winter compared to last year. The company has 1.1 million customers in the Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester County and parts of […]
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5K walk raises more breast cancer awareness, NY1
Posted on 19 October 2011.
A citywide five-kilometer breast cancer walk attracted tens of thousands of participants including in the the Bronx, NY1 reported. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk were held at Orchard Beach in the Bronx and at parks throughout the four other boroughs last Sunday. Both organizers and breast cancer survivors said early detection using mammogram […]
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Family accuses Bronx cemetery of losing grandma’s ashes, NY Daily News
Posted on 19 October 2011.
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx is facing accusations of misplacing the ashes of a local grandmother, according to the NY Daily News. Elisabeth Delfini’s family claimed that Woodlawn lost her ashes in February and then lied about the loss. The alleged mishap is the second at a major Bronx cemetery in the last year. Recently, […]
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Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren were neighbors in the Bronx, Styleite
Posted on 19 October 2011.
Fashion website Styleite reports about Calvin Klein talking about his childhood in the Bronx during the 1940s. The son of Jewish-Hungarian immigrants, Klein said he was lucky to have parents who encouraged him to pursue his passion. Klein graduated high school from the Bronx’s High School of Arts and Design. During the interview Klein revealed that […]
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