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Van Cortlandt Parade Grounds reopening delayed a year, NY Daily News

Van Cortlandt’s eight cricket fields won’t reopen until next fall because the renovated Parade Grounds contain weeds and crab grass, New York Daily News reports. The renovations began in 2009 and the fields were slated to open last spring. But the Parks Department contractor has botched the job twice. The cricket fields will remain closed for […]

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Bronx DA security guard kills self, NY Post

An armed security guard shot himself to death atop the headquarters of the Bronx District Attorney’s Office early yesterday, New York Post reports. Gilbert Cameron, a “special patrol” officer employed by the DA’s office, was found on a rooftop with a gunshot wound to the left side of his chest, Police sources said. A 911 […]

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Hispanic Day Parade wows city with cultural riches, Daily News

More than 10,000 people representing 18 countries wowed more than 1 million spectators packing Fifth Avenue and cheering their Latin roots, New York Daily News reports. Spanish dancers displayed some fancy footwork, Colombians countered with sexy salsa music and Bolivians proudly wore the red, green and yellow of their country’s flag. Guatemala’s float, dancers edge out all the […]

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Bronx lawyers tired of listening to ‘sex tapes’, New York Post

Bronx lawyers for a group of accused drug-running gangbangers are complaining about having to sift through hundreds of hours of recorded jail conversations in which their clients brag about their sex lives, The New York Post reports. One defense attorney asked out of the case but the judge rejected his request. The attorneys were obliged […]

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Four employees paid $80,000 in overtime at Jacobi Medical Center, Daily News

Four employees at Jacobi Medical Center each banked more than $80,000 in overtime last year the New York Daily News reports. They have boosted their wages to an average $120,000, city records show, which is three times their $33,000 base salary. The four men are well-known as the Bronx hospital’s overtime kings.  

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Castle Hill Catholic Schools Get Computer-Only Math, Daily News

Two Catholic schools in Castle Hill have adopted a pilot program that teaches maths through a digital curriculum, New York Daily News reports. Holy Family School and Archdiocese Of New York have adopted the programs, which include netbooks and interactive activities allowing each child to learn at their own pace while a teacher observes from […]

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Congregation Fights For Use Of School Space, MyFoxNY

A congregation from the Bronx Household Of Faith may no longer be able to use a school hall to house their worship, MyFoxNY reports. The Department Of Education is fighting in the courts to uphold a ruling that prevents public schools being used for religious purposes. The Bronx Household Of Faith have filed a petition […]

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Four Shot In Bronx After Columbus Day Gun Violence, Daily News

Columbus Day festivities were marred by ten incidents of gun violence in a 24-hour stretch, four of which occurred in the Bronx, New York Daily News reports. None of the victims face life-threatening injuries. The number of people shot has increased 14.5 percent this year according to NYPD statistics.

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