The Bronx questions Bloomberg’s plans for jobs
30 October 2009
Bloomberg said his policies have placed over 4,000 new jobs in the Bronx since 2009. Tell that to the hundreds who lost their jobs when Stella D'Oro shut its doors.
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For Morrisania, the Public Library is a Refuge
25 October 2009
“We are a beacon in this community," said branch librarian Colbert Nembhard, about the library, which has loaned 86,547 books since 2008, a circulation increase of about 20,000 for the year.
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Tough Choices at the Market in East Tremont
24 October 2009
by Sarah Wali For the past six months, Harrilal Ramlakhan has managed to avoid buying most of his food from local supermarkets. He is a community gardener who plants and sells his own fruits, vegetables and spices. But when the seasons turn and the cold settles in, he will have to switch his gardening tools […]
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Samaná’s Destiny
24 October 2009
Hostos features photos of Samaná, a lush beach in the Dominican Republic.
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In Marble Hill, an Oasis Amid a Food Desert
23 October 2009
Sarah Shaikh, community outreach organizer for Schervier Nursing Care Facility, isn’t pleased with the healthy options for the residents of the West Bronx neighborhood of Marble Hill.
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A Garden of Happiness Grows in East Tremont
22 October 2009
Karen Washington has been a driving force in community gardens in the East Tremont Area for over 20 years. Starting with the plot visible from her kitchen window on Prospect Avenue, she created a coalition of gardens throughout the Bronx in an effort to provide affordable healthy food to the community. Through involvement with the community, her ability to communicate effectively with officials and a desire for change in her neighborhood, Karen Washington has been able go beyond food and directly affect the world around her.
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On Webster Avenue, Aftermath of an Attack
19 October 2009
A Muslim-American baker was beaten on his way to pray last June.
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Vanishing Post Offices
19 October 2009
The US Postal Service slated seven post offices in the Bronx for closure; Crotona Park Station Post Office along with Botanical, Clason Point, Hillside, Melcourt, Oak Point, and Van Nest post offices.
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