A Century-Old Family Business Ponders its Future
17 September 2018
Family-owned for nearly a century, the legendary Tremont Paint Supply Co. in Kingsbridge may have to close.
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Bronx Residents Harbor Mixed Views on New Community-Policing Initiative
15 September 2018
Under the program, residents can call, text, or e-mail their neighborhood cop directly with anonymous complaints. Some praise the initiative for empowering residents to voice quality of life concerns, but others worry that the program treats people as informants within their own communities.
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The Point is Bringing Resilient WiFi to Hunts Point
15 September 2018
The Point, an arts and youth-focused non-profit, is setting up a mesh network in order to provide Hunts Point with resilient WiFi that will remain functional even in the case of a natural disaster.
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Mother of murdered 15-year old ‘Junior’ moved by city’s street dedication
14 September 2018
When Leandra Feliz first learned that Bathgate Avenue and E. 183rd Street in the Bronx would be renamed after her murdered son, she described it as God’s doing. Her son was killed in a case of mistaken identity. The hashtag #justiceforjunior spread online. “People will forget it was Bathgate,” Feliz said. “It’’ll be Lesandro Junior.”
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Incumbent Staves Off Leftist Insurgent in 84th Assembly District
14 September 2018
Carmen Arroyo, 82, hung on to her Hunts Point state assembly seat last night, even though progressive candidate Amanda Septimo, 27, won more percentage of votes than any previous challenger.
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Cancer diagnosis threatens future of Bronx bird sanctuary
12 September 2018
Troy Lancaster built the Bronx's Dred Scott Bird Sanctuary from the ground up 22 years ago and works almost daily on the park's upkeep. After being diagnosed with cancer last year, however, he's been trying to find a replacement—to no avail.
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Protesters Denounce Majora Carter’s Wealth Protection Plan for Hunts Point Homeowners
08 September 2018
Protesters gathered outside a meeting that Majora Carter hosted with non-profit lenders and homeowners. Protesters accused Carter of displacing Hunts Point residents, promoting her long-held mission she calls "self-gentrification."
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New DOE Chancellor Cleans House, Replacing Two District Superintendents
07 September 2018
Just days before schools opened, the Department of Education removed Superintendent Rafaela Espinal-Pacheco from her post in Crotona's District 12.
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