Activists raise concerns over the future of the Bronx River
14 October 2014
Environmental activists say the city's approach to limiting the flow of contaminants into the Bronx River is fraught with problems.
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The Bronx is Branding
13 October 2014
The Bronx has an image problem. Local artists and entrepreneurs are building businesses and organizing events to make sure the world knows that it is, in fact, no longer burning.
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BID works to keep shoppers in Fordham amid mall opening
10 October 2014
In the face of competition from the Mall at Bay Plaza that opened nearby in August, the business community on Fordham Road is working to keep their customer base.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Culture0 Comments
Curry comes to Morrisania
05 October 2014
The Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation receives about 10 to 15 requests for new business loans every month. Most like the Hungry Bird are financed by a close knit group of family members.
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Bronx charter students and parents rally in Manhattan against failing public schools
03 October 2014
Bronx charter school parents, teachers and students joined Manhattan pro-charter rally Oct. 2 calling for "Great Schools." Public school parents greeted protesters with accusations that the rally's funders were hedge fund tycoons.
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Teen sentenced to five months in jail for killing a Bronx father with a single punch
02 October 2014
Lawmakers joined A Bronx family mourning their father's death from a single punch to the face, calling for criminal penalties to be enacted.
Posted in Crime, Featured, Southern Bronx2 Comments
Grassroots Groups Rally for Open Discovery
02 October 2014
More than 50 people rallied outside the Bronx Supreme Court on Monday morning, demanding changes to New York state law that, they claim, would make the judicial process more just and efficient.
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Fight at Bronx house party leaves one teen dead, three injured
29 September 2014
Police identified a suspect in the killing of a 14-year-old boy after a fight broke out at a party in the Bronx on Sunday. The suspect is also wanted in the related stabbing of three teens, all of whom survived.
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