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The Future of Gifted Education in the Bronx Bronx acupuncture center for addiction fighting to survive How HIV outreach is tackling an “invisible crisis” in The Bronx Prescriptions lag as Bronx battles opioid epidemic
 

The Future of Gifted Education in the Bronx

A recommendation that Mayor Bill de Blasio phase out all New York City gifted programs has left the fate of gifted education in the Bronx uncertain. If implemented, the programs, which are comprised predominantly of black and Latino students, would come to an end.

Bronx acupuncture center for addiction fighting to survive

The Mott Haven Lincoln Recovery Center was once a popular therapeutic refuge for drug addicts, but where have the patients gone?

How HIV outreach is tackling an “invisible crisis” in The Bronx

While New York celebrates declining HIV rates, healthcare advocates in the Bronx narrow their focus to where services aren’t reaching people.

Prescriptions lag as Bronx battles opioid epidemic

Prescriptions of life-saving buprenorphine lag in the Bronx. A legacy of bureaucracy and stigma are to blame.

Couple Set Up Craigslist Sting on a Mott Haven Street

05 September 2014

A Staten Island couple retrieved their stolen hobby cars on Third Avenue and 138th Street by pretending to buy them for $1200 from a Craigslist seller.

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Parks department officials announce water safety measures following drownings in the Bronx

24 August 2014

New York Parks Department officials unveiled new safety measures for more than fifty city-wide boat launches on Friday.

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Bronx cab drivers divided about surveillance cameras

19 August 2014

Some cab drivers in the Bronx are not convinced that installing a surveillance camera in their cabs will protect them from assault or violence crimes after two livery cabbies were slain in recent weeks.

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Obamacare Fines Set to Hit Bronx Hospitals

30 November 2012

Federal health care reform is forcing hospitals nationwide to drive down patient readmission rates — or risk losing Medicare revenue. Here's a look at why and how Bronx hospitals are responding.

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Day 15 After Sandy: Elderly Chinese Residents Still in the Dark

13 November 2012

Low-income elderly Chinese immigrants living without power in Manhattan's Knickerbocker Village are still walking for blocks to access donated food and blankets.

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Bronx Voters Flocked to the Polls in Spite of Sandy

06 November 2012

Flooded basements and last-minute polling site changes did not seem to deter Bronx voters from going to the polls.

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Nov. 6 Election May Determine the Future for Young Bronx Immigrants

04 November 2012

If Obama wins, Mexican immigrants like Resendiz who were brought as children without papers to America, may apply for college scholarships and a green card. If Romney wins, they may face eventual deportation.

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Bronx Residents Eager to Get Back on the Subways

01 November 2012

Bronx residents have been hard hit by the lack of transportation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

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