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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.

Bodega Robbery Suspects Charged with Murder in Cuevas Shooting

15 September 2012

Family members of three Bronx bodega robbery suspects protest the additional charge of murder in the death of Reynaldo Cuevas, an unarmed clerk killed in the melee by police.

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Newcomer Trounces Incumbent in Bid for Bronx State Assembly Seat

14 September 2012

Mark Gjonaj defeated incumbent Naomi Rivera, becoming the first Albanian American with a shot at the 80th district state assembly seat.

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Incumbent Arroyo Pummels Both Primary Challengers

14 September 2012

Carmen Arroyo defeated Maximino Rivera and Charles Serrano in the Thursday Democratic primary election to remain Assemblywoman for the 84th district.

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Protest at Richard Haste trial

Bronxites Protest Police Violence

14 September 2012

Police officer Richard Haste appeared in court Thursday in his manslaughter case, drawing crowds of protesters demanding an end to police violence in the Bronx.

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Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Bronx 4-year-old’s Death

10 September 2012

The victim's family grieved at the 17-year-old suspect's arraignment. "The community has not woken up," the victim's grandmother said.

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PHOTOS: Morrisania Mourns Robbery Victim Shot by Police

10 September 2012

Further reading: Morrisania Mourns Robbery Victim Shot by Police

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Morrisania Mourns Robbery Victim Shot by Police

09 September 2012

The death of a 20-year-old bodega worker by police gunfire spurred family, friends, and activists to gather for a vigil Saturday night, many in protest against police violence in their community.

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Cooking Eggplant and Winning Health Bucks

07 September 2012

The city's Stellar Farmers Markets are the only programs like them for Food Stamp recipients in the nation.

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