A ministry for a hurting community
13 December 2011
The 48th precinct has had a slew of shootings in the last four months. Two local pastors offered their community a house to heal in.
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Williamsbridge musician hopes for success with local reggae studio
13 December 2011
A less confident artist would have considered it a horror scene. The room was packed with more than 100 people watching him. He looked ready to roll with his Mohawk and shades. But the night of Nov. 10 did not play out well for K’Coneil Barron, 27, as he performed covers of R&B hits from […]
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West Bronx community rallies to rise again
13 December 2011
Longtime residents have watched pockets of Morris Heights become riddled with separation and tension, marked with stories of shootings and weeping mothers. Now some are fighting back.
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Africans immigrants add their own flavor to the South Bronx
13 December 2011
African immigrants overcome a history of discrimination to establish a lively presence in the Bronx.
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Mosque, ultra-Orthodox synagogue share one roof in the Bronx
12 December 2011
A Bronx Muslim center houses an ultra-Orthodox synagogue in a model of community tolerance.
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Troubled Bronx buildings flipped again
12 December 2011
Bronx real estate agent Anthony Gazivoda paid almost $7 million more than the previous owner, a surprisingly high purchase price that has tenants and housing advocates afraid that the new owner will find himself just as cash-strapped as the previous ones.
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Budget cuts hit pro bono legal services
12 December 2011
The Bronx has the lowest home ownership rate in New York, but the highest foreclosure rate. While the banks usually have lawyers to make their case at court, the homeowners don’t.
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A new digital divide? Tech volunteers say support, not access, is the problem
10 December 2011
The traditional internet-access digital divide is narrowing because of falling prices of small laptops and smartphones.
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