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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.

Twitter helps find missing autistic girl

10 December 2011

Janice Lewis, who went missing Tuesday afternoon, was found a little over 24 hours later with the help of social media.

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Bengali enclave grows in Norwood

09 December 2011

Norwood is becoming an attractive destination for Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City, with plans to build a new $2 million, four-story mosque in a few years.

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A church divided

08 December 2011

A church in the Bronx holds two separate congregations, after a conflict between the English and Korean speaking congregation members.

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Lack of shelters prompts growth of “cat colonies”

08 December 2011

The lack of a full-service animal shelter in the Bronx has prompted some residents to develop "cat colonies" in their neighborhoods.

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Restoring grace to a river dedicated to an American hero

04 December 2011

Volunteers inspired by the past help clean up the Hutchinson River

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Five arrested during Occupy The Bronx protest

04 December 2011

Organizers had planned a day of peaceful demonstrations to protest the city’s decision to close a community garden and prepare the land for sale.

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Subway candy seller makes $150 a day

01 December 2011

This candy seller has been hawking M&M's on the D train for 14 years.

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INTERACTIVE MAP: Bronx unemployment by neighborhood

01 December 2011

This interactive map displays the 2010 unemployment rates for each Bronx neighborhood. The darker shade green represents a higher rate of unemployment. Click on each neighborhood to see its statistics and poverty rate. SOURCE: 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

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