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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.

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Fighting their neighborhood

20 November 2011

A 10-year old jiu jitsu program in East Tremont teaches students how to fight back the negative pressures of their community.

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From Bangladesh to the Bronx

20 November 2011

Bengali cuisine comes to the borough by way of a hole-in-the-wall Parkchester eatery.

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Real Azteca serves up the real deal

20 November 2011

Real Azteca on 163rd offers Michoacán fare like huitlacoche quesadillas and soft goat-meat tacos.

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Better luck at next year’s Savor the Bronx

17 November 2011

The 92-year-old Mario’s Restaurant on Arthur Avenue drew loyal customers during the borough's first annual restaurant week.

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Images of the Libyan conflict find a South Bronx audience

Images of the Libyan conflict find a South Bronx audience

15 November 2011

Bronx Documentary Center in Mott Haven features never before seen photographs by the late director of the award winning documentary film, "Restrepo," about a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan.

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The Bronx’s own project runway

14 November 2011

Youth learn to walk the runway like professionals at the Bronx Community Pride Center.

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The cost of murder in Mott Haven

13 November 2011

Death is an inevitable burden in any community. But in neighborhoods such as Mott Haven, epidemic levels of poverty, illegal immigration and violent crime provide the worst context to human loss.

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Caring for drug users in the South Bronx

13 November 2011

Two syringe exchange programs in the South Bronx play an important role in the lives of drug users

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