Cycling renaissance pedals slowly to the Bronx
08 November 2011
Bronx cyclists more or less fend for themselves.
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City locks out Morning Glory gardeners
07 November 2011
The city tore down a community garden on Monday to make way for potential development.
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Bengali immigrant savagely beaten
05 November 2011
Bengali community on edge after a Kingsbridge resident died from a brutal assault on Nov. 4.
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Evacuation expert fights to rescue Morrisania
03 November 2011
Her community's emergency preparedness means everything to Maria Forbes, who has been a staunch advocate for resource entitlement since she was 13.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Bronx Tales, Featured, Southern Bronx1 Comment
Renovation program unable to finish projects as funds dwindle
03 November 2011
A Bronx-based Weatherization Assistance Program's stimulus funding is nearly gone, so they may not finish construction at River Park Towers.
Posted in Featured, Housing, Northwest Bronx0 Comments
Turning unemployment into time well spent
03 November 2011
When Nilka Martell lost her job last December, she looked to volunteer work to fill the void. But she could never have imagined how she would transform her street in the Bronx.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Bronx Tales, Southern Bronx, Video1 Comment
Mysteries remain in the wake of a college student’s death
02 November 2011
College student Kennedy Brown died by a gunshot wound to the head in September. Police have yet to offer leads or suspects in the case.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, North Central Bronx0 Comments
Landlord ordered to pay tenant $33,000
02 November 2011
A Bronx woman is due to collect more than $33,000 from her landlord, after she was overcharged on her rent for nearly three years.
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