Mott Haven neighbors gather around a campfire for all the kids in jail
07 October 2011
The South Bronx continues to have one of the highest levels of juvenile detention rates in New York City.
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Fighting breast cancer in Morrisania
06 October 2011
Breast cancer kills over 1200 people in New York every year and still 23 percent of women 40 and older have not had a recent mammogram.
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Jobless Bronx resident joins the march on Wall Street
06 October 2011
John Rodriguez, recently unemployed, has been camping at the Occupy Wall Street 'headquarters' for over a week. Bronx Ink followed him as he joined the movement's biggest march yet.
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Neighbors rally to fight increased gun violence in Morris Heights
06 October 2011
A shooting less than two weeks ago that left one dead was the impetus to a “Community in Crisis” rally Wednesday night.
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Castle Hill crack cocaine trade on trial
05 October 2011
Jurors selected on Oct. 5 in a drug-related murder and conspiracy trial
Bronx father gunned down for gold chain
05 October 2011
Police are investigating the death of Christian de la Santos, gunned down outside a local bodega Oct. 5.
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Occupy Wall Street protesters find a cause in protecting education jobs
05 October 2011
Local education workers forged an unexpected alliance with the Occupy Wall Street protesters Tuesday.
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Bronx synagogue welcomes Jewish New Year with a last goodbye
03 October 2011
Lifelong congregants of Temple Emanuel at Parkchester say other synagogues in the Bronx are also experiencing precipitous declines in membership
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