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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.

DIGITAL BRONX: Thought you knew the Bronx? Mainland Media wants to open your mind

15 April 2011

By Olivia Damavandi @OliviaDamavandi Companies around the world are using online social networks to personify their brands and enhance their images. Three Bronx natives are harnessing the digital frontier not just to promote their small business, but also to give their hometown a virtual makeover. The co-founders of Mainland Media —brothers Paul Ramirez, 29, and […]

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DIGITAL BRONX: Alzheimer’s patients Tweet

15 April 2011

By Linda Thrasybule The quiet devastation of Alzheimer’s is usually an experience families suffer from behind closed doors. But recently, Libby Embry, 63, shared her battle with the disease in a most unexpected way, tweet by tweet. “I’m still me,” Embry wrote in a message meant to educate doctors about her condition. “I wanted to […]

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DIGITAL BRONX: Seven of the top—and most fascinating—Tweeters in the borough

15 April 2011

By Olivia Damavandi The Bronx Ink canvassed Twitter to find the most followed Bronxites with the most interesting tweets. This is not a comprehensive list, but an eclectic collection of Twitter users across a range of fields. Bronx Zoo’s Cobra @BronxZoosCobra 196,986 followers After escaping from the Bronx Zoo about two weeks ago, the Egyptian […]

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DIGITAL BRONX: Milk, sugar, eggs, pixels

15 April 2011

Many of the borough’s bakeries flirt with e-commerce to draw new customers

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Welcome to the Digital Bronx

15 April 2011

The Bronx may not win first place as the most wired borough in New York City, but its digital landscape tends to mirror its residents – diverse, tough and determined not to be ignored.

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(VIDEO) With police tape and traffic cones, a one-man patrol hits the streets

(VIDEO) With police tape and traffic cones, a one-man patrol hits the streets

10 April 2011

Sidney Flores patrols the streets of Tremont relentlessly. He looks out for potholes, broken street signs and other problems in sidewalks and streets.

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As bus accident probe continues, riders are undeterred

As bus accident probe continues, riders are undeterred

08 April 2011

The Bronx bus crash has not scared away riders looking for cheap tickets and casino promotions.

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[SLIDESHOW] Boat builders test their teamwork, on ice

[SLIDESHOW] Boat builders test their teamwork, on ice

02 April 2011

High school students from Hunts Point head to the icy Hudson to test their newest boat.

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