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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.

Bronx Week to Offer Glimpse of a Greener Future

13 May 2010

New Yorkers can tour five "green roofs" overlooking the borough during Bronx week.

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Bronx Men Arrested With 1,925 Cartons of Untaxed Cigarettes

13 May 2010

Today, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced the arrest of four men who are accused of possessing 1,925 cartons of untaxed cigarettes and more than 36,800 counterfeit tax stamps.

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Burek: From the Balkans to the Bronx

13 May 2010

This Albanian mom-and-pop joint in the Bronx makes burek like no other.

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Bronx Walk in Search of Fame (hint: look up)

13 May 2010

It may not be Hollywood Boulevard, but the Grand Concourse wants to honor its local stars all the same.

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Video – Just Missing One Thing

11 May 2010

Felix Castro, 17 is a blind student at The Institute for Special Education in the Bronx. He loves playing Goalball, a paralympic game for the blind. The ball has bells in it that make dependency on hearing crucial to win.

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Video-A Sunday in the life of a storefront church

11 May 2010

Every weekend, Hallelujahs flow onto White Plains Road from the 50 places of worship along its blocks. Spend a Sunday inside one of them.

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Families in mourning for slain teenagers

10 May 2010

Quanisha Wright, 16 and Marvin Wiggins, 15 were killed at a birthday party over the weekend. (Dunia Kamal/ The Bronx Ink)

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Water Rates Increase has Bronxites Irate

07 May 2010

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection heard from angry Bronxites last night who reject a proposed 12.9 percent increase in their water bill.

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