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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.

VIDEO – Gaelic Games Reaching Beyond the Irish Community

09 April 2010

The Gaelic 4 Girls program is enticing American-born girls to take part in an ancient Irish sport.

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Joseph Yancey Track and Field Set to Open Friday

08 April 2010

City officials and the family of a New York sports legend will gather Friday at the opening ceremony for the new Joseph Yancey Track and Field in the Bronx. The facility replaces an older park of the same name that was closed as part of the construction of the new Yankee Stadium that began in 2006.

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New Landlord for Troubled Building but Tenants Are Skeptical

07 April 2010

Repairs have started in the building left by previous owner with more than 200 violations.

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VIDEO – Bronx Community Boards Protest Proposed Budget Cuts

06 April 2010

Community board members and their supporters gathered at the Bronx Supreme Court on Monday to protest Mayor Bloomberg's plan to cut their budgets by 8 percent.

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INTERACTIVE- Community Boards Fear Further Cuts

06 April 2010

See what Community Boards had to cut this past fiscal year because of budget cuts - and what they fear will be next to go.

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Bronx Stripped of Growth Title

06 April 2010

If the Bronx’s coronation as America’s fastest growing city seemed too good to be true, it was.

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U-Haul Declares Bronx America’s Fastest Growing City

05 April 2010

But Demographers and the U.S. Census Bureau aren't so sure... (Photo: cjc4454)

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Salsa Lives – in the Bronx

02 April 2010

Vittico Pacheco gives salsa lessons at the MonteCarlo Room in the Bronx.

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