Called “Burger Boy,” Teenager is Cleared of Assault Five Years Later
25 March 2010
A 23-year-old Bronx man was exonerated of charges that he put glass in a police officer's Big Mac.
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Stimulus impact on Bronx still to be seen as Bronxites are slowly hired
23 March 2010
The stimulus particularly favors those who already know which grants to apply for.
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Child struck at ‘terrible’ intersection
23 March 2010
Four year-old Joshua Delarosa is still alive, but Bronxites said the intersection where he was hit is a dangerous one.
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A crying woman, shots and an officer down
23 March 2010
A police officer was shot and a man was killed Monday in the South Bronx.
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Historic student loan changes also on tap
23 March 2010
by Ryan Tracy The bill even revamps the federal government’s system for making loans to college students. The loans would now be given to students directly, eliminating a decades-old program whereby private banks made student loans based on a government guarantee. For more than 100 current Yeshiva University students who hold loans under the soon-to-be-ended […]
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No coverage for illegal immigrants
23 March 2010
by Sam Fellman The sweeping health care reform bill passed by Congress will benefit many immigrants, who now qualify for tax credits and more affordable insurance. However, because it bars undocumented immigrants from the new private insurance exchanges, critics say it runs counter to the goal of greater access to health care. The city estimates […]
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Worries at Montefiore Medical Center
23 March 2010
by Selamawit Gebrekidan At the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx there is concern that the new bill will cut in half the annual funds the hospital had received from the government for low-income patient care. The medical center expects to receive only $50 million in what is known as the Disproportionate Share Hospital fund. […]
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“This will mean less time with each patient” – Brooklyn Doc
23 March 2010
by K. S. Nikhil Kumar A Brooklyn doctor of 25 years believes that the health care reform legislation is not the right direction to be moving in because it puts more pressure on professionals like him, instead of on the insurance industry. The number of patients will increase as a result of the reform he […]
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