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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 – Puerto Ricans have highest asthma rate in nation

22 February 2010

A study from the government shows that Puerto Ricans have the highest asthma rate amongst all ethnic groups in the country.

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No Ice, so Kids Learn to Skate on Plastic

22 February 2010

As the world is watching the Winter Olympics, there is only one opportunity for children to learn how to skate in the Bronx — on a 20-by-30-foot plastic skating surface.

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Skillet-Wielding Man Shot by Police, Mother in Critical Condition

22 February 2010

A Bronx man was shot dead by the police on Sunday night after four officers found him hammering his mother with a frying pan in his apartment. The man, identified as Satnam Singh, 27, lived with his mother, Balbir Kaur, 54, on the second floor of the building at 3055 Third Ave. Just after 11 […]

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Like a Supermarket, but the Food Here Is Free

19 February 2010

Food banks help many Bronx residents find healthy food for free.

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VIDEO – In Fitness, Keeping the Eye on the Ball

19 February 2010

After-school program keeps Bronx schoolers in shape.

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Center Receives $200,000 to Fight Obesity and Hunger

19 February 2010

The state grant will be used for free food and nutrition workshops.

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Yankee Stadium Has a New Wild Pitch: Standup Comedy

18 February 2010

The new Yankee Stadium has more to offer than just baseball.

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Bill Clinton Marks Black History Month in the Bronx

18 February 2010

Neighborhood leaders reflect on the President's ties to the African-American community.

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