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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.

The Bronx Prepares for a Blizzard

09 February 2010

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning. Heavy wet snow and winds with gusts up to 40 mph are predicted.

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Auction at Stella D’oro: Nostalgia for Some, Bargain Hunting for Others

09 February 2010

Bidders buy baking equipment piece by piece as former workers remember the sights and smells from decades of cookie production. Photo by: Dan Lieberman

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Despite Rising Demand, Budget Cuts Loom for Bronx Libraries

09 February 2010

Starting on Feb. 16, most of the borough’s 34 libraries will be open about six hours less, dropping from an average of 51 hours a week to 45. Photo by: Sam Fellman

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VIDEO – East Bronx Straphangers Struggle with Station Closures

09 February 2010

On Monday Feb. 8 the MTA closed two stations on number 6 train in the Bronx causing significant delays for commuters.

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VIDEO – A Mosque’s Call to Prayer

09 February 2010

A mosque in the Bronx will once again seek a sound permit to amplify the Muslim call to prayer.

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VIDEO – Unfinished Business for Bronx Bombers

09 February 2010

The South Bronx wrestlers had a score to settle last Saturday at the Forgotten Championship Wrestling show in Brooklyn.

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Bronx Church Hosts Haiti Relief Concert

08 February 2010

The Church of the Savior, Co-op City, raised more than $1000 for Haiti relief.

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Open Vacant Buildings to Low-Income Families, Housing Advocates Urge

08 February 2010

Community activists want the city to reconsider what it calls affordable housing.

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