More than 350 warrants for low-level crimes like loitering and drinking in public were cleared on Saturday at an event in The Bronx. The event, called “Another Chance,” was held at 55 E. 175th St. in the Mount Hope Community Center and was meant to give people a chance to clear their records of low-level […]
Archive | September, 2016
More Than 350 Warrants Cleared at ‘Another Chance’ Event in The Bronx
Posted on 19 September 2016.
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Jerome Draft Publication Brings Affordable Housing Battle to Bronx
Posted on 17 September 2016.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s battle to build affordable housing in New York will echo under the girders of the Jerome Avenue railroad in the months to come, amid local concerns about rent rates and tenant displacement.
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Young Bronxites Head to the Cemetery for Creative Job Training
Posted on 16 September 2016.
A unique vocational program puts youngsters from the Bronx and Brooklyn on the fast track to labor union membership and a longterm career. First stop, the graveyard.
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Celebrating Jazz Legend Elmo Hope on The Block Where He Lived
Posted on 16 September 2016.
Local Bronx residents, historians, musicians and extended family gathered to celebrate jazz legend Elmo Hope last Saturday, September 10. During the ceremony, Lyman place was co-named ‘Elmo Hope Way – Jazz Pioneer’.
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Court Order Allows Building with Absentee Landlord to Receive Emergency Repairs
Posted on 16 September 2016.
After 24 years of inhumane conditions caused by landlord neglect, a court order will allow repairs to begin on 888 Grand Concourse, according to DNAinfo.
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Jardin de la Roca, a Sanctuary in Melrose
Posted on 15 September 2016.
Twelve community gardens dot the Melrose neighborhood in the Bronx. They stand in the shadows of high rises. Each has a specialty, and its own loyal members. The jardin de la roca, or Rock Garden, at the corner of East 160th and Elton streets is known for its domino tournaments and the geology that gives it its name. […]
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Legal Battle in District 10
Posted on 15 September 2016.
The superintendent of District 10, Melodie Mashel, has resigned after being accused of colluding with state Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz in an effort to screen minority and low-income Kindergartners out of Riverdale, the Daily News reports. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/bronx-superintendent-quits-school-discrimination-furor-article-1.2794075
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Bronx Street Art Speaks Many Languages
Posted on 15 September 2016.
International artists have been painting street murals in the Bronx, tapping into the borough’s history of creative expression.
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