Some cab drivers in the Bronx are not convinced that installing a surveillance camera in their cabs will protect them from assault or violence crimes after two livery cabbies were slain in recent weeks.
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Bronx cab drivers divided about surveillance cameras
Posted on 19 August 2014.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Featured, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Obamacare Fines Set to Hit Bronx Hospitals
Posted on 30 November 2012.
Federal health care reform is forcing hospitals nationwide to drive down patient readmission rates — or risk losing Medicare revenue. Here’s a look at why and how Bronx hospitals are responding.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Health, Health Care Reform, Special Reports0 Comments
Day 15 After Sandy: Elderly Chinese Residents Still in the Dark
Posted on 13 November 2012.
Low-income elderly Chinese immigrants living without power in Manhattan’s Knickerbocker Village are still walking for blocks to access donated food and blankets.
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Bronx Voters Flocked to the Polls in Spite of Sandy
Posted on 06 November 2012.
Flooded basements and last-minute polling site changes did not seem to deter Bronx voters from going to the polls.
Posted in East Bronx, Featured, Northwest Bronx, Politics0 Comments
Nov. 6 Election May Determine the Future for Young Bronx Immigrants
Posted on 04 November 2012.
If Obama wins, Mexican immigrants like Resendiz who were brought as children without papers to America, may apply for college scholarships and a green card. If Romney wins, they may face eventual deportation.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Politics0 Comments
Before, During and After: Bronxites React to Hurricane Sandy
Posted on 31 October 2012.
Bronx residents uploaded pictures, videos and personal reactions to Hurricane Sandy on social media.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Housing, Multimedia, Transportation0 Comments
Hurricane Sandy Leaves Behind Fallen Trees, Power Outages Along South Coast of Bronx
Posted on 30 October 2012.
Falling trees and power outages posed the biggest threats to residents who weren’t living in high-risk flood zones as Hurricane Sandy ripped through the Bronx.
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After Sandy, Hunts Point’s Low Lying Areas Struggle with Flooding
Posted on 30 October 2012.
Sandy struck hard in the East Bronx, home of the region’s largest food distribution market.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Food, Transportation0 Comments