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After midnight with the fishmongers
Posted on 25 October 2011.
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An uncertain future for Morrisania’s post office
Posted on 24 October 2011.
The Morrisania post office in the South Bronx may have to shut its doors along with 17 others in the Bronx.
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Tour de Bronx 2011
Posted on 24 October 2011.
Some 6,000 cyclists biked the Bronx on Oct. 23. Bike enthusiasts young and old took over the streets from Bronx County Courthouse to the Sheridan Expressway and Pelham Bay Park.
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Fire in Soundview building leaves tenants with holes in the walls
Posted on 18 October 2011.
Three workers believed to be hired by the Soundview building’s new owner, Gazivoda Realty Inc, may be responsible for the fire.
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Far from Occupy Wall Street, Bronx parks wait for their own clean-up
Posted on 18 October 2011.
“If Bloomberg is interested in cleaning up parks,’ said resident Richard Garey, an architect, “he can start in the Bronx.”
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Occupy Bronx, Day One
Posted on 17 October 2011.
“I was born and raised in the South Bronx,” said Maribel Vasquez, a Fulbright scholar. “It wasn’t until I left that I realized I was raised in the poorest congressional district of the United States.”
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Construction worker stabbed to death in Mott Haven
Posted on 16 October 2011.
Rojas’ stabbing is part of a recent surge in violence across the 40th Precinct. Last weekend, there were six shootings.
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‘Outsider’ artist in the South Bronx
Posted on 13 October 2011.
Cruz’s story is typical of ‘outsider’ artists in the Bronx. Their art, though widely appreciated, never sells for much.
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