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The Bronx is best known as the place where legendary New York Yankees like Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio and Lou Gehrig swatted home runs for so many years. Comment?
Somebody Got Murdered: Body Found in Bronx Stairwell
DATE: Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, 1:54 a.m. LOCATION: 549 Commonwealth Ave., The Bronx. Comment?
Neighborhood Economics and Editorial Myopia
... in the City Journal. When the editorial savants, with a faux sagacity, point out the high unemployment rates in the Bronx, they always fail to correlate these high rates to the city's chief executive who should own them-and would if the city's press ... Comment?
Paramedics who came to aid of Vada celebrate her amazing recovery
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... workers Alvin Suriel (l.), Pierre Ramos (center) and Cricilus Moore were among those who helped save Vada Vasquez. The Bronx A paramedic who held Vada Vasquez 's hand in the harrowing minutes after she was hit by a stray bullet is celebrating the ... Comment?
Sticky Carpet The year live thrived
... Public Enemy and N.A.S.A. at the Espy, Pharoahe Monch at the Prince and the Cuban Brothers - any time they played. The Bronx win the award for the most diverse show. They first hit the stage at Billboard as Mariachi El Bronx, wearing matching ... Comment?
Paramedics recall how they helped save Vada
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... workers Alvin Suriel (l.), Pierre Ramos (center) and Cricilus Moore were among those who helped save Vada Vasquez. The Bronx A paramedic who held Vada Vasquez 's hand in the harrowing minutes after she was hit by a stray bullet is celebrating the ... Comment?
... These events are open to the public, free of charge. For more information or to register, call 718-796-1202. THE BRONX Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Road, will hold the following activities for children this week: "The BLC's," a ... Comment?
THE BRONX Library Center, located at 310 E. Kingsbridge Road, will host its popular weekly program, "Game On @ The Library," on Wednesday, Dec. Comment?
The Bronx May be Up But Its Wages Are the Lowest
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Here's a new study on city salaries that ought to be on top of Mayor Bloomberg's holiday reading pile and which helps explain why Bronx residents and political leaders were pushing so hard to win a living-wage for any new jobs created by the city at the mammoth Kingsbridge Armory : The Bronx has the highest share of low-wage workers of any borough, ... Comment?
THE BRONX Council on the Arts is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its prestigious BRIO Award with the special new exhibition "Anthem: an all-american dystopia," which is now on display in the Longwood Art Gallery, at Hostos Community College, through Saturday, Feb. Comment?
The Riverdale-Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture, located at 4450 Fieldston Road, is hosting an art and nature exhibit Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The artist, Aija Sears, has participated in other events in Riverdale as well as at the Bronx Botanical Garden. Comment?
Parent's outraged over transit cuts for kids
... that many students travel far. Local students attend Manhattan East on East 100th Street for middle school or The Bronx High School of Science, east of Van Cortlandt Park, for example, and during the morning peak about 20 percent of city's buses are ... Comment?
Father of Slain Mom Lakisha Scriven's Kids Wants Them Back
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They still don't know who did the execution-style shooting of Lakisha Scriven on December 7 in The Bronx, but the father of Scriven's two daughters, who had been questioned by police about it , says Scriven's mother has "absconded" with their children and won't let him see them. Comment?
Yanks Bring Nick Johnson Back To The Bronx
The New York Yankees have signed first baseman/designated hitter Nick Johnson to a one-year contract. Financial details were not released, but the New York Daily News reported last week that the deal would be for $5.5 million. Comment?
'No jobs': A promise he'll keep
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The City Council, overriding a mayoral veto, has finished off the proposed development at the Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx -- effectively killing 2,200 new jobs in a borough with a 13 percent unemployment rate. Comment?
Reuniting Familes: Lawyers Team Up With Social Workers
... children. The two other such publicly funded law offices with social workers and parent advocates on staff are The Bronx Defenders and Center for Family Representation in Manhattan . Lauren Shapiro, the director of Brooklyn Family Defense Project, ... Comment?
Amber Alert Issued for Girl Abducted From The Bronx
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The NYPD has issued an Amber Alert for a child abducted at St. Lawrence Avenue in The Bronx at 1:01 PM. Comment?
Ten celebrities who died penniless
... a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life. He died in 1849 at his tiny cottage in The Bronx, New York, although his cause of death remains a mystery. 8. Linda Lovelace Who? Pornography actress and star of 1972 ... Comment?
Afraid for our country
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... bleeds The disastrous decision by the City Council to kill a jobs-generating, $300 million development project in The Bronx was a scary sign of the rise of union power. But it's not the only one. Virtually every day brings fresh evidence of how ... Comment?
Velazquez: Grandstanding on Kingsbridge costs Bronx jobs
... it to be a new day for development in the city - and a victory for working people. For me, on the ground in the Bronx , it is a much different story: Killing the project will deny my small business the opportunity to create jobs in the Bronx. I ... Comment?