all stories tagged "Bronx"


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Matthew J. Perlman, City Limits  |  April 30, 2013 9:48 AM | Comments
Voters in Mott Haven are undecided about the mayor's race, but do know what they want in the next mayor: the good of Bloomberg without the bad.
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Nathaniel Herz, The New York World  |  April 5, 2013 1:31 PM | Comments
For the second time in three days, a state legislator has been indicted on alleged criminal conspiracy — and Assemblyman Stevenson of the Bronx is not the only one implicated.
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Susanna Blankley and Lindsay Cattell, City Limits  |  March 29, 2013 10:28 AM | 1 Comment
With 2,000 cases rolling in every day and 11,000 families losing their housing last year, a survey found that tenants are at a stark disadvantage in Bronx Housing Court.
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Joe Hirsch, City Limits  |  March 27, 2013 9:31 AM | 1 Comment
Mayoral frontrunners skipped a recent forum in the South Bronx neighborhood.
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March 20, 2013 9:52 AM | Comments
What do the residents of the five boroughs actually think about the elections that will determine who governs them for the next four years?VIDEO
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Kathleen Caulderwood, City Limits  |  March 15, 2013 12:07 PM | Comments
The dispute between a South Bronx landlord and a radical arts collective has become a rallying cry for supporters of the group.
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Joe Hirsch, City Limits  |  February 19, 2013 10:21 AM | Comments
The Five Borough Ballot: Guns trump other concerns among diners at the Camaguey restaurant. Some see more cops—and others more programs—as the answer.
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City & State  |  February 12, 2013 5:13 PM | Comments
City & State and City Limits, in partnership with MetroFocus, present a new series about the upcoming election: “The Five Borough Ballot.”
Stephen Ritz, who teaches in the South Bronx, has transformed the lives of his students with the "edible wall" of produce he built in his classroom. Photo courtesy of Green Bronx Machine.
Stephen Ritz  |  February 16, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
A South Bronx high school teacher explains how building an "edible wall" of produce transformed his students from "super-sized and under-credited" to healthy graduates.VIDEO
Woodlawn cemetery is located, appropriately, at the end of the line on the 4 train. Flickr/bcakesny
Douglas Keister  |  September 29, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment

In a city where everything seems to have a price, cemeteries are absolutely free (well, when you’re visiting). And where else can you get within six feet of so many notable New Yorkers?

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