Three years after it angered tens of thousands of Bronx residents by slashing bus service to Co-op City, the MTA is now finally willing to reconsider.
MTA will study buses it cut in Bronx
JENNIFER H. CUNNINGHAM
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:24:56 GMT
An incumbent councilwoman’s campaign for re-election is so riddled with fraud that she must be tossed from the ballot, a new lawsuit charges.
Councilwoman's election 'fraud'
DENIS SLATTERY
Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:44:59 GMT
Baron Ambrosia, the host of BronxNet’s culinary adventure show, “Bronx Flavor,” plans to become the first person in recorded history to traverse the length of the borough via the Bronx River.
Braving Bronx River's murkiest depths
JENNIFER H. CUNNINGHAM
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:03:13 GMT
The last volunteer ambulance in the Bronx, which dates back to the Carter Administration, will close within months if residents don’t pitch in with donations.
Last Bronx ambulance vols may close
JENNIFER H. CUNNINGHAM
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:43:15 GMT
Two New York City hospitals are joining a national program that lets doctors write high-risk, low-income patients prescriptions for fruits and vegetables. The pilot program is being launched by Harlem Hospital and Lincoln Medical Center.
2 NYC hospitals to offer veggie 'prescriptions'
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:51:56 GMT
Tutor Perini will replace the antiquated span with a futuristic cable-stayed bridge that many residents say is out of context with the island's rustic charm.
City picks builder for $102M City Island bridge
DENIS SLATTERY
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:42:47 GMT
A 29-year-old woman was found dead, stuffed inside a trash can in her Bronx apartment, police sources said. The body of the victim, who was not immediately identified, was found in her Walton Ave. home, a block from the Grand Concourse, about 6:15 a.m.
Bronx woman found dead, stuffed in trash can
ROCCO PARASCANDOLA, BARRY PADDOCK
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:46:01 GMT
Either the Yankees shortstop is bunking with New York Giant defensive tackle Rocky Bernard and sportscaster Joe Buck in a six-floor South Bronx walk-up, or there's something very wrong with City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo's petitions to get on the ballot. The Daily News reports that her opponent, Julio Pabon, is challenging 3,437 of the 3,863 signatures she collected, which could leave her 25 ballots short. Eliot Spitzer, whose signatures are also being challenged, better hope his petitions don't include hundreds of sports stars and "Heywood Jablowme"s.
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Filed Under: early and awkward ,politics
Derek Jeter Moves to Bronx Walk-up, Signs Councilwoman’s Suspicious Petition
Margaret Hartmann
Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:24:15 GMT
A city-owned former public school on the Grand Concourse is in such bad shape that its best hope may be to strip the building of its landmark status so it can be redeveloped or razed, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said.
Future of the 'Castle on the Concourse' remains in doubt
JENNIFER H. CUNNINGHAM
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:27:35 GMT
The only freshwater river in New York gets so choked with fecal matter during rainstorms that its toxicity rivals Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal, a federal Superfund site. The New York City Water Trail Association has been testing the river since May, and found its levels of fecal bacteria jump thirteen-fold during heavy rains. "Stuff is just ending up in the river without being treated and there is no way of knowing right now where it's coming from," one water tester said. This might help explain things.
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Filed Under: things that are gross ,bronx river
The Bronx River Is Almost As Gross As Gowanus
Adam Martin
Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:32:40 GMT
Dozens of staff members, former students and families of students P.S. 51 in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx said there should be more health monitoring after they learned Monday of consequences from exposure to an airborne toxin in their former school building, which was previously an industrial site.
Former Students Demand Health Monitoring Following Exposure To Toxic Bronx School Building
Tue, 02 Jul 2013 03:34:10 GMT
