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Bronx Fire Claims Seven Homes

nypost.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York


More than 30 people were left homeless last night when fire swept through a row of houses in The Bronx....

Lloyd Blankfein Has A Reality Problem

Andy Stern | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


Andy Stern

Lloyd Blankfein doesn't get it. If he really wants to change Goldman Sachs' image, he's got to change reality.

Bloomberg III Opens With Armory Battle

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York


Jarrett Murphy

The fight over living wages at the Kingsbridge Armory has become a linchpin for the living wage movement and an important test just weeks after Bloomberg won re-election by a thin margin.

Carvett Gentles, 16, Named Vada Vasquez Shooter

nytimes.com | AL BAKER | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York


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Vada Vasquez, Teen Bystander, Shot In Head By Stray Bullet

nydailynews.com | By Michael J. Feeney, Bob Kappstatter and John Lauinger | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York


A 15-year-old Bronx girl was fighting for her life Monday night after a stray bullet slammed into her head as she innocently walked near a dispute bet...

New Name, New Headquarters for CAB

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home

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The Citizens Advice Bureau has a new name: BronxWorks.It was unveiled this morning at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the organization's brand new admin...

Bette Midler Trash-Talks Yankees, Wants Team To Adopt Highway In Front Of New Stadium

nydailynews.com | By Heidi Evans | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York


First, the Yankees cleaned up on the Phillies - now Bette Midler wants the world champs to pick up the tab to clean 2 miles of a dirty Bronx highway o...

Greg Van Voorhis, Bronx Teacher, Suspended For Assigning Chuck Palahniuk Story

Runnin' Scared | By Camille Dodero (4:43PM 09/21) | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


We recall that when we worked as a tutor in Brooklyn in the 90s, many of our students carried a copy of Sapphire's Push with their schoolbooks. We won...

Operation Rotten Apple: Feds Arrest 37 Drug Dealers In Projects Near Yankee Stadium

nydailynews.com | Edgar Sandoval | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


As groundskeepers cleaned the Yankee Stadium field in preparation for Game 6 of the World Series, just 10 blocks away investigators were cleaning two ...

Kevin Spellman, Off-Duty Cop Accused Of DWI Manslaughter, Had BAC Level Of .21

NY1 | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


Law enforcement sources say the off-duty police officer accused of a DWI that killed a Bronx woman had a blood alcohol level of .21....

Why on Earth Is Bill Thompson Smiling?

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York


Jarrett Murphy

Given Thompson's financial disadvantage, losing by a respectable margin to Bloomberg can be spun as a moral victory, so in a sense Thompson can't lose. But his people think they can win.

Carmen Huertas, Drunk Driver, Pulled Daughter Out Of Car Crash While Another Girl Lay Dying On The Side Of The Road

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A mother accused of drunkenly causing a high-speed wreck managed to pull her own 11-year-old daughter from the mangled, overturned ca...

Sadie Mitchell: 92-Year-Old Bronx Woman Killed By Stray Bullet Made Desperate Call For Help

nydailynews.com | Barry Paddock and Jonathan Lemire | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


The 92-year-old Bronx woman killed by a stray bullet in her home was strong enough to crawl to a phone and make a desperate call to a friend for help,...

Carmen Huertas Suicidal After DWI Crash

but victim's dad says that's not enough | Katie Nelson, Matthew Lysiak and Larry Mcshane | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York


The despondent driver blamed in the DWI death of an 11-year-old girl wants to kill herself - a fate the victim's dad says is far too good for her. ...

Joe Torre: No More LA Dodgers After Contract Expires

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York


LOS ANGELES — Joe Torre says he doesn't plan to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers after his contract expires. "I have one year on my contract and ...

Carmen Huertas: Mom Was Legally Drunk In Car Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old Girl, Injured 6, Say Cops

nydailynews.com | By Sarah Armaghan and Jonathan Lemire | Posted 10.11.2009 | New York


A car packed with young girls bound for a slumber party lost control and flipped over several times on the Henry Hudson Pkwy. early Sunday - and the m...

Herminia Rojas: Homeless Mom Travels Over Two Hours Daily To Educate Her Children

nydailynews.com | Rachel Monahan | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


She's got no job, no apartment, no husband - but Herminia Rojas is making sure her kids have something: a decent education. The 41-year-old newly hom...

In DC, Diaz Lobbies for Bronx Aid

Norwood News. | Norwood News | Posted 10.07.2009 | Home


Two weeks ago, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. took his case for the Bronx to Washington, DC. It marked his first official trip to the nation's capi...

New Yorkers Text With High-Tech Beavers

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.07.2009 | Technology


Are you worried about river wildlife in your area? Want to know if the animals are happy? If the water's clean enough? Then maybe you should text t...

Bronx News Roundup, Oct. 6

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 10.06.2009 | Home


State Senator Jeff Klein is considering running for attorney general, should current Attorney General Andrew Cuomo run for governor.A sickly Westchest...

Victoria's Secret Holds Open Casting Call At Yankee Stadium (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York


Angels descended on Yankee Stadium this weekend, and not the ones from Los Angeles (or for that matter, Anaheim). Victoria's Secret held an open ca...

Aching for Immigration Reform

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 10.02.2009 | New York


Venkat Srinivasan

While the economy dominates all issues, African immigrants continue to hope that immigration reform does not fade into oblivion either.

Rocking Manhattan

Rob Morrison | Posted 09.30.2009 | New York


Rob Morrison

If you see a small flotilla of wooden boats rowing around Manhattan on Saturday, you can thank an unusual Bronx organization called Rocking the Boat -- boatbuilding for at-risk kids.

A Voice in Diversity

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York


Venkat Srinivasan

At a community center in the Bronx, African immigrants help young students deal with the pressures of life in the United States.

Riverdale Pols Say Cookie Company Owes City

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home


Local lawmakers are not letting the Bronx-based cookie factory, Stella D'oro go without a fight.Congressman Eliot Engel, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz ...