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Bronx Public Housing Advisory Council Created To Address Residents' Concerns

nydailynews.com | By Mike Jaccarino | Posted 12.04.2009 | New York


Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced Thursday the creation of the Bronx Public Housing Advisory Council to address the concerns of the mor...

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....

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,...

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...

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 Zoo Gets Hyenas From Denver Zoo

New York Times | Jennifer 8. Lee | Posted 09.07.2009 | New York


For the first time at least 30 years, the Bronx Zoo will be home to hyenas, courtesy of the Denver Zoo. A sister-brother pair of spotted hyenas, also ...

Goats On Bronx Highway

Bronx News | David Greene | Posted 08.30.2009 | New York


There are many things that get Bronx drivers' goat. But these kids were not texting or playing with the radio. They were a pair of wild goats crossing...

Sotomayor's Bronx School, Blessed Sacrament, Inspires Today's Students

New York Times | MANNY FERNANDEZ | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York


Lately, students at Blessed Sacrament have been doing a lot of talking about what they want to be, as the most famous graduate in the school's nearly ...

Cheyenne Cherry Pleads Guilty To Killing Kitten In Oven, Taunts Animal Activists

New York Daily News | By Dorian Block | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York


A heartless kitty killer hissed angrily at animal rights activists Wednesday, grinning widely as she took credit for stuffing the helpless pet into a ...

Road Rage: Angry Bronx Driver Goes On Deadly Rampage

New York Post | Reuven Fenton, Tim Perone and Jamie Schram | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York


A driver who had been fighting with his wife in the parking lot of a Chuck E. Cheese cut a path of destruction through The Bronx yesterday, ramming ca...

Kingsbridge Armory Coverage Preview (PHOTOS)

Bronx News Network | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York


This is a slideshow of photographs of the majestic Kingsbridge Armory by Adi Talwar. We thought it would be a fitting introduction to our extensive Ar...

Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York


Dan Collins

One of the things that distinguishes New Yorkers from most of our fellow Americans is that we know we're not really in control.

Stella D'oro: Long Workers' Strike Comes To End But Company Decides To Shut Down Factory

New York Times | PATRICK McGEEHAN | Posted 08.08.2009 | New York


With passing trucks and buses honking their support, employees of the Stella D'oro Biscuit Company chanted, "The workers -- united -- will never be de...

Bombs Away At Yankee Stadium: The Mystery Behind Homer Surge (VIDEO)

AP | Ronald Blum | Posted 07.11.2009 | Local


NEW YORK (AP) -- The barrage of home runs at new Yankee Stadium is being caused by shorter dimensions, not weather, according to AccuWeather.com. The ...