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Ban On Provocative Children’s Clothing
Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (Brooklyn), will soon be introducing legislation that will call on the State Comptroller to cease investments in corporations that design, manufacture, and sell provocative children’s clothing.
7th Gr. Bronx Student Raises $298.77
Adam A. Israfil, a 12 year old 7th grade student in M.S. 101 EDWARD R BYRNE School in BRONX, NY, was motivated by his teachers & his personal desire to help the earthquake victims of Haiti....
Free SS Disability Benefits Seminar
White Plains law firm, Markhoff & Mittman, is offering a FREE seminar to help people learn more about obtaining Social Security Disability Benefits in the Bronx this month. The seminar is designed to help individuals learn more about obtaining Federal Social Security Disability benefits....
Bronx Mercy Center's 20th Anniversary
This Saturday, January 9th, Mercy Center, a community resource of the South Bronx, will launch a yearlong celebration commemorating it's 20th Year of serving the Mott Haven community and beyond....
Grants Awarded For The 2010 Census
Governor David A. Paterson today announced that 31 grants totaling $2 million have been awarded to community groups and local governments that will assist the federal government in ensuring every New Yorker is counted during next year’s census....
A Renaissance Christmas In The Bronx
Renaissance E.M.S. (Education, Music and Sports) is a nonprofit organization located in the South Bronx that serves over 1,000 inner city youths with a first rate performance based music program and a very competitive basketball program along with an academic enrichment and social development agenda that is integrated into all of our programs and that attempts to close part of the gap left by the public schools and by difficult family circumstances....
The Bronx Declaration
The Manhattan Declaration got bogged down with a bunch of irrelevant stuff. Here's an alternative, the Bronx (another part of New York City, for those wondering what Bronx has to do with anything) Declaration:...
Residential Services For Adults
Leake & Watts opened a new community residence for six young men with developmental disabilities on November 17th. The new home, named Sevilla, provides 24 hour care and support and is the second opened by Leake & Watts in 2009....
The Recession In The South Bronx
Not all South Bronx residents have been affected by the recession. For Morrisania resident Jose Martinez, life hasn’t changed during the recession because he didn’t have much else to lose....
Bronx’s Future Depends On African Immigrants
A study by the Bronx African American History Project (BAAHP) of Fordham University, Bronx, NY has revealed that African immigrants in the Bronx are impacting positively the economy of Bronx and the New York state as a whole....
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