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A Life Lost In Bronx Fire

The FDNY says one man is dead and one woman injured in a basement fire in a Bronx apartment early Sunday morning.

Bronx Creek Houseboat Tips Over

A two-story houseboat that was docked on a creek in the Bronx has capsized and crushed a smaller boat. ...
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Montefiore Nurses Reach A New Deal

A tentatively planned New Year's strike has been averted by the nurses of Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx....
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Giant Rat Found Inside A Bronx Foot Locker

Today this photo of a giant monster rat, supposedly discovered at a Foot Locker in Bronx, was Tweeted on the net....
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New York City's First-Born Baby In 2012 Is From Bronx

The city's first-born baby in 2012 is a girl and her name is Rania Ali....
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Bronx PEP Honored With Beyond The Call Award

The Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) performs many roles for the City of New York Parks & Recreation Department: enforcing public health rules like the smoking ban and dog leash requirements, promoting good order in crowded park areas, and balancing the needs of concession carts, pedicabs, musicians, and artists with those of general park users....
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Bronx Community Solutions Move

All of the Bronx Community Solutions Offices have now moved on the second floor of the Bronx Criminal Court. The Intake Office is now located in Room 2-13 and the Social Services Clinic is located in Room 211 classes are still offered in Room 211-C....
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Wrong Way Bronx Crash Kills Woman

Margaret Donnelly was killed when she crashed into a tractor trailer while driving the wrong way on the Bruckner Expressway in Bronx....
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Firefighters Save Man In Bronx Fire

Quick-thinking Bronx firefighters saved the life of a man trapped by an early morning apartment fire earlier today....
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Bronx Unemployement Rates By Age

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Cat Colonies In Bronx

The lack of a full-service animal shelter in the Bronx has prompted some residents to create “cat colonies” in their neighborhoods where they feed and care for feral cats in their own backyards....
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Twitter Helps Find Missing Autistic Girl

Janice Lewis, who went missing Tuesday afternoon, was found a little over 24 hours later with the help of social media. Her older brother started a Facebook and Twitter campaign to help locate his 17-year-old sister, who suffers from autism. Celebrities, including Talib Kweli and Sean Combs, retweeted Lewis’ picture to their followers. One Twitter user recognized the young girl walking down a Brooklyn street and called the police. She was safely returned to her family late Wednesday....
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Urban Farmers To Retake Garden

This Saturday, local urban farmers and members of Occupy the Bronx will re-enter a lot from which they were evicted l, and host a day-long festival asserting community control over public land. Gardeners and local residents are furious at the destruction of the green space, which had served the immediate community for the past two years....
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Safety Signs Offer Poetry, On Motion

Pedestrians will soon discover more poetry than usual on New York’s streets. ...
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Examining City's Fight Against Hunger

The New York City Council’s Committees on General Welfare and Community Development held a joint hearing today to measure the city’s progress in the continuing fight against hunger....
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Baby Stillborn After Mom's Crash Injury

A 36-weeks pregnant Bronx, woman was listed in stable condition at Norwalk Hospital on Sunday after an accident on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut....
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Civic-Minded Resident Hopes To Revitalize Forest Houses

The mood at the tenant association meeting was turning ugly. The October 19 meeting had been called to kick off the process of finding and electing a new tenant association executive board at Forest Houses in Bronx. ...
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Heavy Smoke In Montefiore's Basement

The Fire Department says there's a heavy smoke condition in the basement of Montefiore (mahn-tuh-fee-OR') hospital in Bronx....
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Early Morning Bronx Fire Kills 1

Authorities say an early morning fire in the Bronx has claimed the life of one person and seriously injured two others....
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S. Bronx Community Garden Lock-Out

Volunteer gardeners in the South Bronx looked on helplessly Monday morning as city workers yanked up their kale by the roots and threw it into garbage bags....
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A Life Lost In Bronx Fire

The FDNY says one man is dead and one woman injured in a basement fire in a Bronx apartment early Sunday morning.

Bronx Creek Houseboat Tips Over

A two-story houseboat that was docked on a creek in the Bronx has capsized and crushed a smaller boat.

Montefiore Nurses Reach A New Deal

A tentatively planned New Year's strike has been averted by the nurses of Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx.
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Giant Rat Found Inside A Bronx Foot Locker

Today this photo of a giant monster rat, supposedly discovered at a Foot Locker in Bronx, was Tweeted on the net.
image

New York City's First-Born Baby In 2012 Is From Bronx

The city's first-born baby in 2012 is a girl and her name is Rania Ali.
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Bronx PEP Honored With Beyond The Call Award

The Parks Enforcement Patrol (PEP) performs many roles for the City of New York Parks & Recreation Department: enforcing public health rules like the smoking ban and dog leash requirements, promoting good order in crowded park areas, and balancing the needs of concession carts, pedicabs, musicians, and artists with those of general park users.
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Bronx Community Solutions Move

All of the Bronx Community Solutions Offices have now moved on the second floor of the Bronx Criminal Court. The Intake Office is now located in Room 2-13 and the Social Services Clinic is located in Room 211 classes are still offered in Room 211-C.

Wrong Way Bronx Crash Kills Woman

Margaret Donnelly was killed when she crashed into a tractor trailer while driving the wrong way on the Bruckner Expressway in Bronx.

Firefighters Save Man In Bronx Fire

Quick-thinking Bronx firefighters saved the life of a man trapped by an early morning apartment fire earlier today.

Bronx Unemployement Rates By Age

<span>Chart:bronxunemploymentbyage</span> <span></span> <span>Tags: </span> <span>Powered By: <a href = 'http://www.icharts.net'>iCharts | create, share, and embed interactive charts online</a></span>

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