By Bill Weisbrod
Some may like Bette Midler for her role in “Gypsy,” while others might be able to sing every word of her hit song “The Wind behind My Wings.” But her latest hit she came when she planted some trees in the Bronx.
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By Bill Weisbrod
Graffiti is an issue for all neighborhoods in the Bronx, but for the business people of Westchester Square, there is one block that they can’t bring under control.
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By Bill Weisbrod
Now that the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center is finally closed, the Hunts Point community is wondering what should go in its place.
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By Patrick Rocchio
Fort Schuyler House put its best foot forward during an open house that brought out the best the facility has to offer.
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Bronx Times Reporter
By Vito Signorile
On any given late-night, young adults are sneaking-up, robbing, and hurting riders of a Morris Park train station.
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Bronx Times Reporter
By Vito Signorile
The 49th Precinct’s beloved captain has received an incredible honor and promotion from the NYPD.
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By Bill Weisbrod
Reunions are usually reserved for school classes, but the stand-up comedy fundraiser in honor of the late Joe O’Grady was an unofficial assemblage of Throggs Neck residents past and present.
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By Patrick Rocchio
Barnes Avenue was the scene of a murder that left one young man dead, and an ongoing police investigation.
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By Patrick Rocchio
Apartment buildings that have suffered neglect for years will be getting a new lease on life, a new landlord, and $7 million in renovations.
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By Patrick Rocchio
Herbert H. Lehman High School students, who have created a ground-breaking public service announcement on teen dating abuse, are asking the community to vote for their project to win a national contest.
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By Patrick Rocchio
Community Board 10 is looking to the Bronx’s business community to create 100 new internships for local youth in the summer of 2012.
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By Patrick Rocchio
The corner of Clinton Avenue and E. 180th Street will always be a reminder of a man who gave much of his life to seeing the surrounding community thrive.
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Bronx Times Reporter
By Bill Weisbrod
When it comes to longevity in the Bronx, The Greek-American Institute has the Yankees beat by a decade.
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Bronx Times Reporter
By Vito Signorile
Beautiful weather and a bountiful supply of trees made the fourth consecutive Waterbury-LaSalle tree giveaway the most successful handout yet.
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By Patrick Rocchio
After 120 years, the azaleas are in bloom and better than ever at the New York Botanical Garden.
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Bronx Times Reporter
By Bill Weisbrod
The Fair at The Square has been held twice before, but according it its organizers, this year’s edition will be nothing like the previous ones.
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Bronx Times Reporter
By Bill Weisbrod
AMC will be showing classic American war films as part of its Memorial Day weekend “War Heroes” tribute and in between scenes, Silver Beach resident and former Marine Pat Devine will be telling viewers what the war experience was really like.
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By Bill Weisbrod
When drama teacher Ashruf Ghanimah told his students at DreamYard Prep High School that they would be producing a play about misogyny, they didn’t have to look far for examples.
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By Patrick Rocchio
The Westchester Square BID steering committee offered testimony before the city Planning Commission, which moved the Busienss Improvement Districteffort one step closer to reality.
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By Vito Signorile
Baseball and softball players of the South Bronx High School were stunned by a generous gift from a New York Yankees’ superstar.
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By Vito Signorile
Bronx House continues to expand their highly-regarded senior center after launching a new Albanian-American program.
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By Vito Signorile
Students of Mount St. Michael Academy are taking advantage of an after school program that further enhances their knowledge of science.
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By Patrick Rocchio
An alleged heroin processing den on Barker Avenue was busted after a radio call to the apartment resulted in the arrests of ten young men.
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By Bill Weisbrod
Livery cab driver Julio Lora is now paralyzed from the neck down after he was shot in a robbery on E. 163rd Street in March.
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