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Top Story: The Related Companies, the designated developer for the Kingsbridge Armory revamp project, say they will not guarantee living wage jobs ($10 an hour, plus benefits) at retail stores that will eventually occupy the Shops at the Armory. Living wage jobs were something the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance has been pushing to be included in a Community Benefits Agreement since the project became a reality more than two years ago.
Proposed kindergarten cuts by the city's Administration for Children's Services will lead to some serious hardship at several Bronx daycare centers.
With the economy struggling, parents at PS 94 turned to job training help at the school.
Local kids pot plants for Earth Day.
A new Bronx playground is already closed for repairs.
A new school is on its way in District 10, but will it alleviate all the overcrowding problems in schools nearby?
Plus: we asked readers about gun violence in the Bronx . . . find out what's happening in the local arts scene in our Out & About section . . . and see our extended Neighborhood Notes listing of programs, services and events.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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