A video secretly recorded at a Bronx Planned Parenthood clinic is the latest stir-up in a political debate about abortion funding (see our post, and the video, here).
A 14-year-old Wakefield girl is missing, and cops are asking for help. Photo at the link.
Monday is Valentine's Day, so the Bronx Zoo has this quiz to tell you how your courtship style matches up in the animal kingdom (FYI: I got the white-naped crane, whatever that means.)
Speaking of V-Day: Norwood lounge Beso is hosting a singles date auction Friday night, in honor of the upcoming holiday. Proceeds will go to benefit autism research.
Bronx landlords are starting contract negotiation talks with 32BJ SEIU, the union that represents service workers like superintendents, janitors, porters, doormen, elevator operators and garbage collectors.
P.S. 68 in Edenwald is the latest city school to test positive for dangerously high levels of the chemical PCB.
ABC News profiles middle school Soundview Academy.
Loeser's Deli in Kingsbridge made the Daily News' list of the best pastrami spots in New York City.
P.S. 24 in Riverdale owes the city $20,222 in late lunch fees, according to the Times. The Department of Education says it can no longer afford to absorb the costs of parents who don't pay up for their children's school lunches.
Carlina White, the girl who was kidnapped from a Harlem Hospital 23 years ago and reunited her with Bronx parents last month, has apparently ran off to Georgia after getting in a fight with her biological mother over money.
Plans for a homeless shelter in Claremont are being met with opposition from neighbors.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Bronx News Roundup, Feb. 9
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Bronx News Roundup, Jan. 6
Happy Three Kings day, to those of you who celebrate it! The holiday, which marks the arrival of the three kings to Bethlehem after the birth of Jesus, is popular in Latin American and Caribbean cultures. There are a few community celebrations taking place in the Bronx this weekend; see our events calendar for details.
Two teenagers are facing assault and attempted murder charges for Wednesday's stabbing of a 16-year-old boy outside his public school in Westchester Square. The victim, Negro Rivera, remains in critical condition.
A 70-year-old woman was found stabbed to death yesterday inside her 15th-floor apartment on Crotona Avenue. There have been no arrests so far.
The health department and local community leaders are looking to curb the effects of second-hand smoke in the South Bronx,which has the highest smoking rate in the city--and the highest rates of children with asthma.
Loeser’s Kosher Deli, at 214 W. 231st St. in Kingsbridge, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. On Saturday, the deli will be having food specials to mark the big day.
And for another big Bronx anniversary: the public library on City Island is celebrating its centennial.
More on the opening of a men's homeless shelter in Highbridge, which has upset a number of residents in the area.
David Johnson, an ex-top aide to former Gov. David Paterson, appeared in a Bronx court yesterday for a hearing on his alleged assault of ex-girlfriend Sherr-una Booker.
A Bronx man accused of holding an Albany family hostage during a Dec. 23 standoff with police appears to have shot himself during the altercation. Police say that at least two of the five bullets that injured 38-year-old suspect Isaac Peterson came from his own gun.
The city's plan to rezone Webster Avenue could help revitalize the thoroughfare. Here's the Norwood News' coverage of the rezoning from July's issue.
An 8-month-old tiger cub from Pennsylvania is moving to the Bronx Zoo.
Renowned Jazz pianist and longtime Riverdale resident Billy Taylor died of heart failure on Dec. 28, at the age of 89.
