Mott Haven's Narco Freedom executives are charged with pilfering medicaid funds, while clients languish in their sober homes under poor conditions
The city's health department reports a steady rise in heroin deaths over the last four years. One-quarter of those deaths are in the Bronx. This is the story of a survivor.
Juan Pena is a one-man show at Mission-o-Mercy, his own charitable food truck ministry where he serves up weekly free meals and a wise, sympathetic ear.
P.S. 140 on Eagle Avenue is a pilot for a new Healthy and Ready to Learn initiative launched last month by the national health advocacy group, the Children’s Health Fund.
27 October 2014
Mott Haven's Narco Freedom executives are charged with pilfering medicaid funds, while clients languish in their sober homes under poor conditions
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27 October 2014
The city's health department reports a steady rise in heroin deaths over the last four years. One-quarter of those deaths are in the Bronx. This is the story of a survivor.
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20 October 2014
Save Our Streets Mott Haven is working to meditate violent conflicts in the South Bronx. The program uses a new method first implemented in Chicago to quell clashes.
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20 October 2014
Juan Pena is a one-man show at Mission-o-Mercy, his own charitable food truck ministry where he serves up weekly free meals and a wise, sympathetic ear.
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20 October 2014
P.S. 140 on Eagle Avenue is a pilot for a new Healthy and Ready to Learn initiative launched last month by the national health advocacy group, the Children’s Health Fund.
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20 October 2014
Parkchester middle school children prep for the upcoming specialized high school exam at the private Khan's Tutorial, even as the test's future is up in the air.
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16 October 2014
Street art is steadily increasing as a formidable magnet to attract visitors to the Bronx. Because of street art's international appeal and historical significance in the borough, tourism companies and street artists are hoping to use the medium to ignite a cultural change.
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15 October 2014
The likes of Cirque du Soleil is bringing so-called social circus to the Bronx, a chance to learn the art and athletic precision of circus acts, and possibly get a job down the road.
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12 Oct 2014
Bronx activists gathered at Hunt Point Plaza to rally against police brutality.
12 Oct 2014
A house party on Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd. near W. 174th ended in shooting. One of the two victims is in critical condition.
11 Oct 2014
Photographer Stephen Shames’ new photography book Bronx Boys is featured in a gallery on Newsweek.com.