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Watch: Bronx Street to be Renamed After Slain Teen Lesandro “Junior” Guzman Feliz

Last month Lesandro “Junior” Guzman Feliz’s life ended shortly after being killed by a gang in Belmont. The outcry from the family and residents has been so tremendous that even Governor Cuomo has funded millions to help curtail gang activity in The Bronx. Now in Junior’s honor, a street will be renamed after him Watch…

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Smoking Ban in NYCHA Begins Today and Not Everyone is Happy

The Nanny State has struck again! As of today, July 30th, 2018, smoking is PROHIBITED in NYCHA’s 178,895 apartments across 2,602 buildings in all five boroughs as part of a federal ban. And its not just inside your apartment that you can’t smoke within 25 feet of a NYCHA building (read: more ways for the…

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EXCLUSIVE: Citi Bike is Coming to The Bronx—Here’s What It Means for You

The following is an op-ed by Kris Sandor, Citi Bike General Manager: Bronx residents have been asking for Citi Bike since the day the system first appeared in New York City back in 2013. Today, we can celebrate that the borough’s first blue bikes are finally on their way. The dockless version of Citi Bike…

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Slum Lord Negligence Forces 75 Year Old Bronx Woman With Heart Failure Out of Her Apartment

Clarice White-Gathers, 75, suffers from heart failure and now finds herself homeless and sleeping on a friend’s couch thanks to the slumlords who run her building. For years they’ve neglected to repair leaky pipes which have been wreaking havoc on her apartment’s ceilings until recently when they collapsed forcing the city to declare the apartment…

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Legionella Bacteria Found in Jacobi Hospital’s Drinking Water Supply

Jacobi Hospital’s drinking water supply has tested positive for legionella bacteria which causes the potentially fatal Legionnaires’ disease. This was discovered during a routine required testing. NYC Health & Hospitals released the following statement: “As part of our aggressive water monitoring program, our routine, required testing of our potable water supply found very low levels…

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