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Tenants cry ‘strike!’ at Bronx hellhole demanding hot water, repairs, working elevators, end to rats

After living in horrendous conditions at 1380 University Ave, about 40 tenants are ready to participate in a rent strike.  Kudos to Bronxites for taking matters into their own hands! READ MORE:  http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2011/03/02/2011-03-02_tenants_cry_strike.html

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BRONX PRIDE! Defend Your Borough!

For decades on end the Bronx has been on the receiving end of so many jokes and jabs. So many have tried to put us down.  Personally, ever since I could remember, I have always defended the Bronx and now just like Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz, Jr did last week I’m asking YOU to…

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Police Brutality In The Bronx – Yet Again

It seems that the NYPD in the Bronx continue to forget CPR: Courtesy, Professionalism and Respect.  But how if it’s been on squad cars for years now?  Jorge Cartagena, Jr. was brutally assaulted, for lack of a better word, by two NYPD officers and spent over 24 hours in custody for riding a bike on…

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95 Year YOUNG Bronx Woman Sets Sprinting Record

Fellow Bronxite, Ida Keeling, became the oldest woman to break the 60 meter record in her category.  She is an inspiration not only to the Bronx but the rest of the country and the world that one is never too old to keep an active lifestyle. Here’s looking at you, Ida!! We are proud of…

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All African-American WWII Combat Unit Topic of Film Screening At PeaceLove Cafe

From Welcome2Melrose: This Saturday, February 26th at 6PM, join Italian filmmaker, Fred Kuwornu at PeaceLove Cafe for the free screening of ‘Inside Buffalo‘.  Inside Buffalo chronicles the story of the 92nd Buffalo Division, an all African-American segregated combat unit that fought in Italy during World War II. Here’s what the invite has to say: Reconstructing…

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Monday Morning Bronx Blabs

These are the Bronx related stories making headlines around local media and internet: Living In:  Williamsbridge, The Bronx In this Sunday’s New York Times Real Estate Section, the Living In series takes a look at one of the many working-class neighborhoods of the Bronx, Williamsbridge.  [READ MORE: New York Times] African American History Tour Along…

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