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Point Blank

Point Blank

A Bronx killing then the murderer's story

Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

Despite upbeat reports from City Hall, poor revenues have been the storyline all season long.

Fashion Statement

Fashion Statement

Whoever coined the phrase “fashion victim” probably didn’t have this in mind.

Waterloo in Harlem?

Waterloo in Harlem?

The end of a 36-year congressional career?

The Counterpuncher

The Counterpuncher

Pedro Espada fights off his many critics.

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Mamaroneck or the northwest Bronx--just where is it for Pedro Espada?

Street Smarts

Street Smarts

“You have the right to remain silent!”

Hurting in Hunts Point

Hurting in Hunts Point

Many residents in the area say petty theft, drug use and prostitution are on the rise.

Not For Granted

Not For Granted

The visitors still come to Grant's Tomb

Support System

Support System

Welcome to Christ the King food pantry in Highbridge. It serves residents 65 years of age or older.

Murdered, But Not Forgotten

02 February 2010

Halil Korkmaz, 39, was charging east along Houston Street around 10 p.m. when he stopped for a red light at Chrystie Street on Saturday, May 17, 1997. Then, a man wearing a helmet dismounted the rear of a friend’s Ninja motorcycle idling beside Korkmaz, and approached him. “Give me the bike,” commanded the figure.

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A Truly Fateful Night

22 January 2010

Maurice Parks, 39, walked home through the misty fog, a few minutes before midnight. He had just gotten off his shift as a subway conductor, and was still wearing his navy blue MTA uniform. Parks was “literally across the street from his house. Another 20 yards and he would have been home.”

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Shifting Fortunes

25 November 2009

Rose Sylvester, 48, says she fears for her life. For the past year, she has been watching the vertical cracks running from the basement to the roof of her apartment’s building, fearful that it would collapse.

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West Side Story

23 November 2009

“I remember when all along 146th, there used to be only one viable business, a wash house. You’d go there every week to do wash, and every week, you’d hear about how someone had just got shot on the street,” said George Harris. “Now, people walk everywhere at night, even into the parks, it really surprises me.”

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