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Point Blank

Point Blank

A Bronx killing then the murderer's story

No Victors

No Victors

Tragic Shooting in the Bronx

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

A Truly Fateful Night

22 January 2010

Maurice Parks 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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The Trip Never Taken

09 December 2009

Leonidas Brito never made it to Santo Domingo By Frances McInnis December 9, 2009 Leonidas Brito was a quiet neighbor. The 52-year-old rented a single bedroom on the ground floor of 416 East 173rd Street, a building of crumbling and mismatched orange and red brick with black fire escapes snaking down its front wall. Guillermo Neiras, 24, who lived [...]

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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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