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Bronx News Roundup, July 14

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If you haven’t heard, Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter dropped her bid to oust Pedro Espada from State Senate yesterday. We broke the story last night, The Times has more on it today.The Wall St Journal reports that million-dollar homes in Villanova Heights, a community in the estates section of Riverdale, are not selling. Read the story here.County Executives of America wants to bring free broadband wireless service to more than 400,000 Bronx County households. The plan says it will create 15,000 job opportunities in Bronx County.Officials told The Times yesterday that a plan to demolish the Sheridan Expressway in the South Bronx would increase local traffic. Bronx politicians are urging St.