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Tenants in Rundown Creston Ave. Building Demand Action
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VIDEO: Standing in her living room, Vanessa Santiago describes conditions inside her apartmentLast night,
VIDEO: Standing in her living room, Vanessa Santiago describes conditions inside her apartmentLast night,
(Photo by Ivonne Salazar)Calling all Bronx entrepreneurs: nonprofit WHEDco
Last week, the BoogieDowner blog posted a list of employees who are on the payroll of Pedro Espada, Jr., eliciting a pretty good discussion in the comments section about the Senator’s rather large staff of 39 people. The State Senate website posts a payroll list every two weeks;
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On the political front: former Bronx Borough President Freddy Ferrer will announce his endorsement of Gustavo Rivera today, according to a press release sent out this morning. Rivera is one of two candidates challenging Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., and he’s been racking up a good amount of political support
NYCHA’s using community input to plan for what to build after three public housing towers are demolished. But the plan means a loss of public housing, and it confronts deep distrust from some tenants.
Local Produce Link enables food pantries to get the same locally grown, farm fresh, and sometimes organic produce as posh Manhattan restaurants.