Government
For White Marijuana Users, Odds Of Arrest Low
Albert Samaha |
While police crackdown on drug deals in mostly minority neighborhoods, the drug trade among whites in New York City operates with relative impunity.
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Bronx News Roundup, Dec. 16
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Patients at Espada’s Soundview Health Clinics told the Post that they wouldn’t mind seeing the network’s CEO behind bars. “He belongs in jail,” said 70-year-old Rosalind Rahamon. Espada and his son pleaded not guilty yesterday at a federal court in Brooklyn; we’ll have more on that in a bit. A spokeswoman from the Health Department told WNYC that the agency supports Espada’s removal from his CEO position at Soundview. Outgoing Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who first brought civil charges against Espada this spring, said of the senator’s indictment:
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$1 Million Restoration Brings Poe Cottage Into the Future
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Angel Hernandez of the Bronx Historical Society looks out from the porch of Poe Cottage, which is undergoing a million dollar facelift. (Photo by Rochana Rapkins)
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the latest edition of the Norwood News.
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Walmart: Bronxites Love Us!
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Retail megastore Walmart is once again eyeing the big apple for the site of a new store, and this time they’ve got research under their belt to fight off opponents.
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Espada Pleads Not Guilty, Predicts 'Complete Vindication'
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Pedro Espada, pictured above with his wife, leaving a
federal courthouse in Brooklyn yesterday (photo by J. Evelly)
Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr.. and his son, Pedro G. Espada, were arraigned in a Brooklyn federal court yesterday
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UNHP Awarded Neighborhood Grant
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Congratulations to the University Neighborhood Housing Program, which was just awarded a $40,000 Neighborhood Revitalization grant to expand its housing and homeowners assistance programs, foreclosure prevention databases, free tax-preparation services and financial literacy workshops. The money is part of $520,000 in grants given out by the the New York Community Trust; UNHP is the only Bronx group to receive one of the awards. Check out their website for more information, and a number of housing-related resources.
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Bronx Borough President to Appear on NY1 Tonight
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Ruben Diaz, Jr., the Bronx borough president, will be appearing on NY1’s “Inside City Hall” this evening. The show airs at 7 p.m. and again at 10 p.m. Topics for discussion include the Muller Army Reserve Center and the Kingsbridge Armory.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
All I Want For Christmas Is A Subway To Staten Island
Samuel I. Schwartz |
Gridlock Sam outlines his transit dreams for New York’s future: the return of streetcars, more bus rapid transit and even a pedestrian bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn.
