Commercial Excites Morrisania Residents

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The normally quiet intersection of East 166^th Street and Tinton Avenue in the south Bronx was filled with camera crews, trailers, and crowds of people this afternoon. Some were there to film a commercial. Others

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Education

Oct 19, 2011

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Tyra Surprises 400 Bronx Students

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Former supermodel Tyra Banks paid a surprise visit to some 400 screaming, crying teens at the High School for Teaching and Professions, where she also promoted her new book, Modelland.

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Crime

Oct 19, 2011

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Bronx Drug Gang Supplied By Doctor

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Federal agents arrested a Washington Heights doctor Wednesday for selling thousands of prescription Oxycodone pills to a Bronx drug gang during a two-year period, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Attorney's Office.

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Pets & Animals

Oct 19, 2011

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Baby Giraffe At Bronx Zoo

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Baby animals are always a big draw at zoos, and now the Bronx Zoo is home to a five-week-old giraffe calf.

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Oct 19, 2011

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Police Rescue Dog From Bronx River

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Forming a human chain, police saved a homeless man’s Rottweiler that was desperately trying to stay afloat in the Bronx River.

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Notable Persons

Oct 19, 2011

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Calvin Richard Klein

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Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein, Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name

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Oct 18, 2011

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26 Tax Preparers Charged With Fraud

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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Patricia Carter, a former Bronx-based tax preparer, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to three years in prison for

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U.S.A.

Oct 18, 2011

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Doing More With Less On The Road

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Between the debt-ceiling kerfuffle and Hurricane Irene, you may have missed two bits of summertime news that will be important for what we drive in the coming years.

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Education

Oct 18, 2011

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Homeless Youth’s Educational Barriers

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Today the New York City Council’s Committees on General Welfare, Education and Youth Services held a joint hearing to examine educational barriers that homeless students enrolled in New York City public schools face.

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