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Lawsuit Over Pistol License Fees

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The New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) in conjunction with the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) have filed suit against the City of New York over the fees charged by the New York City

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Jonas Bronck

Education

Apr 5, 2011

Where Are You Ms. Black?

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According to an article in April 5^th's edition of The New Times, Cathie Black -- the newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor, largely has been sequestered from the public.

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Jonas Bronck

Local

Apr 5, 2011

Free Bilingual Civic Education For Morris Heights Residents

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City Council Member Fernando Cabrera and The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. have partnered to provide free bilingual U.S. History and Civics classes in the Council Member’s Bronx community-district for adults interested in

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Jonas Bronck

Education

Apr 4, 2011

Which Is Which?

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Every time you think something can't possibly get worse, it does. Teachers are reviled on a daily basis by politicians in cities and states across the country as greedy, incompetent goof-offs in hot pursuit of

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Jonas Bronck

Education

Mar 31, 2011

Funding For Schools For The Disabled

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Funding for the eleven schools serving the educational needs of 1,700 blind, deaf and severely physically disabled children was restored by the state legislature.

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Jonas Bronck

Infrastructure

Mar 31, 2011

Spofford Juvenile Detention Closed

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Juvenile justice leaders and the commissioner for the Administration for Children’s Services announced Wednesday the closing of Bridges Juvenile Center in Hunts Point. Some of The Correctional Association of New York's arguments that preceeded this

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Jonas Bronck

Crime

Mar 30, 2011

Bronx Man Pleads Guilty Sex Trafficking

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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Rasheed Davis, of the Bronx, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court for his role in the sex trafficking of

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Jonas Bronck

Society

Mar 30, 2011

A Fresh Start For Men Serving Time On Rikers Island

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Nationwide, the unemployment rate for all formerly incarcerated individuals is an astonishing 66 percent. In one program operated out of Rikers Island, however, the unemployment rate for its graduates at one year after their

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