The Bronx

The Bronx /ˈbrɒŋks/ is the northernmost of the five boroughs (counties) of New York City in the state of New York, located south of Westchester County. Many bridges and tunnels link the Bronx to the island and borough of Manhattan to the west over and under the narrow Harlem River, as well as three longer bridges south over the East River to the borough of Queens. Of the five boroughs, the Bronx is the only one on the U.S. mainland and, with a land area of 42 square miles (109 km²) and a population of 1,438,159 in 2014, has the fourth largest land area, the fourth highest population, and the third-highest population density.

The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River into a hillier section in the west, closer to Manhattan, and a flatter eastern section, closer to Long Island. East and west street addresses are divided by Jerome Avenue—the continuation of Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. The West Bronx was annexed to New York City in 1874, and the areas east of the Bronx River in 1895. Bronx County was separated from New York County in 1914.

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History leaves Bronx Metro-North commuters hanging at Fordham station

New York Daily News 19 Oct 2018

All aboard the New Haven line on the Metro-North — unless you live in the Bronx. Thanks to a century-old quirk of history, uptown New Yorkers can’t catch a quick ride to Manhattan on the New Haven line that originates in Connecticut — and City Controller Scott Stringer wants it fixed. Passengers ... ....

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Bronx Columbus Day Parade Marches Into History

Bronx Times 19 Oct 2018

By Robert Wirsing. The Bronx’s Italian American pride was on full display at this year’s 42nd annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade on Sunday, October 7 in Morris Park. The parade was a preface to the official Monday, October 8 holiday recognizing Italian explorer Christopher Columbus who is remembered for discovering the ‘New World’ of the Americas in 1492 ... ....

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Sound the Alarm: South Bronx Community in Crisis

Bronx Times 19 Oct 2018

By Robert Wirsing. A coalition of parents, educators, church leaders, children and senior citizens attended the ‘Sound the Alarm. South Bronx Community in Crisis’ rally on Saturday, October 13 at East 149th Street and 3rd Avenue to denounce the neighborhood’s increasing open-air drug use epidemic ... ....

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North Central Bronx Hospital’s Inaugural Hands & Hearts Gala

Bronx Times 19 Oct 2018

By Robert Wirsing. North Central Bronx Hospital toasted several health professionals at its inaugural Hands and Hearts Gala on Thursday, October 4 at Eastwood Manor Ballroom ... ....

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Cops seek criminal Casanova who met Bronx woman online, then robbed her at gunpoint at ...

New York Daily News 19 Oct 2018

Swipe left! A criminal Casanova had robbery, not romance, on his mind when he went home with a Bronx woman he met on an online dating site, police said Thursday. The 40-year-old victim met her date using Badoo.com, and when the two returned to her home near Brook Ave. and E 167th St. in Morrisania ... ....

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Review: How 'A Bronx Tale' uses true mob story to explore family, loyalty

Democrat and Chronicle 19 Oct 2018

Wise guys in the hood offer lessons in life about family bonds and loyalty ... ....

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EXCLUSIVE: City fires Bronx "slave" teacher

New York Daily News 19 Oct 2018

The city has officially fired a white social studies teacher for her ill- conceived lesson on slavery to Bronx students. Former Middle School 118 teacher Patricia Cummings caused a furor in February when several students and one staffer claimed that she singled out black students and told them... ....

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Album: In New York, Every Day Is Hispanic Heritage Day

New York Times 19 Oct 2018

Photographs in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Which, in New York City, is pretty much every day ... ....

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2 Bronx men pleaded guilty to running ID theft scheme to buy high-end cars

Lower Hudson Online 18 Oct 2018

Two Bronx men admitted in court to executing an identity scheme to buy high-end cars from dealerships throughout Westchester. . ... ....

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'Look at this f---ing white guy!' bigot yells before brutally attacking man in Bronx pizzeria

New York Daily News 18 Oct 2018

A bigoted attacker screamed anti-white statements at a man sitting in a Bronx pizzeria, then punched him in the face and fractured his eye socket, cops said Wednesday. The 59-year-old victim was sitting at a table in Ray’s Pizza on E. 138th St. at St. Ann’s Ave. in Mott Haven Oct. 6, using his... ....

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Blink Fitness Opens Its Newest Bronx Location In East Tremont

Pharmiweb 18 Oct 2018

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“A Bronx Tale” at Proctors Theatre, Schenectady

The Record 18 Oct 2018

Blake about playing Lorenzo in “A Bronx Tale,” the musical playing Proctors Theatre in Schenectady Tuesday, October 23 through Sunday, October 28 ... “This guy really existed,” he says explaining that “A Bronx Tale” was written by actor Chazz Palminteri. It was an autobiographical story about his childhood in the Bronx during the 1950s ... “A Bronx Tale” at Proctors Theatre, Schenectady....

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Social Studies: Frogs Are Disappearing. What Does That Mean?

New York Times 18 Oct 2018

For ages, they have been symbols in human culture — of fertility, gastronomy and now the alt-right movement. But these noble amphibians are declining in numbers ... ....

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