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NYCLU: most stop-and-frisks in Bronx, Brooklyn

Black and Hispanic men are more likely to be stopped in the Bronx and Brooklyn than other boroughs, according to an analysis of police street stop data released Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union. WNYW – NYC News

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Bronx booters: Yanks partnering on MLS club

In an unexpected, odd-couple alliance, Hal Steinbrenner has joined forces with controversial billionaire Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan to bring an MLS expansion team to New York — a club that might play for a few seasons at Yankee Stadium, or even Citi Field.      Yankees – NY Daily News

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Bronx ghetto tour ditched

The Bronx “ghetto” tour is no more. A tour company exposed by The Post on Sunday for bringing tourists to the South Bronx to gawk at food pantry lines, a “pickpocket” park and a housing project, yesterday announced it would stop all tours “effective immediately.” “Good riddance,” said Bronx Borough… NY Post: Bronx

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Bronx Tour Company Drops Pitch to See a Real Ghetto

The Web site of Real Bronx Tours no longer refers to “a ride through a real New York City ‘GHETTO’” after a newspaper publicized the feature, but fallout has continued. City Room

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City Room: Bronx Tour Company Drops Pitch to See a Real Ghetto

The Web site of Real Bronx Tours no longer refers to “a ride through a real New York City ‘GHETTO’” after a newspaper publicized the feature, but fallout has continued.      NYT > N.Y. / Region

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14-year-old girl fighting for her life after being hit by car in the Bronx

A teenager is fighting for her life after being hit by a car in the Bronx today, authorities said. The 14-year-old girl and her friend were crossing the Grand Concourse just before 9 a.m. when the car came through East 167th Street and collided with her, police and witnesses… NY Post: Bronx

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Politicians furious over Bronx bus company’s ‘Ghetto’ tour

Tourists are crowding onto a Bronx bus tour that promises “a ride through a real New York City ‘GHETTO’ ” — and local politicians are furious. Three times a week, Real Bronx Tours takes riders — mainly white Europeans and Australians — on a trip that includes stops at food-pantry lines and a “pickpocket… NY [...]

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Rally held for Ramarley Graham in the Bronx

A large crowd of supporters in the Bronx joined the parents of a slain teen to protest a judge's ruling Saturday. Constance Malcolm and Francelot Graham whose son Ramarley was killed back in February WNYW – NYC News

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Cops ID teen girl struck, killed by car in Bronx

Police today identified a teen girl struck by a car and killed in Mount Eden, authorities said. Zuleimi Torres, 16, was crossing the Grand Concourse with her friend, 16, about 3:35 p.m. Friday near Mt. Eden Parkway when the two were hit by a Chevy SUV, authorities said… NY Post: Local News

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Car-ram tragedies in Bronx

A 16-year-old girl was killed and five other Bronx pedestrians were injured yesterday when they were struck by vehicles in three accidents, police said. The 16-year-old victim along with two other women, 16 and 51, were struck on Grand Concourse near Mt. Eden Parkway at around 3:30 p.m… NY Post: Bronx

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One Pedestrian Killed, Two Others Injured By Driver In The Bronx

A teenager was killed and two other people were injured Friday afternoon when they were struck by a driver on a street in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx, but police made no arrests. Top Stories – NY1

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Bronx Week 2013

It's all about the Bronx as the borough celebrates a week of festivities honoring it's people and the many businesses and establishments that call it home. WNYW – NYC News

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Elderly Bronx man fatally hit by unlicensed driver

Christopher Sadowski The shattered windshield of the Volvo involved in last night’s accident An elderly Bronx man was struck and killed near his home by an unlicensed driver yesterday, police said. Manuel Verdesoto, 82, of Soundview was trying to cross White Plains Road, at the intersection near Watson Avenue… NY Post: Bronx

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Man who robbed 3-year-old in Bronx liquor store surrenders

The man accused of stealing $ 500 from a 3-year-old inside a Bronx liquor store surrendered to police Tuesday. New York City news from Eyewitness News on WABC-TV’s 7online.com

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Bronx has most charter applications

The Bronx has the most charter school applicants of any borough, leaving thousands of anxious parents fearing they’ll have to send their kids to low-performing traditional district schools.      New York News – NY Daily News

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