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Bronx River

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Floating Art Project Accidentally Shipwrecks at Rikers

    NYC.gov​A floating dome made of umbrella spokes and empty soda bottles, bound on canoes from the South Bronx to Inwood, where it would have stayed in a monthlong exhibit, was shipwrecked on Rikers Island this week, causing a commotion among corrections officers, who immediately confirmed that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    5 More New York City Parks Will Get Free Wireless Internet This Week

    ​Earlier this year the city announced a five-year plan with AT&T to bring free Wi-Fi to 26 spots in 20 New York City parks throughout the boroughs. This Thursday, Astoria Park in Queens, Herbert Von King Park and McCarren Park Field House in Brooklyn, Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan, and Clo ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 13, 2011

    JOY RIDE

    Go trailblazing in the Bronx

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    NYC Traffic: The Worst in the Country

    ​New Yorkers, it's time to rejoice in our misery and impatience! All of those long tedious hours stuck in standstill traffic are finally paying off. New York City was unfortunate to have two honors bestowed upon it: the worst single roadway in the country and the worst bottleneck in the countr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Police Seek Emily Vasquez, Missing 14-Year-Old Bronx Girl

    ​The NYPD is asking for the public's help locating Emily Vazquez, 14, of 1602 Bronx River Parkway, the Bronx. Emily, pictured, is 5'5" and 110 pounds, with black eyes and brown hair. She was last seen leaving her house on Friday, November 19, at approximately 6:30 p.m. If you have any informat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Westway, the Highway That Tried to Eat New York, Defeated 25 Years Ago This Week

    ​The Saw Mill, the Bronx River, and parts of the FDR were closed due to flooding this morning thanks to the monsoon that kicked in before dawn. But the West Side Highway, a.k.a. the Joe DiMaggio? Traffic is flowing fine there, thanks in large part because we never built Westway, the crazed mul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Police Seek Missing 12-Year-Old Bronx Boy

    ​The NYPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating Sequin Moore, 12, of 1250 Bronx River Parkway, Bronx, New York. He was last seen on May 17 wearing a black and white jacket, black jeans, and black sneakers. Moore, pictured, is five feet and 120 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2009

    The other kind of New York wildlife

    ​Following up the Times' recent Manhattan Skunk invasion story, the News has a shortlist of New York's wild animals, including deer, coyotes, bats, turkeys, and a celebrity beaver, and where to go see them. Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, who was interviewed for the piece, lists places in ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2009

    After 20 Years, a Bronx Cold Case Is Solved

    —and a family's grief rekindled.

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    NYC Places #1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 in America's Worst Intersections

    Forbes has released a list of the nation's 100 worst traffic intersections, and boosters be pleased to learn that New York crossroads occupy six of the top ten spots, including the #1 position. Top honors go to Exit 4B, which connects the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Bronx River Parkway, and where, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 24, 2008

    FLOAT ON

    Swimming in the Bronx River? Say what?

  • Art

    July 24, 2007

    The City Is Their Laboratory

    Pratt students invent the next New York—for real.

  • Music

    January 9, 2007

    Slick Trouble

    The government's determination to deport old-school rapper Slick Rick knows no bounds

  • News

    August 29, 2006

    Weeping With the Enemy

    Phyllis Rodriguez lost her son at the World Trade Center. And then she found the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui.

  • News

    August 24, 2004

    New Yorkers to Bush: Listen Up!

    You're talking to the president. What would you tell him?

  • NYC Life

    May 4, 2004

    Perfect Picnics

    Grab some eats, spread a tablecloth, and get lost in the landscape

  • NYC Life

    March 18, 2003

    Close-Up on Woodlawn

    Grab some eats, spread a tablecloth, and get lost in the landscape

  • NYC Life

    February 4, 2003

    Close-up on Hunts Point

    Grab some eats, spread a tablecloth, and get lost in the landscape

  • News

    June 4, 2002

    Holy Waters

    Spiritual Life Returns to New York Harbor

  • NYC Life

    May 28, 2002

    And 20 Things to Eat

    10 Summer Food Destinations

  • News

    November 27, 2001

    Holiday Happenings

    10 Summer Food Destinations

  • News

    May 8, 2001

    Deflowering the Bronx

    Parks Department Paves Green Spaces Saved by Volunteers

  • News

    February 1, 2000

    Homo Thugz Blow Up the Spot

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

  • News

    January 18, 2000

    Alternating Currents

    A Gay Hip-Hop Scene Rises in The Bronx

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