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 CWAP Watershed Success Stories -- Bronx River, NY
The Bronx River Watershed encompasses 56.4 square miles in Westchester and Bronx Counties, New York.
The Bronx River Working Group is accomplishing significant watershed restoration and protection objectives by acquiring land, restoring river channel hydraulics, stabilizing eroding riverbank with native vegetation, reclaiming wetlands and floodplains, improving habitat and increasing public access to the river.
Many projects and actions are underway, including a mile-long greenway project in the Soundview section of the watershed, a com bined sewer overflow abatement project, composition of a comprehensive watershed management plan, establishment of new parks and introduction of community stewardship initiatives.
water.usgs.gov /owq/cleanwater/success/bronx.html   (795 words)

  
 BCHS|About|A Brief Look at The Bronx
The Bronx Zoo, one of the largest zoos in the world; the beautiful park-like New York Botanical Garden; the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at Bronx Community College (the former campus of New York University) and, of course, Yankee Stadium, are just a few of the borough’s many outstanding attractions.
(Until this time, New York City had consisted solely of Manhattan.) In the 1890s there was strong support in parts of Eastchester, Pelham, and the village of Wakefield for consolidating with New York City the area east of The Bronx River, along with the towns and villages of Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.
In 1894 a nonbinding referendum on consolidation was passed by voters in New York City and its outlying areas but defeated overwhelmingly in the city of Mount Vernon and by one vote in the town of Westchester.
www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org /about/abrieflookatbronx.html   (1835 words)

  
 The Bronx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hudson River separates the Bronx from New Jersey to its west, the Harlem River separates it from the island of Manhattan to the southwest, the East River separates it from Queens to the southeast, and Long Island Sound separates it from Nassau County to the east.
Despite the stereotype that the Bronx (Specially South Bronx) is a typical poor urban area of New York City, it is not true of the entire borough.
One of New York City's major non-commercial radio broadcasters is WFUV, a 50,000 watt station broadcasting from Fordham University's Rose Hill campus in the Bronx.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bronx,_New_York   (3940 words)

  
 GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES PRESERVATION OF SOUNDVIEW PARK PARCEL
The 0.16-acre parcel is located west of O'Brien and Leland avenues in the Soundview section of the southern Bronx.
In addition to preserving green space in the community, the parcel serves as a link to the Bronx River Trail, a recreational path planned along the Bronx River from the Kensico Dam in Westchester County to the mouth of the river at Long Island Sound.
The parcel, which is adjacent to property protected by a partnership of the State and TPL in 1989, has been a priority acquisition for the State, TPL, the City of New York, and the Bronx River Alliance, a coalition of 60 community and environmental organizations.
www.ny.gov /governor/press/02/july12_02.htm   (863 words)

  
 More than $220 Million Announced for Bronx Parks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
New waterfront space, including a greenway link, will be developed at Pelham Bay Park, and environmental work will include the restoration of lagoons and salt marshes at Pugsley Creek Park and Soundview Park.
Ten million dollars will be utilized for this program, which will further the greening of the Bronx, improve air quality, reduce ambient air temperatures, and help reduce energy costs and heat "island" effect by planting thousands of trees in parks, playgrounds, streets and other targeted areas of the borough.
To achieve the potential of Roberto Clemente State Park, New York City's Bridge Park and revitalization of the Harlem River corridor, $10 million will be committed to park enhancements with another $10 million committed by the city in capital funding.
www.dec.state.ny.us /website/environmentdec/2004b/bronxparks930.html   (803 words)

  
 BRONX FACTS
In the middle of what was a swamp, rise the nineteenth centutry facades of the "Little Old New York" street that will welcome visitors to this amusement park designed to be the Disneyland of the east coast.
The Bronx is the only borough of New York that actually sits on the mainland.
The team was originally called the "New York Highlanders", for their field's hilltop location in upper Manhattan.
www.theamazingbronx.com /id64.html   (1975 words)

  
 :: THE BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT'S OFFICE :: ADOLFO CARRIÓN, JR ::
Last year the team was the only New York City team to compete in the NASA Regional at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
At the heart of this new downtown, which stretches from the HUB to the Bronx Museum and from Yankee Stadium to Melrose, is the new Bronx Civic Center.
In addition to the wonderful new improvements to the Y at Castle Hill, we will continue to work with the residents of Shorehaven Estates to ensure that their issues are addressed and their housing increases, not decreases in value and attractiveness.
bronxboropres.nyc.gov /en/gv/president/stateofborough.htm   (6660 words)

  
 Bronx Parks for the 21st Century - Project Overview : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
The Bronx parks projects were identified after years of input from the community, and were finalized over the past year with the help of community groups, elected officials and Bronx residents.
The program will further the greening of the Bronx, improve air quality, reduce ambient air temperatures, and help reduce energy costs and heat "island" effect by planting thousands of trees in parks, playgrounds, streets and other targeted areas of the borough.
Information on employment and bidding opportunities for Bronx Parks for the 21st Century projects can be obtained by contacting the DEP Community Outreach Office at 3660 Jerome Ave.
www.nycgovparks.org /sub_your_park/croton/html/project_overview.html   (542 words)

  
 Crime Initiatives
Under this grant program, the Bronx District Attorney is collaborating with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to reduce the number of illegal guns on the streets of the Bronx.
In January 2004, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office worked with the Courts to establish a gun part in the Criminal Division of New York State’s Supreme Court.
The Bronx Treatment Court is a collaborative effort of the Office of Court Administration, the Bronx District Attorney's Office, the Bronx defense bar and drug treatment providers.
www.bronxda.net /fcrime/initiatives.htm   (1250 words)

  
 Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance and a New Vision for the South Bronx
The Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance (SBRWA) is a coalition of four local and three citywide organizations committed to envisioning and realizing a new future of the communities along the southern reaches of the Bronx River.
A highway-dominated planning mentality dating back to the 1950s left the South Bronx fragmented and isolated by a network of highways designed to serve regional and national needs, regardless of the costs they imposed on the low-income communities they passed through.
New York State Department of Transportation’s proposal to expand the Bruckner-Sheridan Interchange
www.southbronxvision.org   (279 words)

  
 Voices of New York
New York has always been considered the gate of opportunity to immigrants all over the world, this includes the citizens of Puerto Rico.
According to the 2000 census, 57 percent of Hispanics in New York State live in the borough of The Bronx, and 319,000 of them are Puerto Ricans.
The Puerto Ricans of The Bronx do not seem to be discouraged or even affected by the low numbers ever since their arrival to the mainland and they continue to participate in their rich culture despite mainstream America's view that non-English speakers should fully assimilate into American culture.
www.nyu.edu /classes/blake.map2001/puertorico.html   (2807 words)

  
 The Bronx River Alliance
The restoration of the Bronx River is the subject of a film showing in the Biodiversity Hall of the American Museum of Natural History now through May 2007.
The Bronx River Alliance is seeking to hire an individual for its field-based ecological restoration and conservation crew.
The Bronx River Alliance serves as a coordinated voice for the river and works in harmonious partnership to protect, improve and restore the Bronx River corridor and greenway so that they can be healthy ecological, recreational, educational, and economic resources for the communities through which the river flows.
www.bronxriver.org /calendarNews.cfm   (1877 words)

  
 Bronx roommates, rooms rent Bronx apartments share. Roommate rentals, roomate, sublets in Bronx
About Us Bronx.metroroommates.com is a Bronx roommate service that advertises Bronx roommates, rooms for rent, sublets, subleases, roomates & apartments to share.
Bronx Roommates, rooms for rent, sublets, roomates & apartments to share have not been screened, verified or evaluated.
Individuals utilizing this roommate service to find Bronx roommates, rooms for rent, sublets, roomates & apartments to share take full responsibility for their actions & understand that the owners of the site take no responsibility for any consequences of using this service.
bronx.metroroommates.com   (134 words)

  
 A Walk Through the Bronx . History | Thirteen/WNET
By the mid 1990s the population of the Bronx was increasing.
From that time one-family houses and row houses were built, hundreds of apartment buildings restored, and several apartments converted to cooperatives and condominium units, permitting more residents of the southern Bronx to own their homes.
In the 1990s, The Bronx began experiencing a period of economic renewal and in 1997 was awarded the designation of "All-America City" by the National Civic Council.
www.thirteen.org /bronx/history3.html   (582 words)

  
 Bronx D.A. Programs
Traveling to the Bronx District Attorney’s Office to meet with their mentors allows students to experience the mentors’ work environment and learn about the functioning of the criminal justice system.
The first therapy group in the Bronx was initiated in March 2000, and since then there have been two therapy groups each year (one beginning in March and the other in September).
The Bronx Clothesline Project is a display of T-shirts designed by survivors of crime to "break the silence" surrounding their victimization.
www.bronxda.net /commoutreach/bronxda.htm   (1586 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Boroughs - A co-op of their own   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The residents of two Bronx housing developments are getting ready to move - from being tenants to being homeowners.
Years of collaboration between the state, a local nonprofit, a real estate developer and the residents of the Lafayette-Boynton and Lafayette-Morrison complexes resulted in a buyout deal that will transform both developments into co-ops.
in Soundview are just a few of the hundreds of apartment buildings leaving the state-funded Mitchell-Lama affordable housing program as their decades-long agreements expire.
www.nydailynews.com /boroughs/story/383272p-325375c.html   (405 words)

  
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To view all the Bronx commercial properties for sale and for lease and to access hundreds of thousands of other commercial properties for sale and for lease in Bronx and throughout the U.S. and Canada, become a LoopNet member today.
Located in the Tremont section of the Bronx, this vacant lot affords an excellent opportunity for new residential and retail development in a densely...
A brand new 100,000 SF glass facade tower to be built with 22,000 SF floor plates approximately one block from the Westchester Square subway (#6) stop...
www.loopnet.com /xNet/MainSite/ContentIndexPages/New-York/Bronx   (1167 words)

  
 Pelham Bay Personal Injury Lawyer- Free Legal Services in The Bronx, NY
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If you need the help of a New York lawyer, take your first step by filling out this simple form.
If you have a friend in need of a New York personal injury lawyer, refer them to Weitz and Luxenberg by clicking here.
www.weitzlux.com /legalservices/pelhambay/thebronx_29263.html   (474 words)

  
 New York Daily News - City News - Turkey Day in Bronx zapped by blackout   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
New York Daily News - City News - Turkey Day in Bronx zapped by flout
Scores of Thanksgiving dinners were disrupted in the Bronx yesterday when an evening flout darkened some 1,600 homes, authorities said.
The outage in Soundview was caused by a tree branch that fell on an electrical line, Con Edison spokeswoman Brenda Perez said.
www.nydailynews.com /news/local/story/256430p-219592c.html   (142 words)

  
 Soundview, New York NY, neighborhood profile (Bronx County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Soundview, New York NY, neighborhood profile (Bronx County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
New York > All counties > Bronx County > Soundview
Bounded by Westchester Avenue, Soundview Avenue, Soundview Park and the Bronx River.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=280779   (151 words)

  
 Independent Lens . BE GOOD, SMILE PRETTY . Healing and Remembrance . Memorials | PBS
Over the last decade in New York City, a new form of urban public art arose in response to countless tragic and untimely deaths.
Young graffiti artists who perfected their skills spray-painting on subway cars began to accept commissions to create murals commemorating the lives of victims of violence.
Most New York cemeteries are located far from the city so memorial walls offer a place close to home for community members to gather and grieve and reminisce about their lost relatives and friends.
www.pbs.org /independentlens/begoodsmilepretty/h_mem_graf.html   (193 words)

  
 Non-Stop News - News 12 The Bronx   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The youngest and smallest of the News 12 channels, this is the only News 12 venture that exclusively covers one of New York's boroughs.
It's the only News 12 channel operating with videojournalists instead of two-person crews, and it is the only 24-hour news channel in the United States using ParkerVision's PVTnews, a computer-based integrated production system that enables just one person to produce and direct a newscast.
In addition, because of the large number of Spanish-speaking viewers in its audience, News 12 The Bronx is considering adding several Spanish-language newscasts to its programming.
www.rtnda.org /resources/nonstopnews/news12bronx.html   (123 words)

  
 U.S. Congressman José E. Serrano, Representing the 16th District of New York :: Press Release :: Crowley and Serrano ...
This funding will be targeted towards the modernization and expansion of Soundview Community in Action’s cyber café dedicated to providing “at risk” youth in the community and their families a safe place to introduce or broaden their familiarity with the use of computers in a user-friendly environment.
As part of the effort to modernize and expand Soundview Community in Action’s cyber café, the Soundview Community in Action Association plans to teach youth how to create websites and become computer literate.
Century, Soundview Community in Action has developed a computer laboratory and teaching center to provide both training and technology to at-risk youths in this community.
www.house.gov /apps/list/press/ny16_serrano/040525Soundview.html   (542 words)

  
 Bronx Foreclosures
Bronx Foreclosures is a section of the widely recognized Foreclosure Update Newsletter.
We are constantly researching and expanding our foreclosure data sources for the Bronx making Foreclosure Update the most reliable resource available.
Auctions for Bronx County properties are held in Room 118 on the Mezzanine of the Bronx County Supreme Court Building, 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York.
www.bronxforeclosures.com   (433 words)

  
 Bronx Real Estate Agents, Bronx Homes For Sale, REALTORS and Bronx
The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York and has a population of about 1.2 million people.
HomeGain provides Bronx, New York real estate information and resources to guide homeowners and homebuyers through the process of selling and buying a house, condo or other Bronx realty property.
HomeGain has services to help you find a top Bronx real estate broker or agent, get the value of your Bronx home and a comparative market analysis (CMA), view Bronx real estate and MLS listings, prepare your home for sale, and more.
www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/NY/bronx.html   (647 words)

  
 Hunts Point - Longwood, Bronx, New York Real Estate - Trulia
Compare Bronx neighborhoods and ZIP codes by average home prices, median home prices, price per square foot, popularity, and more.
By analyzing real estate information on millions of homes in New York and nationwide and helping you understand hyper-local real estate trends.
Refine your real estate search in Bronx, NY by price, number of bedrooms, bathrooms, property type (including townhouses, condominiums and single-family homes), and more.
www.trulia.com /NY/Bronx,5139,Hunts_Point_-_Longwood   (711 words)

  
 local florists Bronx NY New York! ILocalFlorist.com your Internet Local Florist Directory.
The New York State Tree is the New York Sugar Maple
The New York State Bird is the New York Bluebird
The links to the local florist web sites in Bronx NY New York are being provided as a service.
www.ilocalflorist.com /NY/local_florists_bronx.htm   (868 words)

  
 THE BRONX GUILD
Learning Through Apprenticeship (LTA) is the center of the Bronx Guild curriculum.
We have been sending high school students out on apprenticeships at businesses and organizations across the city since opening our doors.
Companies and organizations can participate in all levels of the LTA program, and there are many other ways for employers to get involved as well.
www.bronxguild.org /mentor.htm   (958 words)

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