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11/29/11--06:30: Bronx Graffiti Crew Sues Over Fiat Ad (chan 1462022)

A television commercial for Fiat starring Jennifer Lopez has triggered a copyright dispute involving a Bronx-based graffiti crew whose work, according to them, is featured "prominently" in the ad. You can observe below on your own and decide.


11/29/11--08:29: "Heading" In Soccer Is Damaging (chan 1462022)

Using advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital and academic medical center for Einstein, have shown that repeatedly heading a soccer ball increases the risk for brain injury and cognitive impairment. The imaging portion of the findings was presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago.


11/29/11--10:22: It’s Not Just The Lava (chan 1462022)

Mt. Rainier in my native Washington State is a stunning site. It’s a beautiful mountain, covered in snow and ice in both winter and summer. At over 14,000 feet, its summit is worthy of respect from even serious hikers. There’s no wonder it’s a National Park.


11/29/11--11:06: Bronx’s Own Project Runway (chan 1462022)

For the last three years, Ross has taught these professional modeling skills to gay, lesbian and transgender youth in the only class of its kind in New York City.


11/30/11--08:04: Bronx Projects Sold For $51.5M (chan 1462022)

Robert Nelson’s Global One Real Estate Fund, in conjunction with the New York Affordable Housing Preservation Fund, a Joint Venture between L + M Development Partners and Citibank, has purchased the interests of Lafayette Boynton, a four-building, 972-unit rent stabilized apartment complex in the Soundview section of Bronx, from AREA Property Partners for $51.5 million.


11/30/11--10:50: Digable Planets Reunites With Ladybug Mecca, Featuring U.G.O. Crew (chan 1462022)

It has been 7 years since Ladybug Mecca (a.k.a. LadybugMek) performed with the original Digable Planets, and her upcoming special one-time NYC and LA appearances with the group as well as featured artist U.G.O. Crew are going to be memorable events marking a long overdue reunion for their worldwide following.


11/30/11--19:01: Safety Signs Offer Poetry, On Motion (chan 1462022)

Pedestrians will soon discover more poetry than usual on New York’s streets.


12/01/11--17:05: Outrage: MTA Gives Sweetheard Deal (chan 1462022)

Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan) expressed her outrage by reports that the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has arranged a sweetheart deal for a new Apple store to open in Grand Central Terminal in one week. Upon its planned opening next week, the Apple store will be the only store-- among 100 other such retail stores in Grand Central Terminal--that will not be required to make any revenue-sharing payments to the MTA.


12/02/11--09:06: Successful Restaurant For Sale - Sacrifice (chan 1462022)

We offer to your attention the sale of a successful Midletenon, NY restaurant, only 50 miles from New York City.


12/02/11--11:32: Free Stay Well Exercise Classes (chan 1462022)

Several of the public libraries in the East Bronx would like to offer free weekly Stay Well Exercise classes, designed for adults 60 and over.


12/03/11--07:21: Urban Farmers To Retake Garden (chan 1462022)

This Saturday, local urban farmers and members of Occupy the Bronx will re-enter a lot from which they were evicted l, and host a day-long festival asserting community control over public land. Gardeners and local residents are furious at the destruction of the green space, which had served the immediate community for the past two years.


12/03/11--18:51: Taking Advil To Schools (chan 1462022)

These days, a village is not enough to raise a child. Multinational corporations have had to step in.


12/04/11--14:34: Man Up. Get Vaccinated. (chan 1462022)

City College of New York (CCNY) advertising workshop students and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have partnered in an effort to raise awareness of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its alarming rate of increase among sexually active men and women, in light of November being the Sexual Health Month.


12/05/11--06:48: Throwing Good Money After Bad (chan 1462022)

“The surest way to destroy a nation is to debauch its currency.”; “The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.”


12/05/11--07:08: Perrigo Hires Omar Lora As Production Supervisor (chan 1462022)

Perrigo, a leading pharmaceutical supplier, announced today that Omar Lora has been hired as the third shift production supervisor for the packaging department in Bronx, New York.


12/05/11--13:25: Restoring Grace To A River Dedicated To An American Hero (chan 1462022)

Ten years ago, Eleanor and Giles Rae began a journey to search for a house and instead found an unexpected new mission in life. The couple spent many hours driving on the Hutchinson River Parkway to City Island, Giles Rae’s hometown.


12/06/11--08:54: Hot Diggity Dam (chan 1462022)

As the long season of darkness sweeps over the country, it’s a natural time to think about lighting – and how dependent we are on electricity during this dim time of year. You can heat your home with several different energy sources, including natural gas, heating oil or wood. But unless you’re living off-the-grid, the lights throughout your abode burn brightly because of electricity from the grid.


12/06/11--10:02: Concerned Dental Care Holiday Charity (chan 1462022)

The holiday season is always known as the season of giving. It just so happens that Bronx Dentist, Dr. Jay Fensterstock got started a little early.


12/06/11--18:10: Innocent Bystander Shot In Bronx (chan 1462022)

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man accused of shooting an innocent bystander during a fight with another man last week.


12/09/11--07:27: Global Partnership Schools Help Bronx (chan 1462022)

Global Partnership Schools (GPS) announced today its will provide small group, technology based supplemental educational services (SES) to Bronx public schools for the first time to eligible students in grades K to 8. GPS is an international firm which operates schools around the world.