via New York Daily News
Probation Office Set For Harlem
A satellite probation office, designed to connect minor offenders to job training and other programs close to home, is coming to central Harlem.
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via The Queens Courier
Temples Confront Changing Times
As congregations shrinks, some Queens synagogues face a tough choice: close or merge.
via The Local
A Move to Mark the Wright House
A local group wants to highlight the unmarked Fort Greene home where "Native Son" Richard Wright once lived.
via Voices of NY
Hunger Strikers Unite For Tibet
Three men have consumed nothing except water since beginning their protest in front of United Nations on Lo-sar — the Tibetan New Year — on Feb. 22.
via New York Daily News
Microloans Show Big Impact
Small business owners and entrepreneurs, often shunned by banks during tough economic times, are turning to nonprofit groups for modest loans.
via New York Daily News
Pooper-Scooper Woes Plague Bronx
Residents and neighborhood groups are fed up with what they say is a lack of pooper-scooper law enforcement by the city Sanitation Department.
via City Limits
Search for The Phantom Landlord
One Bronx real estate operator held an interest in many troubled buildings – including one where a boy was killed in fire. But when advocates pushed for improvements, they found no one to hold accountable.
via Mott Haven Herald
Artist Reflects Beauty of the Bronx
Daniel Hauben's paintings of the Bronx will hang in the Bronx Community College’s North Instructional Building and Library, set to open this summer.