Index

The Bronx Beat, 4/3/95

• Harlem building disaster makes some boro residents wonder if same fate awaits them.
• Violence erupting at construction sites as coalitions compete for fewer contracts. With photo.
• Bandits find easy pickings at city bus depot in Port Morris.
• Bronx Profile: Hazel Blackman tells stories with her quilts. With photo.
• Cockfighting: culture or cruelty? In Morrisania, many think it's the former.
• Dominican gangs target their own as they continue to evade police control. With photo.
• Threatened HUD cuts threaten rent subsidies. With photo.
• NEA cash rolls into boro, defying nationwide trend.
• Boro News Briefs: Serial rapist sought, Aging buses potential hazard, Flavor Flav about to be sentenced, Killer given 50 years.
• Not user-friendly: Randalls Island park plagued by access problems.With photo.
• Baseball diamond springs from rubble in abandoned Soundview lot.
• Playstreet's demise leaves Morris Heights kids with not much to do.
• City Island circus as educational as it is fun. With photo.
• Urban magic turning rat-filled dump into lush garden.
• Academic excellence just as important as court moves, Dodge HS basketball team learning.
• Methadone dealing latest scourge as addicts try to score cheap hits on Willis Avenue.
• Beacon Program the golden child of city youth services cuts, remaining fully intact. With photo.
• Infant mortality stays high as poverty and substance abuse take their tolls.
• Heavy-duty networking goes on at boro business get-together.
• Happy Land lawsuit bringing together victims' families. With photo.
• Riker's Island out of place on any map.