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Stories by Edition: May 17, 2007 (9 Stories)

Tracey Shooting Puts Spotlights Ongoing Turf Battle - A fight was going to happen. Somebody brought a gun. Police say this scenario played out to nearly tragic consequences in Norwood two weeks ago, when four young men were shot, two critically, outside of Tracey Towers. | Read the Story

Clinton Prepares To Do Damage in Playoffs - With a pair of thrashings last Wednesday, the Dewitt Clinton Governor's baseball and softball teams sent a message to the rest of their New York City competition: we will be a force to be reckoned with come playoff time. | Read the Story

As Repair Complaints Mount, So Do Tensions at Tracey - | Read the Story

In the Public Interest - Congressman Jose Serrano, a vocal opponent of the U.S. war in Iraq, saw a silver lining in the defeat of a resolution that called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. The measure lost 171 to 255 but Serrano said the effort made an important statement nonetheless. | Read the Story

Armory Advocates Get First Look at Proposals - After a nearly two-and-a-half month delay, the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment project is back on track and the city is moving quickly toward choosing a developer. | Read the Story

Neighborhood Notes - | Read the Story

Our Wake-Up Call - On the surface, this latest incident is like any other violent scenario involving urban minorities. Assailant and victim are collapsed into one impression, the bottom line being: it's tragic but they were bad kids and had it coming. This is the message we repeatedly get from the 11 o'clock news and the tabloid treatment of these stories. | Read the Story

Letters to the Editor - Lessons of Imus
School Policy Threatens Safety
Open Letter to the Community
Tax Would Focus Country on War
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Mess No More - Just about three weeks after we featured the grafitti on this building at the corner of Briggs Avenue and East 201st Street as the Mess of the Month, men armed with power washers erased the mess. We thank the property owner and hope the vigilance continues.
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