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Wings Academy guard Dashaun Wiggins scored 15 points, but it was his big rebound late that clinched the 80-78 victory over JFK. Photos by Damion Reid

SLOW-STARTING JFK FALLS SHORT, EYES WINGS REMATCH

Dashaun Wiggins saw the ball come out of James Blue’s fingertips and immediately thought rebound. Blue, Wiggins said, has a tendency to shoot long, and he twisted his right wrist, another sign the junior said, that it would come off the back rim.

He slightly nudged Kelvin Dixon, John F. Kennedy’s 6-foot-6 forward, and out-leaped him. Wiggins came away with the rebound, but in essence the game. He knocked down two free throws, sealing Wings Academy’s 80-78 victory over Kennedy at Bronx Regional HS. The win moves the Wings into first place in Bronx AA by their lonesome.

“This gives us a lot of confidence,” said junior forward Krystian Foriest, who had 15 points and nine rebounds. “It lets everybody know we’re back and we’re here to rule the Bronx.” Read more..

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Since 2000, the folklorist Joseph Sciorra has built a presepio in his Brooklyn kitchen. His take on this traditional Italian Nativity scene reflects more modern settings like Baghdad or a Caribbean beach. This year, he set the crèche in the South Bronx of 1975

 For the past few weeks, Joseph Sciorra has been painstakingly putting together a tabletop tableau of the South Bronx circa 1975. Subway cars slathered with graffiti are set against bombed-out tenements and empty lots. An empty lot is covered with broken bricks and a battered mattress, and a charred car is abandoned by the curb. He added the final touch this week:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph

This is not an exclamation, but a partial roster

They are joined by the Three Kings, some stable creatures, shepherds and angels on high. Read more..

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The new store is located in the ‘Hub’ at 416 Westchester Avenue, between Third Avenue and Boone Avenue.

The company said that the store incorporates a new interactive retail design, inviting consumers to experience wireless voice, data, music and video services in a full-service environment.

The store also features over 3300 square-feet of retail, technical support and customer service space along with interactive product and service demos available throughout the store.

It also has integrated systems and operational enhancements, designed to streamline the sales process and increase customer satisfaction and a check-in kiosk inviting customers to sign in on arrival and stay informed via monitors that track their place in the queue for service. Read more..

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