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Jaylynn Diaz, 7, enjoys the ride on her sled in Bronx Park on Bronx Park East and Waring Avenue in the Bronx

  The borough’s children are on the path to better lives, but the recession could threaten their progress and widen existing disparities, local child advocates warn.

Officials from the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York met with nonprofit group leaders and borough politicians last week to discuss their report, Keeping Track of New York City’s Children 2008.

The report follows some of the issues affecting the borough’s estimated 387,000 children. Read more..

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Bronx To Build New Branch Of N.Y. Public Library

Residents and local officials came out Friday for the groundbreaking of the New York Public Library’s new branch in Kingsbridge, Bronx.

The 12,000-plus-square-feet library will have a community room, reading rooms, public computers and wireless internet, among other features.

“We’re gonna have a lot more programs. And just a lot of what the community needs in terms of having more space for our teenagers,” said library network manager Michael Alvarez.

“Brick-and-mortar libraries are very important,” said Bronx Deputy Borough President Earl Brown. “An opportunity for young people to have access to books, and magazines and other artifacts is critical in forwarding their education.”

“Oh, to have a brand new library,” said resident Frances Ziccardi. “And a big library where they can really put the books in. And you could really have new books too, which they don’t have the space now.”

The new building will be nearly twice the size of the current library.

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