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A Bronx block was abruptly shut down last night after bomb-sniffing dogs set off a terror search at a warehouse.

A tip led investigators looking into a possible terror cell in the city to American Self Storage on River Avenue in High Bridge. Police dogs indicated they’d found something suspicious.

FBI evidence teams hauled out three boxes at around 10:15 p.m. The contents were not immediately known.

Meanwhile, a member of the NYPD’s intelligence division could be called to testify on why he trusted a Queens imam with the details of the probe into a suspected Al Qaeda cell. Read more..

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 Bronx day care centers - and the working parents who need them - face an uncertain future under a city plan to cut classrooms and funding in September.

The city’s Administration for Children’s Services said last week that four Bronx day cares will lose classroom openings and all 5-year-olds in ACS day care must move to regular school kindergartens starting in September.

Day care directors and municipal union representatives say they fear the changes will mean layoffs and possible closings.

Cheryl Dewitt, 45, executive director at Williamsbridge NAACP Early Childhood Education, said unionized salaries depend on the number of day care classrooms, and that the cuts could also affect part-time aides and cooking staff.

The shift to kindergartens is in response to a $62 million ACS deficit, which will affect thousands of children in the Bronx alone, many from underprivileged, working class families.

Under the new plan, ACS day care slots will be available only to those who can’t be enrolled in kindergartens. The number of classrooms will be cut based on enrollment.

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 Curtis Sliwa

Tourists hungry for a peek at the real New York can skip Times Square and Central Park and head for the South Bronx instead.

Radio host Curtis Sliwa is leading out-of-towners on three-hour walking tours of the once crime-ridden neighborhood to give them a firsthand look at what it was like and how it has changed.

“The Bronx has improved dramatically, but you can get a flavor of what it was like,” said Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels. “It’s an opportunity to see the old and the new.”

So far, about 125 people have taken the tour, which was first reported by Crain New York Business.

Sliwa, who has also flirted with running for public advocate, says his so-called “Underbelly Tour” is a must-do attraction for those looking to get beyond the glitz of the world’s most intriguing city.

“I show them, this is where there used to be burned-out buildings, gangs, drug dealers,” Sliwa said. “You see a burned-out building with graffiti and right next to it you see a brand-new place and thriving businesses.” Read more..

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 Safeguard Self Storage continues to expand its presence in the New York self storage market with the opening of its newest location in the Bronx (High Bridge, NY). This self storage facility, located at 1253 Jerome Ave., offers the High Bridge community 681 storage units in a variety of sizes, with modern security features and many amenities.

Atlanta (PRWEB) October 9, 2008 — Safeguard Self Storage, a premium provider of self storage solutions, recently opened its sixteenth operating location in the New York self storage market. This self storage facility, conveniently located at 1253 Jerome Ave. in the Bronx (High Bridge, NY), will help supplement this community’s growing demand for high-quality storage units and self storage space.
The Bronx (High Bridge, NY) self storage facility offers 681 self storage units.

Safeguard has an established presence in the metro New York and New Jersey areas, currently with more than 20 locations in these two states. As is typical of Safeguard’s many locations, Safeguard’s High Bridge self storage facility is designed with security, convenience and customer service in mind. Amenities at this location include: Climate-controlled units (fully heated and air conditioned), a covered loading area, computer-controlled recorded access to the building, video recorded surveillance of the property, and individual door alarms on each unit. Read more..

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Free HIV Testing Offered At Bronx Event

Community leaders in the Bronx hosted an event this weekend aimed at educating people about the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Hosted by the group Silent Voices United, families were treated to live entertainment, food, and free HIV testing.

Organizers say New Yorkers need to understand the disease to prevent it from spreading.

“This is the problem, the stigma, and that’s why HIV/AIDS rates are still going up, because of the stigma,” said Tiffany Diallo of Silent Voices United. “People have to stop being ignorant. People have to come out and they have to be educated. People can’t be afraid, because the more you’re afraid, then the crisis that we have is going to continue and it’s going to get worse. It’s going to grow; the numbers are going to grow even higher.”

The group hopes to reduce the rate of infection in the High Bridge and Morrisania neighborhoods, two areas they say have the highest number of cases in the borough.

SOURCE: NY1.com

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