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Even without the new regulations, some playground operators could see that changes were needed. "There were horrible metal pieces and concrete that could cut our children," says Judy Davidson, who successfully lobbied to have climbing equipment removed from Community Elementary School 236, where she teaches in the Bronx, N.Y. But in two years of writing grant proposals, Davidson has been unable to replace what a bulldozer demolished in a few minutes. "You know how important it is for them to have a place to climb and play," she laments...
...pandas --fake Louis Vuitton handbags --Rumble in the Bronx II --black U.S. Army berets --Gap clothes --kung pao chicken --decent firecrackers --deer-antler powder --Falun Gong workout craze --kanji tattoos --7-ft.-tall B-ball players --campaign contributions --a place to dig holes...
...spending the next four years with them. After four years, graduating seniors often report that their best teachers were other Harvard students. If you’ve ever wanted to learn the proper pronunciation of “y’all” or hear a true Bronx accent, this is the weekend...
...convincing fashion--but, nevertheless, I am certain they are going down this year. I may be nave, but I'm right. And one day, when the Red Sox face the hapless Chicago Cubs in the most exciting World Series ever played, I will sit back and laugh at the Bronx Bombers and their millions of bandwagon-hopping fans, finally satisfied...
...Invariably described as "smart" and "tough," White is regarded as a relentless prosecutor - someone, in other words, criminals don't relish running into. During her eight years heading the U.S. attorney's office for Manhattan, the Bronx and six counties north of the city, White has faced off against everyone from international terrorists to Mafia hit men. Most have suffered under White's prosecutorial zest, including Marc Rich and his partner Pincus Green, who were initially prosecuted by then-U.S. attorney Rudy Giuliani but were pursued vigorously during White's tenure as well...