THE BRONX BEAT
May 2 - 8, 2005
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The playground at Richman (Echo) Park. An advocacy group that failed the park two years in a row for its neglected appearance will help install a gardener on the premises. (Photo/Olivia Goldberg)

Isabel Jenkins (at microphone) demands HIV and AIDS education in public schools during a rally organized by the KIDZ Commission on AIDS at City Hall on April 28. (Photo/Kristy Davis)

Lakesha Ruck and her daughter wait for the D train in the 161st Street station, one of the few stroller-friendly stations in the Bronx with an elevator. (Photo/Ashley Kindergan)

MTA plan cuts station repairs; stalls expansion
Gardeners hired for neediest city parks
Borough’s female firefighters blaze a new trail
Tax-cut benefit mostly aided wealthy firms
Funny mom vies for stand-up prize
Bronx to get 23 small schools
Latina wins honor for her fight for victims
Community praises activist for tireless service
Rite of passage: The pomp of prom season
Mother’s Day plans spotlight flowers, rhinos, activism
Monroe kicks off online justice degree
The Bronx Beat staff bids readers farewell
New law tracks housing for AIDS patients
Students ask the city for AIDS education
Student poetry contest uses video-conferencing
For new church, homes become house of worship
Four Bronx buildings get preservation award
Moms with strollers endure subway woes
Commuters annoyed by seat hogs, cellphones
Bronx street count finds 600 homeless
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Security firms struggle to compete
New fines pose hassle for vendors
Beat on the Street
Bronx’s dearth of bookstores sends readers to Manhattan
Rising artist focuses on Latinas
Veteran dancers teach hip-hop 101