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"Racist" Bronx Catholic Principal Fired After Public Outrage

"Racist" Bronx Catholic Principal Fired After Public Outrage

Frank Borzellieri, whose controversial ideas on race and ties to a white supremacy group outraged many because he was principal of a Bronx Catholic school with a majority of Hispanic and black students, was fired earlier today. "This decision was reached following a thorough internal review of his opinions and beliefs as expressed in his books and columns, and a discussion with Mr. Borzellieri himself," Archdiocese spokesman Joseph Zwilling tells the Daily News. Man, they finished Borzellieri's entire oeuvre in just two days? They're like Game of Thrones, but racist! more ›

Community Helps Takes Down Bay Ridge Drug Den

Community Helps Takes Down Bay Ridge Drug Den

Yesterday, police announced they arrested people running a drug den on 93rd Street in Brooklyn, thanks to the help of neighbors who banded together. Resident Jason Miller told NY1 he and his neighbors "came together through a local web forum and there were many neighbors that were feeling much the same fear and issues that we were already observing." more ›

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