Some News...

There are some stories of interest to the BoogieDown floating around the inter-web this fine morn... Here are some linky-loos:

57-year-old man karate-chops his way out of a robbery in Morrisania [NY Daily News]

BoogieDown residents (especially black and Hispanic borrowers) feeling the heat of the collapse of the housing market [NY Daily News]

Kappy forced to cover Bronx political saga from the cold and decidedly un-tropical locale of NYC [NY Daily News]

Dems' struggle for control of State Senate to continue into the New Year... groan. [NY Times]

MTA 'mother of all fare hikes' looming? [NY Daily News]

'Lawless gangs' improperly evicting Mott Haven residents? [Inner City Press]

~ErLu