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Rep. Ritchie Torres to introduce legislation to redevelop church site as land bank

A Bronx councilman has come up with an idea about what do with a dilapidated Grand Concourse church. The church, located at the corner of 175th Street and the Grand Concourse, has fallen into disrepair

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May 19, 2014, 9:59 PM

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