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Thousands of computer tablets being given to BX families

Thousands of Bronx families living in public housing will get internet access next year, the city announced Friday. Mayor Bill de Blasio and the secretary of the city's Department of Housing and Urban

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Dec 17, 2016, 3:13 AM

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