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Residents: Hunts Point is improving

Hunts Point residents say the long-downtrodden area is turning itself around. While crime is still slightly higher than in other Bronx precincts, NYPD Capt. Donald McHugh says there has been a 30 percent

News 12 Staff

Jul 2, 2008, 7:21 PM

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