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Current news stories

A 13-year-old girl was rushed to hospital and a 50-year-old man is facing charges after the teen’s throat was slashed at a condo building near Yonge and Eglinton Tuesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the scene around 4:30 p.m., on Broadway Avenue.

A 50-year-old man was arrested at the scene, and has been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. His name is not being released at this time.

Police tell CityNews it’s believed the victim and the suspect are known to each other, but their relationship is under investigation.

The teen’s injuries are non-life threatening.

The suspect will appear at the College Park courthouse Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. for a bail hearing.

 http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/204604

Local Problems

While Yonge and Eglinton is filled with great night life, this is a double edged sword as late night it can become some what rowdy. The main problems are with crime and disorder issues, break and enter, street robbery, and auto theft. The Police Division in the area ( which is called 53 Divison) has been responsive to the problems and created a crime management initiative called “Operation Vertical Vanguard” . “Vertical” related to their targeting crime in high and low rise buildings in the neighborhood and the operation reduced crime by 10%.

social services

Another aspects of the area that makes living there very attractive is the availability of major social services. The area offers many types of social services for help with eating disorders, addiction counselling, family and marital therapy, youth social services etc.

Local attractions

 

There are many attractions in the Yonge and Eglinton area. In fact this area has become so trendy with young singles living in the area that it has been also known as “Young and Eligible”. One of the main attractions in that area is the Yonge and Eglinton mall, which includes a large movie theatre. Outside of the mall there are many different pubs, pool hall ,sports bars, night clubs and a comedy club. There is a variety of many different restaurants serving food from around the world ( Brazilian, Thai, Mexican, Japanese, Italian, Korean, French to name but a few). Shopping for fashion, home decor, Speciality foods, and beauty products and services are plentiful in the area. The Yonge and Eglinton area is on a major subway line which makes the area very attractive to many home owners.

Yonge and eglinton history

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In the late 1800's and early 1900's, what is now the Yonge and Eglinton area was primarily used for farming. The area was incorporated and called North Toronto in 1890. The geography of the area meant fertile land for cattle grazing, It was within the largest cattle grazing region in Upper Canada (which is now called Southern Ontario). House development began in the 1890's when the Metropolitan Street Railway made Eglinton Avenue at Yonge Street its most northern stop from downtown Toronto. By the early 1900's residents in the area became frustrated with the poor municipal services and the town joined Toronto on December 15, 1912. By the 1940's the Yonge and Eglinton had become completely a residential area developed with housing leaving no more farm land.