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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Trump Isn’t Ready For a Girl From The Bronx

We’re still excited by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s seismic victory over Congressman Joseph Crowley during this past Tuesday’s primaries. Now with this new clip of her during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert we love her even more. Watch below! We look forward to Ocasio-Cortez representing Queens and THE BRONX in congress come next…

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BAAD! Empowering The Bronx LGBTQ Community Through the Arts & Dance

The following is a series written by Diego Robayo of the Historic District Council which profiles Bronx community leaders who have contributed to our history and will be published here on Welcome2TheBronx. The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD) was founded in 1998 and started out as an association to promote artists that belonged to minority…

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In Gentrifying Mott Haven, Murders are Up 300%

As $450,000+ condos go up along E 138th Street and $4,300 three-bedroom apartments appear on the market along Bruckner Boulevard something else is also going up: Murder. Homicides in The Bronx’s 40th Precinct, which covers Melrose, Mott Haven, and Port Morris, is up by 300% this year as of June 17th compared to the same…

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BREAKING NEWS: Major Upset as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Beats Incumbent Joseph Crowley for 14th Congressional District!

In a major victory and the biggest political upset of 2018 in the country, 28 year old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of The Bronx has won the the Democratic primary for the 14th Congressional District beating incumbent Congressman Joseph Crowley who was as recently this year considered a front-runner to become the next Speaker of the House…

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