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Growing Community, Gardens, and Land Trusts: Raymond Figueroa, Jr. in the South Bronx

This post was written by Syed Ali and originally appeared on CoLab Radio, a publication of the MIT Community Innovators Lab. CoLab Radio has graciously allowed us to reprint this important piece. Growing Community, Gardens, and Land Trusts: Raymond Figueroa, Jr. in the South Bronx By Syed Ali Ray is a man of many hats, but when…

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This post was written by Syed Ali and originally appeared on CoLab Radio, a publication of the MIT Community Innovators Lab. CoLab Radio has graciously allowed us to reprint this important piece. Ray is a man of many hats, but when I imagine him it is his black beret. I met Ray once, when he hosted…

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Congressman Crowley Urges MTA to Make New East Bronx Metro North Stations a Reality

Congressman Joseph Crowley has written a letter to MTA chair, Joseph J. Lhota, urging that the agency prioritize and accelerate plans for four new East Bronx Metro North stations so that residents of the area have access to better options in this transit desert. For over a decade, residents have been teased about getting four…

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Buy a Four Bedroom Apartment in Longwood for $100K—If You Qualify

A four bedroom apartment in Longwood on Beck Street for just $100k sounds like a steal and too good to be true but for most in the area and the South Bronx, it is just that. Our friends over at Brick Underground report that there are four four-bedroom apartments available at an HDFC Co-op at…

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Watch: Bronx Engineering Students Develop Water Filtration System for a School in Puerto Rico

Engineering students at Manhattan College in The Bronx worked together to create a water filtration system for a school in Puerto Rico dealing with the aftermath of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Maria which created the largest humanitarian crisis in US history. According to News12, the students hope to have the system in place…

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