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How Do You Eat Your Zaro’s Black and Whites?

A great article delves into the history of Zaro’s Bakery as well their claim to having invented the delicious and iconic black and white cookies. Whether or not they were the first, one thing we do know is that they are the best around. So how do you like to eat your black and whites?…

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Bronx Developer Considers Using Shipping Containers to Construct Affordable Housing

Can shipping containers be the next wave in affordable housing construction? One real estate developer from The Bronx seems to think so. Nyron Chin-Sang, founder of Gold Key Group and is from our borough, has partnered up with SG Blocks, a company that manufactures shipping containers, to explore the possibility of bringing an affordable housing…

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Future Ferry Expansions Should Include City Island, Throggs Neck, & Other Bronx Neighborhoods

This summer The Bronx is finally getting a ferry service in Soundview but we can’t help think that other Bronx neighborhoods can benefit. The first one that comes to mind (and is a no-brainer) is City Island, I mean why wouldn’t NYC’s premier nautical community NOT be part of the city’s ferry network? Residents on…

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6 Months After Hurricane Maria, Photographer Shows Puerto Rico is Still ‘Preciosa’

In a few days it will be exactly 6 months that Hurricane Maria landed in Puerto Rico leaving behind an unimaginable devastation which triggered yet another massive migration from the island towards the mainland, including our borough of The Bronx. With one of the largest populations of Puerto Ricans on the mainland, the event, although…

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WATCH: An Beal Bocht Hosts World’s Shortest St Patrick’s Day Parade to Help Feed the Homeless

The popular Irish pub in Riverdale, An Beal Bocht, hosted the world’s smallest St Patrick’s Day parade to help feed the homeless. According to PIX11 news, the parade route is all of 47 steps from one door to the other at the Bocht. Watch the clip below:

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