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Jerome Avenue Rezoning Moves A Step Closer to Reality as Land Use Committee Gives Unanimous Approval

The West Bronx is on the verge of a huge make-over and city sponsored gentrification as the massive 90+ block Jerome Avenue Rezoning Plan inches closer to becoming reality. Yesterday, New York City Council’s Land Use Committee, chaired by Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr of The Bronx, voted unanimously to approve the rezoning which now leaves…

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Bronx Born Actor to Star Alongside Whoopi Goldberg & LaLa Anthony in Supporting Role

The Bronx keeps churning out talented people! Jermaine Wells, a Bronx born and bred actor, has struck gold in getting a supporting role alongside Oscar-winning Whoopi Goldberg (actually she’s one of only twelve people who’ve gotten the coveted EGOT-Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, AND Tony award something that Bronx-raised Rita Moreno has also received). According to Variety,  “Furlough”…

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$1,000 Paid Internship for Bronx High School Students Interested in Journalism

Attention Bronx high school students: If you’re interested in a career in journalism, City Limits is now accepting applications for its CLARIFY (City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth) internship program. The program starts March 24th and meets every Saturday for 10 weeks which includes one weekday in the newsroom as well. According to City…

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See: Rare, Color Photos of Freedomland

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Before Co-op City, the world’s largest cooperative development that over 50,000 residents call home was built, there was Freedomland. Built in the marshlands and coastal area along the Hutchinson River, Freedomland was a short lived amusement park with America as its theme. It billed itself as the world’s largest entertainment center before changing that to…

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