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LATEST NEWS

Our Lady of Pity Church in Melrose is Slowly Being Demolished

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Our Lady of Pity Church

Our Lady of Pity Church, which was deconsecrated by the Archdiocese of New York last November, is being demolished. Not even its former school and rectory will be spared. The parish of Madonna del Suffragio was founded in 1908 by Italian immigrants from Ponza, an island off the coast of Italy halfway between Rome and…

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Bronx Tsunami Warning for Throggs Neck and Coastal Areas Was Only a Test

Bronx Tsunami Warning Residents of Throggs Neck and coastal areas of The Bronx were shocked and sent into a panic at 8:30AM this morning when AccuWeather issued a Bronx Tsunami Warning for those areas and was sent to users of its app. The alert stated that the tsunami warning would be in effect until 9:28AM.…

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Exhibition to Turn Claremont Village Into a Night Gallery

Images documenting everyday life in the Claremont Village neighborhood of The Bronx will light up the neighborhood in an exhibition by members of the Bronx Photo League. Called ‘Claremont Illuminated’, the outdoor exhibition will be projected throughout the neighborhood onto spaces such as vacant lots and public stairwells with the assistance of artist Ethan Vogt.…

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A “Cross Bronx Expressway Park” Will Save Lives & Money

Cross Bronx Expressway Park

A Cross Bronx Expressway Park? Imagine a Cross Bronx Expressway Park. A report by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health states that decking over portions of the Cross Bronx Expressway would not only save money but also lives. Creating a new park over the Cross Bronx Expressway over a 2.4 mile stretch…

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Watch: Bronx Hip Hop Hall of Fame Coming to Port Morris

Bronx Hip Hop Hall of Fame

Port Morris – Last night during Windows of Hip Hop 2018 Element Awards, it was announced that The Bronx Hip Hop Hall of Fame along with a Tower of Hip Hop is coming to The Bronx. Hip Hop pioneers like Big Daddy Kane, Doug E Fresh, Kool DJ Red Alert, Swizz Beatz and Lisa Evers…

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