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From Escaping Genocide to Becoming The Queen of Bling

Jenny Bui the Queen of Bling

So how exactly did Jenny Bui, probably the most famous nail artist become the ‘Queen of Bling’? How did she get clients who fly in from all over the world to get their nails done by her? A New Lease on Life Jenny Bui escaped the Cambodia with her family as they fled the Khmer…

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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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Old Whitestone Cinemas to Be Demolished This Spring & Make Way For Massive Distribution Center

A distribution center will replace the old Whitestone Cinemas

The old 20 acre Whitestone Cinemas site, which was sold last year for $75 million, will be demolished this spring according to Real Estate Weekly. The site will be developed by the new owners into a massive 840,000 square foot multi-level “last mile” distribution center which will be the first of its kind in the…

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Watch: Bronx Teacher Melissa Salguero Wins Grammy Educator Award

Melissa Salguero, who teachers music at PS 48 aka the Joseph R. Drake School in Hunts Point has won the Grammy Educator award along with a $10,000 honorarium beating out music teachers from across the country. Since 2010, Salguero has been teaching over at PS 48 and is no stranger to recognition as having won…

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