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Jerome Avenue corridor eyed for new zoning | Crain's New York Business

Major controversy surrounds the Cromwell-Jerome Neighborhood Study area and Crains New York just issued an article on it. The proposed 73 block study area was the topic of the recent 2nd Annual Bronx Gentrification Conference at the Bronx Documentary Center this past Saturday.

Neighborhood residents are fearful that city planning is coming in to upzone the area and push out long time residents as well as businesses.

Jerome Avenue corridor eyed for new zoning | Crain’s New York Business

Major controversy surrounds the Cromwell-Jerome Neighborhood Study area and Crains New York just issued an article on it. The proposed 73 block study area was the topic of the recent 2nd Annual Bronx Gentrification Conference at the Bronx Documentary Center this past Saturday.

Neighborhood residents are fearful that city planning is coming in to upzone the area and push out long time residents as well as businesses.

BxArts Factory Launches February 12th At The Bronx Museum

BxArts Factory, the borough’s first incubator for the Arts, will officially launch on Thursday, February 12th at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. The event will be held from 6pm – 8pm and, “…will be filled with artists performing and creating art live for the audience to enjoy their craft,” says Yolanda Rodriguez Co-Founder of the organization in a press release sent to us last night.

Top 5 Reasons Why Growing Up In The Bronx Was Awesome!

The following is a syndicated post From NYCTalking by Angel Rodriguez.

Growing up in New York City is an experience unlike any other. Growing up in the Bronx, in NYC, is an entirely different experience unto itself. There is the good, and there is the bad in it. You will have some amazing experiences, and some that are best forgotten.

Today I will be sharing with you 5 of the most awesome things about growing up in the Bronx, right here in New York City.

Pet Adoption Event This Saturday at New Beginnings Animal Rescue!

Come one, come all and meet your new furry little friend! New Beginnings Animal Rescue is holding a big adoption event this Saturday January 17th from 1-4PM to help these beautiful, and loving critters find forever homes and someone to give them all the loving they need! Oh and you also get to have some great Morris Perk Coffee which will be privately sponsored by a kind donor!

Check out some of these beautiful animals, how could you say no to these faces?

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Women of Woodlawn on BronxTalk

Here’s a link to last night’s BronxTalk that featured the ‘Women of Woodlawn’ a group of women who are dedicated to positive change in their community. We talked about housing education, economic development, parks, and more. It’s an important show about how Bronx people can wrest control of their own communities. Follow us: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Welcome2TheBronx/…

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Rabbinical School In The Bronx Paving The Way in The Nation To Help Jews In France Come To The US

According to an article in The Washington Post’s PostEverything section, by Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, 7,000 French Jews have fled France in the past year and moved to Israel over growing concerns of antisemitic movements. Herzfeld writes that, “The U.S. should open its doors to imperiled European Jews,” and goes on to inform us that a Bronx rabbinical school, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, is already doing just that.

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