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Boogie Down Booth Gives Folks A Spot To Sit & Listen To Music On Freeman Street

Thanks to Elena Martinez of the Bronx Musical Heritage Center folks will have a spot to sit while waiting for the bus — and enjoy a variety of musical selections specially curated by Martinez herself.

Located at the Freeman Street Subway Station on the 2/5 line on the corner of Southern Boulevard and Louise Niñe Boulevard, ‘Boogie Down Bench’ is a project intended to give life to otherwise dormant spaces throughout the city and was one of the projects selected, specifically in areas under the subway El, bridges and overpasses.

Seis Del Sur Returns With A New, Contemporary Exhibition

Saturday, January 19, 2013, was the night that the South Bronx came home. Seis Del Sur opened their first ever exhibition as a collective at the Bronx Documentary Center. The opening night and subsequent 6 weeks of programming was record-breaking for these 6 Nuyorican photographers from the South Bronx. It was an event filled with, laughter, tears of both joy and sadness.

Now, 18 months later, join Seis Del Sur at The Bronx Musical Heritage Center this Friday July 25th as they launch their latest exhibition, this time showing contemporary work.

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La Cucaracha: Water bug species ‘Litarachna lopezae’ named after Jennifer Lopez – News 12 Bronx

  Watch Video: Water bug species ‘Litarachna lopezae’ named after Jennifer Lopez – News 12 Bronx.   THE BRONX – A new species of water bug has been named after pop singer and Bronx native Jennifer Lopez. Scientists from the University of Montenegro say they were entertained by J. Lo’s music while doing research on the…

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Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Stands in Solidarity With Port Morris / Mott Haven After Bronx BP’s Disparaging Remarks

Earlier this morning, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito retweeted our tweet about Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr’s disparaging remarks about Port Morris and Mott Haven in which he described the areas as, “…it’s dark, it’s dormant, it’s just a very morbid place,” during his interview with Gary Axlebank on BronxTalk.

In turn, Madame Speaker Mark-Viverito tweeted: “Proud to represent such a great, diverse part of our city #MottHaven…” to Welcome2TheBronx, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. El Barrio Tours.

TELL BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ, JR HE IS DISRESPECTFUL AND OUT OF TOUCH!

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The Transportation Reinvention Commission Ignores the People of New York City

The following is a guest article by John Rozankowski, PhD   On May 7, 2014, Governor Cuomo sent a letter to MTA Chairman, Thomas Prendergast, telling the MTA to bring together a panel called the “Transportation Reinvention Commission” (a.k.a. MTA Reinvention Commission’) to make our subways and entire transit system ready for the challenges of the…

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Tell BP Diaz He is Disrespectful & Out Of Touch

  BP Diaz Disrespects Mott Haven / Port Morris RESPOND! Demand Respect – We are one Bronx! BRONX BP RUBEN DIAZ JR INSULTS MOTT HAVEN/PORT MORRIS; SAYS THERE’S NOTHING THERE, IT’S MORBID   BP Diaz, Jr. on BronxTalk on 7/14/2014 declares Mott Haven  /  Port Morris Morbid. Click for the interview, go to timing 15:14.…

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Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr Insults Mott Haven/Port Morris; Says There’s Nothing There, It’s Morbid

“Right now, that area is dark, it’s dormant, it’s just a very morbid place,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr of the thriving Port Morris/Mott Haven area where FreshDirect wants to set-up shop during an interview on BronxTalk last night. He went on to say that FreshDirect would liven up an otherwise empty area.

Are we talking about the same area? The same area that was declared by NYC & Company — New York City’s official marketing and tourism agency — as one of the ‘Neighborhood x Neighborhood’ as a destination for tourists to explore outside of Manhattan?

Local residents and business owners are not only disappointed but also upset with Diaz Jr’s comments.

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