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Bronx Artist Documentary Project Gives The World A Glance At The Artist’s Creative Process

Yesterday evening participating photographers and artists of the Bronx Artist Documentary Project met for a meet and greet at the Andrew Freedman Home. This was the first time that almost all 100 members gathered since the project began last year.

When the Bronx Artist Documentary Project launches its exhibition in September, it will be the culmination of 30 photographers documenting 78 Bronx visual artists in the midst of their individual and unique creative processes.

Donate School Supplies to Bronx Youth!

Donate supplies to Bronx youth!

This summer The Gift to Empower is collecting supplies from June 1st to August 1st to be distributed directly to children during Boogie on the Boulevard (a summer festival that will close the main road on the Grand Concourse to vehicular traffic from 165th-167th Streets) on August 17th from 10am to 2pm. Support local Bronx students by giving them the tools to succeed in the 2014-15 school year.

DJ Kool Herc Block Party Saturday, June 21st 4pm – 8PM

Join the Bronx Music Heritage Center in celebrating living legend, DJ Kool Herc at a block party at 1303 Louis Nine Boulevard.

The event is being hosted by Grandmaster Caz and curated by Rebel Diaz with a really dope line-up of Hip-Hop artists from the Bronx.

Hope to see you there!

“I’m Coming Out” Pride Party Saturday, June 21st at Bruckner Bar & Grill

Come to Bruckner Bar & Grill tomorrow for wonderful event for the LGBTQ community in celebration of Pride Month.

The event begins at 10PM and lasts until the party ends!

Bruckner Bar & Grill is located at 1 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY 10454

For more information regarding this event, contact Abates@harlemunited.org

‘Taste of The Bronx’ Leaves Residents Out In The Cold And Annoyed With The BP

Last night The Bronx held its first ‘Taste of The Bronx’ in several years but rather than choosing a Bronx location, Borough Hall decided to take it to Manhattan — and make it “by invitation only”.

Huh?

That’s pretty much the sentiment of many Bronx residents when they learned that they were being excluded from one of our very own events that celebrate our culinary offerings.

Exclusive: First Ever Bronx Fashion Week Coming This September 5th – 7th

Although The Bronx has inspired fashion around the globe, particularly in urban design, gave the world some of the most recognized labels such Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein, it is often overlooked as place to hold a major fashion event.

All that is changing this year as the first ever Bronx Fashion Week will be held at the Andrew Freedman Home from Sept 5th to the 7th featuring a wide range of designers focusing on high end fashion.

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The Nanny State Is Back with More Misery for New Yorkers!

One of the reasons why so many New Yorkers voted for Mayor Bill de Blasio was that he was seen as the “anti-Bloomberg.” Among other things, people were sick and tired of Bloomberg’s endless bans and attempts to have government regulate almost every aspect of their lives. Yet, the new City Council seems to be moving in the same direction.

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MAJOR Frida Kahlo Exhibition Coming To The Bronx in 2015

The New York Botanical Garden in The Bronx will be home to an amazing and unique exhibition called ‘Frida Kahlo’s Garden’ starting May 16th of 2015 through November 1st 2015.

According to NYBG, it, “…will be the first solo presentation of Kahlo’s work in New York City in more than 25 years, and the first exhibition to focus exclusively on her intense interest in the botanical world.”

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New City Island Bridge: A Clam Digger’s Perspective On The Issues

I am a second generation City Islander, born a Clam Digger in 1957. My late father also grew up on City Island. I own and live in the house on City Island that my father built with his own hands. There is no one who has more emotional and nostalgic attachment to the current City Island Bridge than I. When I was a child, before the turntable function of the bridge was permanently disabled and the bridge gratings paved over, the humming of cars and trucks passing over those gratings carried down the length of City Island and, on hot summer nights, with my bedroom window open, that comforting sound would lull me to sleep.

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‘They Call Me Q’ Special 50% Off For Welcome2TheBronx Readers!

‘They Call Me Q’ Special 50% Off For Welcome2TheBronx Readers! Ms. Kadwani’s one woman show They Call Me Q received the Best Actress Award at the Variations Theatre Group: Harvest Festival 2012 in NYC and Best Play Award at the Maui Fringe Festival 2013. To date, she has performed her solo play over 50 times.

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Billions Spent In Melrose & Surrounding Area in New Construction In Less Than 10 Years

Over $2 billion has poured into the Melrose neighborhood of the Bronx as well as adjacent areas in new construction — whether residential or new commercial — in less than 10 years easily out pacing the entire borough.

The bulk of the money has been centered in the many developments in Melrose such as La Terraza, Boricua College & North Rose Apartments, St Ann’s Terrace, Via Verde as well as the proposed 950 unit La Central Development which is currently estimated at $345 million.

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