Today, January 19th marks an important day for me and perhaps many other Bronxites. It is the one year anniversary of the opening exhibition Seis Del Sur: Dispatches from Home by Six Nuyorican Photographers.
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PS 25 built in 1897, the 117 year old school still stands proud on East 149th Street and Tinton Avenue.
The school was the first bilingual school in New York City offering English and Spanish instruction, first serving largely the Puerto Rican community and more recently children from all over Latin America as the demographics of the neighborhood has changed.
As Westerners, we often look at the practice of child brides and marriages as archaic and barbaric, yet this harmful practice continues across the globe and is still accepted by members of their respective societies.
Whether you’re for or against the possibility of a new soccer stadium, please make every effort to attend tonight’s Town Hall Meeting at 7:30PM at 900 Grand Concourse at the corner of 161st Street.
For more coverage on the soccer stadium check out our past stories.
26 year old Bronx born and raised music artist, actor and Cardinal Hayes graduate, Christopher Estrada, is definitely starting off the year right and hit the ground running. Today he released his first single and music video and in early February will begin production on ‘Heartland’, an independent film written by Bronxite Orlando Reyes.
In a meeting held last week at Bronx Legal Services by concerned community members about the proposed Major League Soccer stadium sweetheart deal, it was revealed by several individuals that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr was proceeding cautiously with this deal as to not make the same mistake he made with the FreshDirect deal.
- One month later, Congestion Pricing appears to be working despite critics’ opposition
- First ICE raid under Trump hits The Bronx in the early morning hours
- Construction underway on massive apartment building next to the historic High Bridge
- After 115 years, historic All Hallows High School in The Bronx will close this year
- Archdiocese to close two more Bronx Catholic schools
In a few years, the historic High Bridge, New York City’s oldest bridge, will have a massive next door neighbor which will block its view that many Bronx residents in the neighborhood…
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WATCH: City Council Voting for Melissa Mark-Viverito As Next Speaker
Watch the entire process as New York City Council members vote for Melissa Mark-Viverito and electing her as next Speaker and the first person of color to hold that post.
Many Council members took a moment to comment on why they were voting for her.
Details Emerge On ‘La Central’ In Melrose As Developers Visit CB1; Residents Want To See Co-op or Condo Component
Last night, representatives from the development team of La Central, BRP Development Corporation, Hudson Companies Inc., Common Ground, Comunilife, The Kretchmer Companies, ELH Mgmt LLC, and the YMCA, made their first presentation to Community Board 1 who’s very offices are behind the proposed development site.
East Bronx Metro North Access Gets Major Push By Governor Cuomo
Last week when Mayor Bill de Blasio was inaugurated I published an open letter to him on several items that the Bronx was in need of.
One of the major items I mentioned that instead of hundreds of millions of dollars going to corporate subsidies that hurt communities rather than benefit them was to use said monies for fast tracking four new Metro North stations in the East Bronx.
BREAKING NEWS: Melissa Mark-Viverito UNANIMOUSLY Elected As Next Speaker of the New York City Council; First Latino to Serve Post
Today history has been made as New York City Council members gathered to vote for the next City Council Speaker and elected Melissa Mark-Viverito, a Puerto Rican born latina who’s district spans East Harlem with a greater portion in the Bronx.
New York City’s REAL Little Italy in the Bronx is Featured in the BBC
While Bronxites and countless New Yorkers know that if they want the best Italian experience in the city you avoid Manhattan’s Little Italy, many do not know to come to Arthur Avenue in Belmont the Bronx.
The BBC has published an interesting video report (link to video at the bottom of the story) on the changing faces of Belmont, something which many readers and Bronxites have commented on.
Forget FreshDirect, The South Bronx Mobile Market Is Coming!
Last year you may remember that we wrote about Bronxite and Hunts Point resident Tanya Fields and her quest to bring access to healthy food to folks in the South Bronx.
Well now after necessary fundraising and support, the South Bronx Mobile Market Is a reality!
- One month later, Congestion Pricing appears to be working despite critics’ opposition
- First ICE raid under Trump hits The Bronx in the early morning hours
- Construction underway on massive apartment building next to the historic High Bridge
- After 115 years, historic All Hallows High School in The Bronx will close this year
- Archdiocese to close two more Bronx Catholic schools