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Who From the Bronx Will Emerge Victorious in the September 10th Primaries?

The Bronx will have many political races with far reaching ramifications this Tuesday, Primary Day. Of course there are the city-wide races for Mayor, Comptroller and Public Advocate.  

There are also some intriguing local races, most notable: City Council Districts 11, 15, 16 and 17 and a special election for State Assembly District 86.

No Vacancies At the Opera House Hotel This Past Weekend

Yesterday Patrick Wall of DNAinfo reported that the Opera House Hotel had no vacancies this weekend proving to one set of critics that folks will stay in the heart of the South Bronx in a luxury boutique hotel that may seemingly look out of place.

Unfortunately the article wasn’t full of good news as you would think considering such excellent news.

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Massive Liquor Store Going Up On 149th Street

For several days I’ve been walking by this building under construction and wondering what it was going to be since it’s architecturally pleasing to the eye. It looked like perhaps a club or a bar of sorts but alas my hopes were dashed.

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Seis del Sur Donates Prints For Fundraising Auction Tonight!

The collective of 6 Nuyorican photographers known as Seis del Sur have graciously donated several prints for a fundraiser tonight at La Casa Azul in El Barrio on 103rd and Lexington Avenue for the award winning documentary, El Barrio Tours which is a labor of love by Andrew J Padilla and chronicles the impact gentrification is having on Spanish Harlem, aka El Barrio.

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The Bronx to Brooklyn Via…Queens?

A couple of weeks ago a debate began on my Facebook page regarding the old CSX lines in the Bronx which are no longer in use and many individuals indicated that they’d like to see them put to use for a triboro train to connect the outer boroughs without Manhattan.

Now the Gothamist has written a thorough piece on this very issue that was discussed on my page.

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The Bronx General Post Office On the Grand Concourse Moves Closer to Having Its Lobby Preserved Including Beloved Ben Shahn Murals

Back in February of this year we broke the story via welcome2melrose.com that our beloved main post office on the Grand Concourse was up for sale. Immediately there was an uproar to save not just the idea of the post office but the actual grand lobby along with its historical treasure of murals by the…

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