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Las “Machinas” aka The Carnival: Memories From The Bronx

As children, the arrival of Las Machinas was one of the biggest highlights of our year or at the very least – the social season.

Overnight, a lot that was just filled with bricks, broken glass (along with broken dreams) would awaken covered in trucks bearing all the rides and concession stands.

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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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Bronx Judge Rules That People Can Drink In Apartment Common Areas; Moral Panic Ensues

No sooner than reading an article in the Daily News that a Bronx judge rules that people can drink alcohol in common areas of buildings, the moral panic began on the internet.

Folks immediately began to decry the ruling saying that, “Now NYC will only get worse” and similar sentiments.

But did they actually READ the article?

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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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