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A Silver Lining From The Bronx “Ghetto” Tours

As you already read here and probably elsewhere, this past weekend, The New York Post published an article on Real Bronx  Tours that was offering a “ghetto” tour of our borough to mostly Australian and European tourists at $45 bucks a pop. As of Monday, the company has since stopped its Bronx tours as pressure…

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“Real” Bronx Tours Promises Tours Of A Real “Ghetto”

I’m not sure which is worse – the tour operator perpetuating to be a “real” Bronx Tour company and profiting like any other poverty pimp on the economically disadvantaged or the tourists who shell out $45 dollars to get a taste of an “authentic New York City ghetto”. Over this past weekend, The New York…

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Casting Call: Bronx Rap Duo All Year Summer Is Looking For Wild, Colorful, Weird People For Video Debut

This just in from our favorite Bronxites at from The Bronx (you know, the folks behind the awesome Bronx Beer Hall??)   Bronx rap duo All Year Summer is casting extras for their first official music video “Rock Out” directed by Robert Dumé. They’re looking for wild, colorful, weird people in costumes, masks, crazy outfits, and whatever else…

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Hunts Point Is Not Full of Prostitutes & Addicts

NPR jumps on the bandwagon to continue propagating the past history of Hunts Point – and indeed the Bronx in this somewhat follow up to the Chris Arnade disaster of a few years back.  You know, the guy who worked on Wall Street and decided to trek to Hunts Point to photograph the sex workers?  To any…

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South Bronx Unite Calls On Governor Cuomo To Take A Closer Look At BOEDC & The FreshDirect Deal

For Immediate Release Contact: Kristin Hart, 718-977-9043; Karen Argenti, 646-529-1990 South Bronx Unite calls on Governor Cuomo to take a closer look at BOEDC and the FreshDirect Deal South Bronx Unite (SBU) is a group of Bronx community activists and neighbors that formed in response to the City and States’ announcement, in February 2012, that…

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