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A Haunted Mansion In The Bronx « Scouting NY

Is there a haunted house in the Boogie Down? Scouting New York seems to think so when they stumbled up this Mount Hope beauty. What say you about this or any other places that you think are haunted or spooky? Personally, one of the spookiest spots in the Bronx is atop Vault Hill in Van…

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Someone Wants The Bronx To Be Like Brooklyn!

This morning I was looking at some stats for Welcome2TheBronx and noticed that someone landed on the website by searching for, “why can’t the Bronx be more like Brooklyn” . Well that person probably wasn’t expecting my post where they landed. In the simplest terms: WE DON’T WANNA BE LIKE BROOKLYN! Don’t get me wrong,…

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Will A Bronxite Bring Down Stop And Frisk?

The battle against Stop and Frisk is in the courts with a Bronxite at the center of trial. David Floyd, a 33 year old black male from the Bronx is the named plaintiff in the lawsuit and is taking the stand for thousands – including the thousands of blacks and Latinos who have disproportionately been…

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Happy Pi Day – A Day In Bronx History

Happy π Day! Not only is this a day we celebrate the mathematical constant known as Pi (thus 3.14) but it is also the birthday of the late Albert Einstein…what a wonderful coincidence that he was born on this day! One day after his 74th birthday, he agreed to attach his name to the Albert…

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Bronx leads new business growth | Crain’s New York Business

The Bronx continues to rise and this time we can attributes to the business sector. According to an article published in Crains New York, our great borough of the North has experienced an 305% increase in new businesses incorporated between 1991 and 2011. In fact, the increase was so much that the analysis indicated that…

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Bronx Rapper By Way Of…London?

Check out this cool piece by Patrick Wall of DNAinfo on a London born Bronx rapper living in public housing in our borough. Jamieson’s journey definitely sounds interesting. Don’t forget to support our local talent!

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