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One of the biggest names in comedy who helped define the genre in America with…
How COVID-19 Hit Puerto Rican New Yorkers Hard in The Bronx and Beyond Vanessa Colón…
Doctor Richard Izquierdo, founder of Urban Health Plan and better known to everyone who knew…
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that New York City is on track to enter…
Hunts Point Market Plows Through Pandemic, Feeding New Yorkers and Avoiding Firings Ese Olumhense, THE…
Bally’s gambling complex proposal at the former Trump Links in Throggs Neck relies on getting state approval to alienate parkland, but lacks local leaders’ support as the legislative session winds down. By…
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BREAKING: NY Will Impose 2 Week Quarantine on Visitors For States with High COVID-19 Outbreaks
New York State, along with the rest of the tri-state region of New Jersey and Connecticut, will impose a 2 week quarantine on visitors from states where COVID-19 numbers are on the rise. The quarantine will only apply to visitors from states where positive cases for the coronavirus reaches a certain threshold. Upon arrival in…
AOC Beats Republican Plant Michelle Caruso-Cabrera in Democratic Primary
Democrats in the 14th congressional district spanning The Bronx and Queens didn’t fall for Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a “former” Republican who’s campaign was well funded by her Republican husband, Trump supporters, and Wall Street. Despite raising millions, Caruso-Cabrera’s attempt to fool people into thinking she was for them failed miserably at the polls yesterday as preliminary…
WATCH: Meet The Bronx Woman Who Directed ‘Becoming’ the Netflix Documentary on Michelle Obama
Many have seen the Netflix ‘Becoming’ documentary on Michelle Obama but did you know that it was directed by a Bronx woman? Nadia Hallgren, a Puerto Rican and Black filmmaker and cinematographer hailing from Soundview, was approached Higher Ground, a film production company by the Obamas, and was told that they she should be the…
Shaken Bronx Shopkeepers Battle Back from Looting Amid Stalled Promises of City Help
Shaken Bronx Shopkeepers Battle Back from Looting Amid Stalled Promises of City Help Greg B. Smith, THE CITY Jun 21, 3:54pm EDT On the warm spring night of June 1, an eruption of looting left the owners of more than 100 Bronx businesses shattered. Three weeks later, the fallout from that night lingers over the…
Several Nooses Reportedly Found in Van Cortlandt Park
On Thursday evening, Bronxites Rafael Peña and Alexandra Haridopoplos were walking into Van Cortlandt Park when they stumbled upon a terrifying scene and symbol of hate. Three nooses were left hanging from trees inside the park’s entrance near 242nd Street on the West side of the park. According to Gothamist, a third witness reported the…
The Bronx’s Failed Answer to Disneyland, Freedomland, Opened 60 Years Ago Today
On June 19, 1960 The Bronx’s premiere amusement park opened its doors in the northeast section of the borough. Before Co-op City, the world’s largest cooperative development that over 50,000 residents call home was built, there was Freedomland. Built in the marshlands and coastal area along the Hutchinson River, Freedomland was a short lived amusement…