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Hunts Point Market Plows Through Pandemic, Feeding New Yorkers and Avoiding Firings

Hunts Point Market Plows Through Pandemic, Feeding New Yorkers and Avoiding Firings Ese Olumhense, THE CITY Phillip Grant didn’t anticipate that a deadly virus would shut down New York City when he started the job of general manager at the Hunts Point Produce Market 10 months ago. In March, when concern over COVID-19 compelled much…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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