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Manhattan College Student Studying History of Slavery in The Bronx

The following has been syndicated by permission from Manhattan College’s Director of Communications, Peter McHugh. Students are learning about little-known areas in their backyard. Thirteen Manhattan College students are traveling across the Bronx during the spring semester, learning about the history of slavery in the borough and its legacy that relates to present day. Slavery…

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Developer Signs $30 Million Lease for South Bronx Waterfront Property

The Lightstone Group has signed a deal to lease 475 Exterior Street located at the foot of the 145th Street Bridge at 149th Street for 49 years in the amount of $30.5 million. This is extremely surprising as its not an actual sale of the property and such land leases are not too common in…

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City Council Takes Away Committee Post From Ruben Diaz Sr After Homophobic Remarks

Council Member Ruben Diaz Sr. (John McCarten / City Council)

Today the City Council voted to disband a committee homophobic, bigoted, and misogynistic councilman Ruben Diaz Sr was chair of after he refused to apologize for his homophobic remarks where he said that the NYC Council, “…was controlled by the homosexual community.” The Committee on For-Hire Vehicles will now have issues handled by the Taxi…

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The Bronx Sees $2.05 Billion in Real Estate Investment Sales Last Year With Over Half in The South Bronx

Although the dollar amount of sales for investment properties and development sites in The Bronx for 2018 took an 8% dip, it still managed to remain above the $2 billion mark. According to the Bronx 2018 Year-End Sales Report by Ariel Property Advisors, this is in part thanks to the Jerome Avenue Rezoning as well…

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