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Connecticut Business Leader: Split Amazon Headquarters Between The Bronx and Stamford

As soon as The Washington Post reported that several unnamed Amazon executives said the company was reconsidering making Long Island City in Queens their second headquarters due to backlash from activists and politicians crying foul at this sweetheart deal, cities across the country began salivating at the fact that they could potentially take advantage of…

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What You Should Know: Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr Shouldn’t Apologize—He Needs to Resign

Last week, the hate-filled, homophobic, misogynistic Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr was quoted with yet another homophobic remark where he said that most the New York City Council is ‘controlled by the homosexual community’ and then went on to say that the council speaker Corey Johnson is a homosexual married to another man. Now, Diaz Sr…

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Apply For 2-Bedroom Apts as low as $718 in Morrisania, The Bronx

Time is running out to apply for 32 brand new affordable housing units in Morrisania. The new building, located at 545 E 166th Street at Third Avenue, is constructed using the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program and offers actually affordable rents. The trick is, of course, being able to qualify to snag these…

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Watch How the Whitestone Movie Theater Will be Transformed Into a Modern, Futuristic Warehouse

The old Whitestone Movie Theater in The Bronx is no more as its remains are being demolished and carted away. In its place will be the first-of-its-kind multilevel warehouse in New York City spanning 700,000 square feet on two levels which will allow for faster deliveries across the region. Scheduled for completion in 2020 (we’re…

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Meet the 29-Year-Old Bronx Dominican Immigrant That’s Teaching Financial Tech Start-ups How Real People Deal With Money

The Bronx is a borough of immigrants in a nation of immigrants that shape our country for the better each and every day. One such individual is Wendy De La Rosa, who graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School in our borough (my alma mater and of course, US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s as well)…

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