Puerto Rican Born, Bronx Raised Rita Moreno to Receive Kennedy Center Honors
Back in July, the Kennedy Center announced that Rita Moreno, who was born in Puerto Rico and moved with her…
October 19, 2015
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The Bronx: New York City’s First Borough
It's a little-known fact that our beautiful borough of The Bronx was, in fact, the first borough of New York…
October 15, 2015
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Shatters New York Botanical Garden Attendance Record
Last year when we first got wind that The New York Botanical Garden was planning a Frida Kahlo exhibition we…
October 14, 2015
Tats Cru Graffiti Gown Rocked by Casita Maria’s Executive Director, Sarah Calderon
Last night at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, The Bronx was in the house in full effect as Casita Maria…
October 14, 2015
Fordham University Student Feels Like A Stranger in Her Own Home Borough; Says University Should Implement a Class on The Bronx
Third generation Bronxite, Antoinette Legnini, and Fordham University student who lives in Belmont in the shadows of the university has…
October 13, 2015
South Bronx Unite Meets with Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito to Discuss South Bronx Environmental and Health Crisis, Including FreshDirect
Last week, members of South Bronx Unite met with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and senior members of…
October 13, 2015
Fordham University Professor Wants to Turn Home of Late Jazz Legend, Maxine Sullivan Into A Cultural Center
The following is a guest post from Dr Mark Naison and syndicated from his blog. Turn Maxine Sullivan's House into…
October 12, 2015
Doctor Who Found Legionnaires in Patients’ Drinking Water Fired; NYC DOH Needs to be Held Accountable for Gross Negligence
Since the beginning of the largest Legionnaires outbreak in New York City's history occurred in the South Bronx, we have…
October 12, 2015
Exhibition Explores The Complexities of Dominican and Haitian Relations Through Art
Tonight at the Andrew Freedman Home from 6pm to 9pm 'La Lucha II DOM & HTI: Visions of Tomorrow, One…
October 9, 2015
Young Women Rock! FREE Mentorship Program To Start 2nd Year in The Bronx
Attention young ladies and women seeking to mentor our future: The Women Worldwide Initiative's 'Young Women Rock!' is set to begin…
October 8, 2015
From The Bronx to Brazil & Back: How One Bronxite Inspired Artists Across the World
Photographer Ricky Flores, born and raised in The Bronx during our most tumultuous times had a front row seat to…
October 7, 2015
International Artists Begin Work on a Mural Project Spanning The South Bronx & El Barrio
Several years ago, 'Los Muros Hablan' (Spanish for The Walls Speak) project came to El Barrio and The South Bronx…
October 5, 2015