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Variety just published this adorable article about a 9 year old Bronxite who has a part in the new ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ movie.
Benedict J. Fernandez, (b. 1936), a Puerto Rican and Italian photographer from East Harlem, captured some of the most powerful and emotionally-resonant moments of America during the tumultuous 1960s. This exhibition comprises vintage prints and never before seen work prints from the archives of an underappreciated master.
The Sixties were arguably the years of greatest social change in American history. The country entered the decade full of idealism and hope – the Civil Rights movement was gathering steam and a charismatic president rallied the nation to explore a New Frontier. America limped out ten years later, devastated by assassinations, divided over the Vietnam War, cities aflame in unrest. Through it all were the movements: Civil Rights, Black Power, Students for a Democratic Society, pro and anti-Vietnam War, nascent gay rights, and more.
Here’s part 3 in a series of fun facts about the borough we love, The Bronx. This series is in celebration of our two major milestones: the 100th anniversary of the creation of Bronx County and the 375th anniversary of Jonas Bronck’s arrival to our borough.
Click to watch: One On 1 Profile: Latin Jazz Master Bobby Sanabria is a Musician, Teacher and Activist Dancing to the Beat of His Own Drum
Real Estate in the South Bronx is heating up.
A tiny 4,100 square foot lot in the Lower Concourse Rezoning District of the Bronx is currently listed for a whopping $3,000,000. The property at 100 East 149th Street at Exterior Street is located just across from the the Special Harlem River Waterfront District and at the foot of the 145th Street Bridge into Manhattan. With a zoning of M1-4/R8A, the site can be developed into a 10-12 story residential building.
- With Congestion Pricing coming this summer, the MTA needs to drop Metro-North fares for Bronx residents
- More residential units were completed in the South Bronx in 2023 than anywhere in New York City
- The South Bronx will lose its last movie theater next month leaving the borough with just one
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx
New York City is facing an affordable housing crisis and nowhere is this more apparent than in the northernmost borough of The Bronx. While the borough traditionally has had and continues to…
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Latinos 3x More Likely To Die From Asthma Than Others
The Environmental Defense Fund stated last week that Latinos are 3x more likely to die from asthma than any other racial or ethnic group.
We must ask ourselves why, then, our Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr and other Bronx politicians aren’t demanding an environmental impact statement be done on FreshDirect’s planned move to the South Bronx — and instead are relying on an outdated environmental impact statement.
The Survivors Of Orchard Beach; Sand, surf and unspeakable horrors | The Jewish Week
I grew up in the rock-and-roll ’50s in an immigrant community in the Bronx where all of our friends’ parents had blue tattoos on their arms, some large, some small, some buried under bushy arm hair and silver wristwatches, but always a row of numbers. Our parents had gold teeth, heavy accents, and names we never heard on television. The memories of my childhood summer days — the contrast between the bucolic and the indescribably horrible — served as my Holocaust 101.
Bronx Borough Prez Ruben Diaz Jr Holds Out On Soccer Stadium Deal | Crain’s New York
Back in January, Welcome2TheBronx wrote about how our Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. sat on the fence on the soccer stadium deal after much wooing them to the Bronx. Now Crain’s New York reports an interview with Diaz Jr, where he says, “On the soccer stadium as a whole, I’ll say this: I’m not there yet. That said, I am open-minded. As I said in my State of the Borough address, with a good community-benefits agreement, with proper community engagement, I think we can get to a place where folks understand the economic benefits of the stadium. But those benefits have to be real and be felt. It can’t just benefit the royal family of Abu Dhabi [who co-owns the franchise] or the Yankees.”
The Mix Pop Up Coffee Shop Opens In Port Morris With A Resounding Success
The Mix Pop Up Coffee Shop opened yesterday in Mott Haven as a 3 day social experiment to engage the community and talk about race and identity — over a cup of coffee.
Immediately when you walk into the cafe you are asked, ” WHAT ARE YOU?” by big stenciled letters along the walls. This is one of the most common questions asked to people of color, especially folks who’s ethnic identity isn’t ‘readily apparent’.
A Walk Through The Lower Concourse Rezoning District In The South Bronx
The other day I decided to take walk around the Lower Concourse Rezoning District so that I can document the area before it starts changing and buildings are either demolished or converted.
What struck me the most was the number of available signs for entire buildings or lots to be developed that weren’t there before. It seems that owners are starting to pay attention to the media coverage and beginning to market their properties.
150 Tech Jobs Coming to The Bronx In A First Of Its Kind Center
Software consulting company, Doran Jones has teamed up with Per Scholas, a non profit what specializes in training underemployed individuals in high tech industries for free.
Together they will be construcing a new facility at 804 E 138th Street in Port Morris just off the Cypress Avenue station on the 6 train.
- With Congestion Pricing coming this summer, the MTA needs to drop Metro-North fares for Bronx residents
- More residential units were completed in the South Bronx in 2023 than anywhere in New York City
- The South Bronx will lose its last movie theater next month leaving the borough with just one
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx