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Monday Morning Bronx Blabs

These are the Bronx related stories making headlines around local media and internet: Living In:…

Bronx Social Media Week

From Welcome2Melrose: Bronx Social Media Week was celebrated this past Tuesday, February 8th in Melrose…

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NY State Senator Rubén Díaz, Sr Needs A Wake Up Call

Besides being such a divisive and controversial figure (see what he has to say on marriage equality)in the New York State Senate, The Reverend Senator needs to get a little grip on reality. In a recent New York Times piece on the abortion rate in New York City (which is currently at 41%) Senator Rubén…

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Old Bronx Courthouse Hosts Most Exclusive Dinner Of The Year

This past Saturday, the Old Bronx Courthouse in Melrose was open yet again.  This time it wasn’t for a tour but for a special dinner for the First Annual Bronx Pipe Smoking Society.  The email invitation was quite simple:  Do not tell a soul of the event, dress code is to be “warm” formal (due…

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Former Mobster, Ummm NY State Senator Passes Away

This post is in response to the glowing praise that was heaped upon the late and former New York State Senator Guy Velella, who passed away last week Thursday, January 27th, 2011, by the new editor and writer at the BoogieDowner.  For the last few years, the BoogieDowner was a repository of all things Bronx…

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Glenn Beck Takes A Jab At The Bronx

Glenn Beck, who probably never has set foot in Co-op City, compared the largest cooperative development in the country to the failed socialism of the former Soviet Union.  We all know that Co-op City suffers from many ills and is far from perfect but come on…really? Failed socialism?  I’m sure that the thousands of families who’ve…

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We Are A Strong People

Living in a borough that was for so long abandoned by the city as well as by businesses definitely does something to the collective psyche.  For those who call the Bronx home and love it, we are a strong and proud people. 

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