Posted on 30 September 2010. Tags: Apollo Theater, break-dance, Bronx, dance, Elettra Fiumi, Hunts Point, I am the Bronx, Michael Jackson, youtube
Antonio Williams had never performed on stage in all his eight years, until he danced at Apollo Theater’s Amateur Night on September 7th. He came in second. His inexperience didn’t show as he break-danced alongside a professional at the “I Am The Bronx” live graffiti block party in Hunts Point on September 18th. That’s because […]
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Posted in Bronx Blog, Bronx Life
Posted on 30 September 2010. Tags: 9/11, botanica, Bronx, candles, community, economy, Halloween, religion, saints, skulls, Soundview, stores
Skulls, rosaries and advice at a local botanica help people cope in hard times
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Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Multimedia
Posted on 29 September 2010. Tags: New birth certificate, Puerto Rican birth certificate law, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Yardena Schwartz
As of Sept. 30, thousands of Puerto Ricans in the Bronx will have invalid birth certificates.
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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods
Posted on 29 September 2010. Tags: fordham university, suicide
A Fordham university freshman was found dead yesterday around 11:30 a.m. in his dorm.
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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Northwest Bronx
Posted on 27 September 2010. Tags: artist, Big Punisher, graffiti, hip-hop, memorial, mural, Puerto Rico, rap, Tats Cru, time
The history of rap music begins in the Bronx. Its neighborhoods are dotted with iconic sites of rap history such as 1520 Sedgwick Ave. where DJ Cool Herc first created the break-beat, or the infamous Forest Houses on 166th St. where Fat Joe grew up. Add to that list the “Big Punisher” memorial mural on Rogers […]
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Posted in Bronx Blog
Posted on 27 September 2010.
Watch this audio slideshow to learn more about being Mr. Softee
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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Food, Southern Bronx
Posted on 24 September 2010. Tags: cesar mercado, fernando cabrera, Fordham, Nicaragua
Police are investigating the death of a Nicaraguan diplomat, who was found dead Thursday morning.
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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Northwest Bronx, Politics
Posted on 21 September 2010.
Gustavo Rivera still has a long road ahead to earn the trust of Bronxites.
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Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Politics