In a recent Fiat 500 TV ad, Bronx native singer and actress J-Lo appears driving through the blocks of her hometown. The 42 year-old then says: “Here, this is my world. This place inspires me to be. To be tougher. To stay sharper. To think faster.” But according to The Smoking Gun, the 42-year-old never set […]
Archive | November, 2011
Jennifer Lopez sends double to the Bronx for Fiat 500 ad, The Smoking Gun
Posted on 23 November 2011.
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Running for president of the Dominican Republic–from the South Bronx
Posted on 22 November 2011.
A Bishop and real estate manager running for president of the Dominican Republic, from a Bronx salsa club.
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City’s first 20-mph Slow Zone opens in Claremont, NY Daily News
Posted on 22 November 2011.
The Claremont section of the Bronx has the highest car accident and death rate in New York City, with 46 dead or injured in the area between 200o and 2006. “It’s become a speedway for people to zoom through. That has had deadly results.” said Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. Now dozens of blocks near Crotona Park have […]
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Restorations start at Soundview Park, The Epoch Times
Posted on 22 November 2011.
Restorations started on Monday in Soundview Park known as the “Gateway to the Bronx River”. The bulk of the work will consist in bringing back parts of the 205 acres of wetlands, lagoon and forest to life. At least 5,000 trees will be planted to recreate the forest. According to the WSJ, the wetlands will not only […]
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Mentor Program helps schools tackle absenteeism, Norwood News
Posted on 22 November 2011.
A city mentorship program helped many schools cutting down absenteeism such as the High School for Teaching and the Professions in Kingsbridge Heights. “Success Mentors” program and “Every Student, Every Day” will be expanded next year to include 4,000 students, up from 1,4000 in 2010-2011. The program will also start taking care of students who missed […]
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Puerto Rico in East Tremont
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Taino Mayor gives its customers a taste of the sounds and souvenirs of Puerto Rico in the Bronx.
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Razing a graffiti shrine to make room for billion-dollar housing
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Local residents fear the new housing development may price them out of the neighborhood they helped to revive.
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Bronx native Sanford Garelik dies at 93, NYTimes
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Sanford Garelik, a City Council president and former candidate to the Mayor’s office, died on Saturday. In the 1970s, Garelik became NYPD’s first Jewish chief inspector, the highest uniformed rank at the time. As the economy was worsening, Garelik expressed his concerns about the cost of renovating the Yankee Stadium. Instead he thought the Yankees could […]
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