The public meeting on whether or not New York should legalize marijuana hadn’t even started yet, and things were already getting heated. “Who here loves pot?” a large, bearded man shouted as he walked into the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens, the site of a Sept. 24 listening session. It was the latest on […]
Archive | October, 2018
Albany is listening, but legal marijuana advocates remain skeptical
Posted on 10 October 2018.
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No “Big Apple” in the Bronx
Posted on 09 October 2018.
Morrisania in the South Bronx has long been known as a “food desert” for its lack of fresh produce — the local Youthmarket is trying to improve the situation.
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CPC approves animal haven/City Planning, as expected, supports mayor’s shelter plan
Posted on 08 October 2018.
Supporters of the mayor’s proposal for an animal shelter across from Co-op City got a boost from the City Planning Commission.
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‘Cent’anni!’ A Century of Sicilian Loaves in the Bronx
Posted on 07 October 2018.
“Madonia Bakery has been making semolina bread for 100 years. The biscotti, a more recent addition, was added in the 1960s.” Read the story of this classic of Arthur Avenue in The New York Times.
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In the Cradle of Hip-Hop, a South Bronx Gallery Bridges a Gap
Posted on 04 October 2018.
Rapper and activist formerly known as Mos Def partnered with Free Richardson to open an art museum that displays an equal balance of fine art and street art. This South Bronx gem opened this September with an estimated 600 people in attendance at the grand opening. The New York Times has more here.
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Bronx Teacher Behind Controversial Slavery Lesson Used ‘Poor Judgement’ – Investigators
Posted on 04 October 2018.
A Bronx middle school teacher is under fire for having her students reenact the Middle Passage, where enslavers tortured Africans while forcing them to the Americas. The teacher, who is white, is calling the controversy an instance of “reverse racism.” School administrators are investigating the matter.
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Bronx elephant “unlawfully imprisoned”
Posted on 03 October 2018.
The Nonhuman Rights Project has argued that Happy the elephant, a Bronx Zoo resident since 1977, should be relocated to a sanctuary. After Happy’s mate died, she needs to socialize with other elephants, the group argues.
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Building the world’s largest collection of hip-hop memorabilia, one piece at a time
Posted on 02 October 2018.
The Bronx’s soon-to-come Universal Hip-Hop Museum is set to open in 2022, but the effort to curate the world’s largest collection of hip-hop memorabilia is well underway.
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