On Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue in the South Bronx, more than a dozen people in red shirts filled the intersection Saturday. For the first time in two years, Community Board 2 held its annual AIDS walk. “Everything was focused on covid… AIDS is still an epidemic,” said Luis Marrero, a member of the board’s […]
Archive | September, 2022
Community Board 2 aims to bring awareness to AIDS and HIV
Posted on 25 September 2022.
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Bronx Community Leaders Reach Out to Communities of Color Disproportionately Affected by Monkeypox
Posted on 22 September 2022.
Bronx community leaders gathered for a night of Monkeypox outreach Wednesday, to raise awareness about the spread of Monkeypox in the Bronx and address the disproportionate impact the disease has on Black and Latino communities. Members of the community were given information about vaccination resources and educational pamphlets on how to protect themselves from Monkeypox. […]
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Grammy-Award Winner Eddie Palmieri Launches the Lehman Center’s 2022-23 Season
Posted on 19 September 2022.
Grammy-Award winning artist Eddie Palmieri and his Salsa Orchestra launched the Lehman Center’s 2022-23 season on Saturday evening. Palmieri is a long-time performer at The Lehman Center and his popular presence is in-line with efforts to focus concert programming on reflecting the community’s diversity. Those efforts have been heralded by The Lehman Center’s Executive Director, […]
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Residents Pickup Hundreds of Pounds of Litter at Soundview Park on International Coastal Cleanup Day
Posted on 19 September 2022.
Volunteers removed 47 bags of trash from the Bronx River on Saturday during International Coastal Cleanup Day. The event, which is held yearly on the third weekend of September, was hosted by The Bronx River Alliance.
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Bronx Community College Hosts Kids Comic Con Sci-Fest
Posted on 19 September 2022.
Dozens of families attended the annual Kids Comic Con event held at Bronx Community College Saturday—the first one held in-person since 2019. This year’s convention, named Sci-Fest, was focused on the relationship between comics, science and technology. The event was co-founded and organized by comic book writer Alex Simmons and Bronx Community College Director of […]
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City Council Members Want Trump Golf Course License Cancelled
Posted on 17 September 2022.
City council members are calling on the parks department to cancel a contract it holds with Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, a golf course in Throggs Neck. Parks and Recreation Committee Chair Shekar Krishnan and Councilperson Marjorie Velázquez were joined last Thursday by members of 9/11 Justice, an advocacy group for victims and families […]
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Residents Voice Concerns Over Planned School and Housing Development
Posted on 17 September 2022.
Bronx residents voiced concerns Tuesday, over a proposed development that would include a new school and apartment complex at the site of the former Church of the Visitation at the first in-person Community Board 8 meeting since the pandemic. Tishman Speyer, a real estate investment firm, purchased part of the former site of the Church […]
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Noise in the park chief complaint of Longwood residents at Build the Block
Posted on 17 September 2022.
A handful of Longwood residents gathered at their latest neighborhood policing meeting Thursday, with their chief complaint being noise in Bill Rainey Park. “The park needs to close at dusk… it’s not fair to us, every night it’s a concert… I got kids going to school,” said Lisa Thomas, who has been a Longwood resident […]
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