Save Our Streets Mott Haven is working to meditate violent conflicts in the South Bronx. The program uses a new method first implemented in Chicago to quell clashes.
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‘Violence Interrupters’ Answer SOS in South Bronx
Posted on 20 October 2014.
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Street Art As Tourism: Using graffiti to attract visitors to the borough
Posted on 16 October 2014.
Street art is steadily increasing as a formidable magnet to attract visitors to the Bronx. Because of street art’s international appeal and historical significance in the borough, tourism companies and street artists are hoping to use the medium to ignite a cultural change.
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The Bronx is Branding
Posted on 13 October 2014.
The Bronx has an image problem. Local artists and entrepreneurs are building businesses and organizing events to make sure the world knows that it is, in fact, no longer burning.
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BID works to keep shoppers in Fordham amid mall opening
Posted on 10 October 2014.
In the face of competition from the Mall at Bay Plaza that opened nearby in August, the business community on Fordham Road is working to keep their customer base.
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Art of Memory
Posted on 24 September 2014.
A Hunts Point art group remembers their murdered friend with a new show that includes the work of young artists from the South Bronx and beyond.
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Bronx celebrates cinematic masterpieces at inaugural film festival
Posted on 18 September 2014.
Yes the Bronx Film Festival hopes to showcase the borough’s renaissance and thriving possibility for Hollywood filming locations.
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Soundview’s booming juice bar market attracts customers, and some concerns
Posted on 15 September 2014.
Juice bars are booming in Soundview even as some medical experts raise concerns about their hidden dangers for diabetics
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“Know your rights” mural unveiled in Mott Haven
Posted on 08 September 2014.
The new “Know Your Rights” mural in Mott Haven was inspired by the community’s growing frustration with police violence.
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