With Jerome Avenue’s auto repairs industry set to be uprooted, a move to a new “auto mall” in Hunts Point may be on the cards.
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Ambitious Plan is Hatched to Save Jerome Avenue’s Auto Industry
Posted on 29 September 2016.
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Another Chance for Bronx Misdemeanor Ticket Holders
Posted on 24 September 2016.
The Bronx does not want to be left out again. The NYC borough that received the most quality-of-life crime tickets had its first warrant forgiveness event. 350 cases were resolved.
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Back to School with Councilman King
Posted on 24 September 2016.
Around 1,500 middle school children receive books and a boost from the chancellor and City Councilmember Andrew King
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Jerome Avenue Autoworkers Featured in Photoville Exhibit
Posted on 24 September 2016.
The Jerome Avenue Workers Project, a photography exhibit by the Bronx Photo League, is showing at the annual Photoville festival in Brooklyn this week.
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Jerome Draft Publication Brings Affordable Housing Battle to Bronx
Posted on 17 September 2016.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s battle to build affordable housing in New York will echo under the girders of the Jerome Avenue railroad in the months to come, amid local concerns about rent rates and tenant displacement.
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Young Bronxites Head to the Cemetery for Creative Job Training
Posted on 16 September 2016.
A unique vocational program puts youngsters from the Bronx and Brooklyn on the fast track to labor union membership and a longterm career. First stop, the graveyard.
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Celebrating Jazz Legend Elmo Hope on The Block Where He Lived
Posted on 16 September 2016.
Local Bronx residents, historians, musicians and extended family gathered to celebrate jazz legend Elmo Hope last Saturday, September 10. During the ceremony, Lyman place was co-named ‘Elmo Hope Way – Jazz Pioneer’.
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Bronx Street Art Speaks Many Languages
Posted on 15 September 2016.
International artists have been painting street murals in the Bronx, tapping into the borough’s history of creative expression.
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