In the 1980s, Bronx softball games could attracted crowds of hundreds and $10,000 worth of bets. One team was particularly adept at taking that cash: a crew known as The Bandits. Last year, they reunited.
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Characters of softball, the real Bronx pastime
Posted on 17 May 2010.
Posted in Bronx Blog, Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Bronx Tales, East Bronx, North Central Bronx, Sports1 Comment
On Day of Census Snapshot, 37 Percent of Bronx Has Responded
Posted on 02 April 2010.
What did the Bronx look like on April 1? The answer could resonate for years.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Blog, Bronx Neighborhoods, Multimedia0 Comments
Food Distributors Struggle With Thanksgiving Meals
Posted on 16 December 2009.
Hard times had some food distributors coming up short this Thanksgiving.
Posted in Bronx Blog, Bronx Neighborhoods, Food4 Comments
Heather Mills Picks Up the Check for a Vegan Cafe in Hunts Point
Posted on 15 December 2009.
Paul McCartney’s ex-wife hopes free food will encourage Hunts Point residents to skip meat.
Posted in Bronx Blog, Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Food1 Comment
Theater with a Latin Twist Thrives in the South Bronx
Posted on 12 December 2009.
What if Pinocchio were Mexican and immigrated to the U.S.?
Posted in Bronx Blog, Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods1 Comment
An Election, Or Something Like It
Posted on 12 November 2009.
Voters didn’t turnout on election day. Neither did candidates during the campaign.
Posted in Bronx Blog, Politics0 Comments
Gourmet Tacos in a Truck
Posted on 05 November 2009.
A shining, silver oasis of food, Taqueria Guadalupe sits where Manor and Westchester Avenues meet.
Posted in Bronx Blog, Bronx Neighborhoods, Food0 Comments
Vanishing Post Offices
Posted on 19 October 2009.
The US Postal Service slated seven post offices in the Bronx for closure; Crotona Park Station Post Office along with Botanical, Clason Point, Hillside, Melcourt, Oak Point, and Van Nest post offices.
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