Earlier this month, the Department of Transportation took Riverdale Avenue and put it “on a diet.” The project known as a “road diet” transformed the avenue from a two-lane traveling road to one. A bike lane and a turning bay were added to the road that stretches from West 254th to West 263rd Street. The […]
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Riverdale Avenue Goes “On A Diet”
Posted on 27 September 2022.
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Community Board 2 aims to bring awareness to AIDS and HIV
Posted on 25 September 2022.
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 […]
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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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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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A Day Of Remembrance Commemorates The 144 Bronx Lives Lost On September 11
Posted on 15 September 2022.
The Office of the Bronx Borough President and the Bronx Supreme Court co-hosted “A Day of Remembrance” on Tuesday, commemorating the lives of the 144 Bronx residents lost during the September 11 terrorist attacks. The event took place at Lou Gehrig Plaza where Vanessa L. Gibson, Bronx Borough President, was in attendance. “Oftentimes, they say […]
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Remembering Ruth Mullen: Community Honors Riverdale Activist One Year After Her Death
Posted on 07 September 2022.
Dozens of people gathered Sunday afternoon in Riverdale to honor Ruth Mullen – a neighborhood activist who was killed by an MTA express bus while crossing the street outside her home on Johnson Avenue in early September of last year. Mullen, 68, was an activist in her community, and was a part of a local […]
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