A Bishop and real estate manager running for president of the Dominican Republic, from a Bronx salsa club.
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Running for president of the Dominican Republic–from the South Bronx
Posted on 22 November 2011.
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Puerto Rico in East Tremont
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Taino Mayor gives its customers a taste of the sounds and souvenirs of Puerto Rico in the Bronx.
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Razing a graffiti shrine to make room for billion-dollar housing
Posted on 21 November 2011.
Local residents fear the new housing development may price them out of the neighborhood they helped to revive.
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Fighting their neighborhood
Posted on 20 November 2011.
A 10-year old jiu jitsu program in East Tremont teaches students how to fight back the negative pressures of their community.
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From Bangladesh to the Bronx
Posted on 20 November 2011.
Bengali cuisine comes to the borough by way of a hole-in-the-wall Parkchester eatery.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Culture, Food3 Comments
Real Azteca serves up the real deal
Posted on 20 November 2011.
Real Azteca on 163rd offers Michoacán fare like huitlacoche quesadillas and soft goat-meat tacos.
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Better luck at next year’s Savor the Bronx
Posted on 17 November 2011.
The 92-year-old Mario’s Restaurant on Arthur Avenue drew loyal customers during the borough’s first annual restaurant week.
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Images of the Libyan conflict find a South Bronx audience
Posted on 15 November 2011.
Bronx Documentary Center in Mott Haven features never before seen photographs by the late director of the award winning documentary film, “Restrepo,” about a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan.
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