Taino Mayor gives its customers a taste of the sounds and souvenirs of Puerto Rico in the Bronx.
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Puerto Rico in East Tremont
Posted on 21 November 2011.
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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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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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The Bronx’s own project runway
Posted on 14 November 2011.
Youth learn to walk the runway like professionals at the Bronx Community Pride Center.
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The cost of murder in Mott Haven
Posted on 13 November 2011.
Death is an inevitable burden in any community. But in neighborhoods such as Mott Haven, epidemic levels of poverty, illegal immigration and violent crime provide the worst context to human loss.
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Caring for drug users in the South Bronx
Posted on 13 November 2011.
Two syringe exchange programs in the South Bronx play an important role in the lives of drug users
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Bloody week in the Bronx
Posted on 11 November 2011.
Violence in the Bronx has escalated in this week with three shootings in a span of three days, leaving a 4-year-old boy in critical condition and Bronx residents feeling rattled.
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