Fighting their neighborhood
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
20 November 2011
Bengali cuisine comes to the borough by way of a hole-in-the-wall Parkchester eatery.
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Real Azteca serves up the real deal
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
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
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
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
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
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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