Bronx Puerto Rican Parade Embraces Diversity
19 September 2019
This year's Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade is expected to be a strong showing of the Bronx's growing ethnic diversity.
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Elizabeth Warren holds her largest rally yet in NYC
18 September 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren drew what was her largest ever crowd of roughly 20,000 at a rally in Washington Square Park Monday night.
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A Rare Breed At The Hunts Point Fruit Market
18 September 2019
Hidden in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the South Bronx is the largest food market in the world. Entry is $3 and all are welcome, but few apart from the industrious obsessives who run the market ever come. Even they are increasingly rare.
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Cryptocurrency Comes to The Bronx
18 September 2019
Twenty-eight percent of residents in East Tremont and Morrisania have no bank accounts. One Bronx high school teacher believes cryptocurrency may be the answer.
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Majora Carter warns of ‘brain drain’ while community members fear displacement
16 September 2019
Majora Carter is concerned that the Bronx is experiencing a talent retention problem, but some Bronx residents would say otherwise.
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Looking for answers from a psychic in The Bronx
15 September 2019
A simple Google search won’t do to find Ave Castellanos, a 47 year-old Bronx-based psychic. She doesn’t have a Yelp profile, or an Instagram or Facebook account, and yet it’s common to see a line of people waiting for her advice. The only requirement for an accurate reading is to have faith in her.
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Putting Little Yemen on The Map
15 September 2019
A concentration of Yemeni residents live in Morris Park and Van Nest, an area now dubbed Little Yemen, even on Google Maps.
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A Boxing Gym Owner Fights to Keep His Culture Alive
14 September 2019
El Maestro is no ordinary boxing gym, but now this vibrant cultural center is under threat.
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