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NYCFC Hosts South Bronx Street Soccer Block Party

NYCFC Hosts South Bronx Street Soccer Block Party

PHOTOS: NYCFC Saturday afternoon,, New York City FC (NYCFC) hosted a street soccer block party on the mini-pitch at P.S. 49 in the South Bronx that has become known as ‘La Canchita.’ NYCFC’s block party celebrated street soccer culture and featured […]

by · July 22, 2018 · Sports
CRAIN’S: HBO leases South Bronx bldg for ‘The Deuce’

CRAIN’S: HBO leases South Bronx bldg for ‘The Deuce’

Crain’s reports that HBO has leased a warehouse building in the South Bronx to produce the second season of The Deuce.

by · February 24, 2018 · Bulletin Board, News
Writer Julio Pabón hosts Book Release Party Celebrates 21st Anniversary Of Fidel Castro's Visit To The South Bronx on October 23, 1995.

Book Release Party On The 21st Anniversary Of Fidel Castro’s Visit To The South Bronx

Book Release On The 21st Anniversary Of Fidel Castro’s Visit To The South Bronx, October 23rd, 1995   Few Bronxites are aware that President Fidel Castro of Cuba visited the South Bronx to attend a dinner organized by the National Puerto Rican […]

Metropolitan College of New York Unveils State-of-the-Art Bronx Campus

Metropolitan College of New York Unveils State-of-the-Art Bronx Campus

Metropolitan College of New York Unveils State-of-the-Art Bronx Campus   In a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by college officials, students, alumni, community leaders and elected officials, Metropolitan College of New York officially opened its new Bronx campus. Located in the […]

by · September 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Retro Fitness Opens New Location in South Bronx

Retro Fitness Opens New Location in South Bronx

Retro Fitness Opens New Location in South Bronx Retro Fitness Jerome Avenue Provides Local Community with a High-Value Gym Option at a Skinny Price BRONX, N.Y. (September 19, 2016) – Retro Fitness, one of the nation’s leading low-cost, high-value fitness […]

by · September 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Health & Fitness
Verdejo vs Diaz: Photo Gallery [Part 1]

Verdejo vs Diaz: Photo Gallery [Part 1]

Verdejo vs Diaz: Photo Gallery [Part 1] On Saturday, Puerto Rican boxer Felix Verdejo joined his upcoming opponent Chris Diaz at a South Bronx street fair.   Both fighters appeared together to promote their upcoming June 11 fight on […]

by · May 31, 2016 · Sports
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Opinion: Gentrification is nothing new

Gentrification is nothing new. There have always been urban development initiatives which have displaced poor and working class people, sometimes associated with urban renewal, sometimes shaped by market forces. But what makes gentrification so toxic and dangerous today, not only […]

by · November 10, 2015 · Op Ed
Rebranding The South Bronx: #WhatPianoDistrict

Rebranding The South Bronx: #WhatPianoDistrict

Rebranding The South Bronx: #WhatPianoDistrict? By Anthony Rivieccio Officially, the effort to rebrand the South Bronx started in April, when Keith Rubenstein, a founder of Somerset Partners LLC, a private equity firm, purchased two industrial properties –2401 Third Avenue and […]

by · November 10, 2015 · Community Affairs, Op Ed
Today’s Verdict: Gentrification and #WhatPianoDistrict?

Today’s Verdict: Gentrification and #WhatPianoDistrict?

THE SOUTH BRONX ISN’T BURNING, ITS BEING EXPLOITED by David Lesch, Esq.   My family has been in the law practice business since 1965.  Most, if not all of our legal work has done has been out of an office […]

by · November 8, 2015 · Today's Verdict
BREAKING NEWS: Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Strickens Dozens, Kills Two In Bronx

BREAKING NEWS: Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Strickens Dozens, Kills Two In Bronx

* * * BREAKING NEWS * * * Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Strickens Dozens, Kills Two In South Bronx Nearly three dozen cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe, often lethal, form of pneumonia spread through the air, have been reported in […]

City Report: The Bronx Has Highest Rate of Home Loan Denials

The South Bronx real estate market may be heating up, but the residents have a tougher time getting home loans than residents of any other borough, according to a new city report. Approximately 30 percent of all home loan applications […]