Music on the Boulevard: Success!
The Southern Blvd. BID, in conjunction with Marketing & Advertising Solutions Inc. (MAS) & Casita Maria-Center of Arts & Education presented: “Music on the Boulevard” on Saturday August 22nd from 12pm-6pm. This concert was the second annual for the Southern Blvd area and was hosted by Yamilet Mia and Artie Rodriguez from Artie and Legit. It took place on Southern boulevard bet. E. 163rd street and Westchester Ave. Not to mention, our surprise guest host, Candela rocked the stage and had the crowd cheer as he sang the well-known Puerto Rican song: “Que Bonita Bandera!” Hosts engaged with the audience from beginning to end and flung WWE T-shirts into the crowd in between songs.
Music on the boulevard was a musically diverse concert filled with live performances. Various talents include but were not limited to: Dr. Drum from BombaYo—a Puerto Rican tradition where singing, dancing and drumming come together, Latin Jazz Grammy Nominee—Bobby Sanabria, EC Salsero, the Universal Museum of Hip-Hop Legends: Stik E & the Hoods, B Boy Hectic ft. The Bliss Dancers & T Ski Valley, former freestyle artist Joey Kidd and more! Children had lots of fun activities for them to partake in. Such as, the unlimited use of a bounce house, face painting, pony rides, pictures with the Minions, a dance contest on stage for a prize, and even maraca making at the Casita Maria table! Let’s not forget the complimentary giveaways of back-to-school materials for all children! Additionally, BX furniture raffled off a 40” flat screen TV to a lucky winner. The Southern Blvd BID table gave out over 200 discount cards to local residents for a chance to buy a discounted item at one of the eighteen participating stores in the area.
Music on the Boulevard is made possible through our sponsors: T Mobile, Metro Optics, Urban Health Plan, Well care, Health plus-Amerigroup, Healthfirst, BX Sports, Casita Maria-Center of Arts & Education, H&R Block, MAS, Inc, Southern Blvd BID, WWE, Duane Reade, and Affinity Health Plan.
Medina Sadiq, the executive director of the Southern Blvd BID quotes: “The BID loves sponsoring these Salsa concerts, festivals, and sidewalk sales because they provide a forum for local residents to enjoy themselves in a culturally expressive way as well as promoting the local merchants.”
“I truly enjoy producing the annual festivals on Southern Blvd. During the event, I felt as if I was back home and it meant a great deal to me to see the area flourished with so many new activities and festivals that promote the local businesses.” Says Jacqueline Villanueva from MAS, Inc.
Testimonials:
Man-Fix, Plaza Men’s Wear, Boulevard Men’s Wear:
“People really enjoyed it! We liked it very much. Business was good and suggests that it would be even better if the festival was held on a Sunday.” Larry Franco, Owner.
Bronx Furniture:
“I raffled a 40” TV — Looking forward to next year’s event –I will come in as a major sponsor next year. I will raffle a 60” TV! I was happy and felt it was a good organized event! I was able to talk to a lot of people and at the same time get new customers and get contact information.”Mike Mohammed, Owner
Others participated by the following: Free, cold water was provided as well as 100 backpacks and 100 lunch bags, pencil pouches, pens and erasers from Well Care!
About Southern Blvd BID:
The Southern Blvd BID is one of the fastest growing BIDs in the Bronx with little or no vacancies and currently has over 200 stores. The area is easily accessible by various buses and the 2, 5, and 6, trains. The purpose of all events in the area is to promote shopping and raise awareness on the diverse array of the newest businesses such as The Children’s Place, Rainbow, Plaza Menswear, GNC, and more.
Courtesy of MAS Marketing
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