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Mayra Kalaora is a former editorial intern at the Bronx Times.

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Week in Rewind: South Bronx undergoes economic revitalization, CB9 elects first Bengali chair in NYC history, and Peninsula housing project enters second phase

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Week in Rewind: Marmorato win ends string of Bronx GOP futility, Consul General of Italy tours the Bronx’s Little Italy, and Schumer, Gillibrand announce $1.6B for Penn Access megaproject

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Consul General of Italy tours the Bronx’s Little Italy — travel with him through time

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Week in Rewind: Allerton street vendor shut down, Soundview pizzeria arrests for drug scheme, approval for cannabis dispensary in Pelham Pkwy, flood censors around City Island

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Morris Park Station undergoes upgrades thanks to MTA’s Station Re-NEW-vation program

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Daffodil Project brightens faces and places throughout NYC

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What’s Happening: Fall festival at St. Mary’s Park, Beauty in the Bronx Shopping Expo and Italian Heritage Month

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Week in Rewind: Illegal smoke shops, e-scooters in the Bronx River, and upgrades to East Bronx FDNY stations

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What’s Happening: Fall festivities, National Hispanic Heritage Month and nature walks along the Bronx River

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Week in Rewind: Royal Hotel migrant shelter proposal, 40 pounds of fentanyl tied to Bronx daycare, and Star Wars strikes Van Cortlandt Park

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Royal Hotel Bronx owner looks to open doors to migrants, seeks CB12 blessing

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What’s Happening: Bronx Fashion Week, Funk Flex celebration and Oktoberfest

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Week in Rewind: ICC passes on Van Cortlandt Park cricket stadium, fentanyl operation cover-up at NYC day care, uncertainties around Bally’s Throggs Neck shuttle, and Soundview ‘precinct shooter’ pleads guilty

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Celebrating community and history, Church of the Master approaches its centennial

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What’s Happening: Coast to Coast Walk, Latin jazz at Bronxlandia and some family fun

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