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Inside the Bronx’s new gaming spot: Bledix Gaming Cafe creates a unique neighborhood hangout

By Bridgette Leahy Conversation…

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Community Celebration

Photos | Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosts Disability Pride Month celebration

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber Conversation…

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What are you fighting for? The Bronx’s Female Fight Club helps women build strength through fitness

By LaMont Jackson Conversation…

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Parkchester street renamed for NYPD Detective Didarul Islam, who was killed in Midtown office shooting

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Anti-littering signs are placed along the inner fencing of the Pelham Bay Little League field.

Pelham Bay Little League calls for city action over drug use, encampments around Westchester Avenue fields

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Just in time for Summer Open Streets, NYC DOT unveils permanent safety upgrades on Decatur Avenue

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Officials break ground on NYC’s first public school ‘food forest’ in the Bronx

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Arts & Entertainment

The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center aims ‘for our Latino community to see themselves’

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Bronx poet Wilfredo Laracuente awarded prize by the Mayor’s office for poem on life after incarceration

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Community Celebration

Van Cortlandt Park dog run renamed after community advocate Kathleen Duffy Corrigan

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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SOMOS Social Care Network, Fordham University host Summer Mercado to connects Bronx families with food, housing and healthcare resources

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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A Bronx guide to surviving the heat: Cooling centers, pools and more across the borough

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

Men’s Health Month fair brings free health screenings and resources to South Bronx families

By Karizma Jernigan Conversation…

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One Bronx artist wants employees—not CEOs, to have a hall of fame

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Bronx fireworks extravaganza celebrates new Orchard Beach pavilion

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

The Van Cortlandt Park Stadium, which has been closed since 2021, has been recommended for demolition after a planning study conducted by NYC Parks.

‘There is no way to repair it’ NYC Parks seeks funding for Van Cortlandt Park Stadium demolition

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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