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Hostos Community College president earns 2025 Women of Distinction recognition from State Senate

By Ethan Marshall

Longtime friends Edgar Cruz and Leila Ramirez were laughing and dancing in the street Saturday, celebrating their shared Puerto Rican roots at the 2025 Longwood Festival in the South Bronx.

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2025 Longwood Festival: Salsa, Smiles, and Puerto Rican Pride

By Sadie Brown

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Community Celebration

Juneteenth flag raised in the Bronx to honor legacy of resilience and recommitment to justice

By Christian Murray

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Community Celebration

Juneteenth celebrations marks freedom and unity at Van Cortlandt Park

By ET Rodriguez

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Community Celebration

BP Gibson, Bronx LGBTQIA+ Task Force host Bronx Pride celebration

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Celebration

Ponce Bank president and CEO awarded 2025 Ellis Island Medal of Honor for embodying American dream

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Celebration

Photos: BP Gibson marches in 2025 Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Celebration

BP Gibson hosts second annual Puerto Rican Flag Raising Ceremony

By Ethan Marshall

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BP Gibson joins Jewish group for cheesecake crawl in celebration of Shavuot

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Celebration

BP Gibson and National Dominican Day Parade announce honorees for 2025 parade during Dominican heritage celebration

By Ethan Marshall

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Veterans honored during Memorial Day ceremony at Van Nest Memorial Plaza

By Max Blease

Lifelong resident of the North Bronx, Gary Axelbank was honored at the Bronx Ball Saturday as the peoples' choice for the Bronx Walk of Fame, a fitting title as Axelbank has served the people of the borough for three decades as a broadcast journalist.

Community Celebration

Star Power and Bronx Pride Shine at 2025 Bronx Ball

By Sadie Brown

Bally's Chair Soo Kim proudly displays his very own Preston High School hoodie while grateful students parents and school administrators show off signs that read "Soo Kim is Awesome."

Exclusive: Preston HS families thank Bally’s Chair Soo Kim for saving school at final PTA meeting of the year

By Sadie Brown

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Bronx Week 2025 kicks off with energy, pride and star-studded honors

By Ethan Marshall

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Bronx peer leader earns national recognition for addiction recovery work

By Ethan Marshall

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CM Salamanca celebrates start of new season with Castle Hill Little League, provides them with $317K check $

By Ethan Marshall

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