Community Celebration News – Bronx Times

Members of the Bangladeshi Muslim community buy clothes on Chaand Raat for Eid.

Community Celebration

Bangladeshi communities in Castle Hill keep Chaand Raat tradition alive in the Bronx

By Marina Samuel

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Community Celebration

Photos: Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosts annual Bronx Iftar dinner dialogue celebrating Ramadan

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

Bad Bunny doppelgängers line up to compete for the $500 prize.

Community Celebration

Bad Bunny lookalike contest brings energy back to the Hub

By Marina Samuel

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Throggs Neck celebrates Irish pride at 28th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade

By Carol Chen

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Community Celebration

Bronx Week back on after cancellation, Borough President Vanessa Gibson announces

By Marina Samuel

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Community Celebration

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance executive director to be honored by Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation

By Ethan Marshall

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Orange Bank & Trust Company hosts annual Bronx Women in Business Empowerment event

By Alice Moreno

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson attends the annual Bronx Week Parade on Mosholu Parkway on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

Community Celebration

Bronx Week put on hold for 2026, Borough President’s Office cites fiscal challenges

By Marina Samuel

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Saint Barnabas Hospital hosts celebration honoring Dominican changemakers during Dominican Heritage Month

By Keke Grant-Floyd

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Health

Bronx Health Care Heroes honored on anniversary of COVID-19

By Todd Shapiro

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Community Celebration

Photos: Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson hosts Black History Month celebration at Eastwood Manor

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Community Celebration

Bronx Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s ‘Women of Distinction Luncheon’ keynote speaker announced

By Ethan Marshall

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Washington’s Walk Coalition recognized for completion of Partnerships for Parks’ 2025 Catalyst Program

By Ethan Marshall

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Community Celebration

Photos: BP Gibson hosts World Hijab Day fashion show

By Ethan Marshall and Jewel Webber

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Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | A yearlong look at the most important issues in the ‘Boogie Down’

By Bobby Hankinson

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Community Celebration

Nonprofit Roads to Success kicks off 25th anniversary celebration on MLK Day

By Ethan Marshall

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