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After 32 years of advocacy, Zimmerman Playground reopens following $6.9M renovation

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

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Community Service

Councilmember Justin Sanchez’s bill aimed at expanding outdoor dining and keeping sidewalks tidy passed by Council

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | Is the Bronx’s image changing? Meet content creators putting a spotlight on our borough

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | A borough of arrivals: How immigration made the Bronx

By Kylie Clifton Conversation…

As developers knock on the door of their four-family rowhouse, Sheila Edwards and her son, Kimani, refuse to give up the South Bronx home that Edwards’ parents fought to secure at a time when banks routinely denied loans to Black families.

Our Forgotten Borough

OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | ‘We know we have to hold onto it’: How one South Bronx family’s legacy is wrapped up in their home

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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OUR FORGOTTEN BOROUGH | The Bronx is changing. But is it finally for the better?

By Robert Pozarycki Conversation…

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‘A person’s past will not define their future’: How the Bronx’s Fulton Reentry Community Center helps formerly incarcerated men build futures

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Construction almost done on 2-story logistics facility in Port Morris

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Pelham Bay residents rally against e-bike corral taking up parking space

By Jay Cole Conversation…

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American Turners New York volunteers prepare for 70th annual interclub races

By Matthew McKay Conversation…

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Health

Jacobi Hospital opens new art exhibit for behavioral health patients

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

About 40 participants attended South Bronx Unite's monthly meeting to reimagine the New York Post building.

Environmental activists eye former New York Post printing plant in the South Bronx for solar rooftop

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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This Bronx native is leaving home for a fresh start, and a full ride at Michigan State University

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Arts & Entertainment

‘I want people to keep coming into the Bronx’ The BX Anime & Comic Expo showcases the Bronx’s growing creative scene

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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‘Be more free, be more adventurous’: Meet Chantz Rivera, the man walking from the Bronx to San Francisco

By ET Rodriguez Conversation…

City officials help Bronx homeowners prepare for increasingly severe storms

By Rebecca Raghunath Conversation…

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