Nos Quedamos hosted ‘We Are Melrose Común-Unidad: Common Unity = Community’ on Saturday, July 21 at East 160th Street between Melrose and Elton avenues. This year’s exemplary honorees were Bronx Parks Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa; John Dudley, Community Board 3 district manager; Bill Aguado, En Foco director and former Bronx Council on the Arts executive director; Raymond Figueroa, Friends of Brook Park organizer; Carmen Allenda, South Bronx Action Group director and the late Jose ‘Chema’ Soto’ Rincón Criollo, Rincón Criollo Community Garden founder and legendary urban green space pioneer.
MazArte Dance Company gave a crowd pleasing traditional Mexican dance performance.
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Bronx County Conservative Party District leader and Assembly District 84 leader Oswald Denis joined Grow NYC’s Mayra (l) and Miryam in promoting green recycling.
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Nos Quedamos congratulated this year’s honorees on their accomplishments.
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The birthday cake was a true work of art!
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Nos Quedamos co-founder Anna Vincenty (2nd from r) and Assemblyman Michael Blake honored Carmen Allende (c).
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Jeremiah Medina (c) was eager to play the congo drums.
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