the bronx
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Diddy and Education Mogul Dr. Steve Perry Opening Charter School in the Bronx
Diddy and educational speaker Dr. Steve Perry announced on Thursday that they are opening their latest charter school, Capital Prep Bronx, which aims to provide “historically disadvantaged” students with a standout curriculum, in order to prepare them with “college and career readiness skills.” This will be the third school opening up through the Capital Preparatory…
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NYPD Doesn't Punish People for Jaywalking—Unless You Live in the Blackest Borough in New York
New York is built for the tough, the impatient, the bold, the ones who live to take risks. Basically, it’s a city built for jaywalkers. It’s a great unifier: people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, races, ages, and creeds united in their disdain for the city’s cars, bikers, and assigned crosswalks. And for the most part,…
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The Bronx’s Universal Hip Hop Museum Awarded $3.75 Million From New York State
On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a state grant of $3.75 million to be awarded to help the formation of The Universal Hip Hop Museum, which is planned to be completed in 2023. According to CNN, the venue—co-founded by music executive Rocky Bucano, rap music legend Kurtis Blow and trailblazing deejay Grand Wizzard…
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NYPD Investigating Bronx 'Kidnapping' of 16-Year-Old Girl as Hoax [Updated]
Updated Tuesday, 12/17/19 at 7:25 PM ET: Just hours after soliciting the public for information about the disappearance of 16-year-old Karol Sanchez, the NYPD is now investigating the alleged kidnapping as a hoax. Disturbing footage taken Monday night showed Karol and her mother approached by a car as they were walking in the Bronx. Suddenly,…
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Really, Sis? Woman Risks Her Own Circle of Life in Dance With a Real ‘Lion King’ at NYC’s Bronx Zoo
In what would seem to be the very definition of a stupid human trick, a woman was captured on Instagram video engaging in a dance with possible death when she jumped an enclosure at New York’s Bronx Zoo and decided to shake her tail feather with a full-grown lion. Herman Reynoso was visiting the zoo…
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Bronx, NY, Principal Wins Nod From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Backers in Long-Shot Bid to Oust Long-Term Congressman
In a political case of what was good for the goose may be good for the gander, a Bronx, N.Y., middle school principal is hoping the same political action committee that helped propel Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Washington, D.C., will do the same for him. Jamaal Bowman has won the endorsement of Justice Democrats, CNN reports,…
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Majora Carter Gets Real About the Women, History and Potential of ‘La Bronx’
Great things come out of the Bronx. My mother likes to repeat that to me anytime someone we know achieves something. I hear this mantra in my mind as I step foot into the Boogie Down Grind to meet with its owner Majora Carter. The Grind is a locally-owned and operated Hunts Point cafe that…
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Bronx, NY, Man Wants to Stay Anonymous After Winning $5 Million Scratch Off Game; Gaming Commission Says Nah
Imagine forgetting that you’d purchased a scratch off ticket and only noticing it as you were sitting on a toilet. You then proceed to scratch the ticket and your life literally changes before your eyes after you win $5 million. And now you’re fighting to remain anonymous because, damn, you know people are going to…