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Kingsbridge Heights: Fun Under the Sun at “El Carnival de la Cultura Latina”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
El Carnival de la Cultura Latina [The Carnival of Latin Culture] took place under the sunshine in Kingsbridge Heights on Sunday, July 10. Held at West 195th Street and Reservoir Avenue, a large stage was set up on one end of the booth-lined street with musical entertainment and dance performances for the many families and members of the Latin and local community, young and old alike, who showed up to join in the festivities. There were bouncy houses, games, fun photo booths, food stands, and despite the heat, plenty of smiles seen all around.   Speaking in Spanish, festival participant,


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The New York Lottery Announces Winning Tickets Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the July 5 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The ticket, worth $37,871.50, was purchased at Fordham Lucky 7, located at 152 East 188th Street, #154 in The Bronx.   The lottery previously announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the July 3 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The ticket, worth $34,045.50, was purchased at Mobil Mart located at 4090 Boston Road in The Bronx.   Another top-prize winning ticket was sold for the June 27 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The ticket, worth $35,586.50, was purchased at A & G Deli Grocery III


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Celebrating June at Kingsbridge Heights Community Center

By EMILY SAWAKED
 Brightly colored decorations and a bounce house full of joyful children made one Kingsbridge Heights location the most exciting part of the neighborhood to be in earlier this month. With banners celebrating Juneteenth and Pride alike, the 9th Annual Neighborhood Festival hosted by Kingsbridge Heights Community Center [KHCC] involved a lot of planning by the center’s team. While taking place on a smaller scale than in previous pre-pandemic years, the annual celebration was still a success.   An event that usually takes up the entire block where the center is located, at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace in the Kingsbridge Heights section


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UPDATE BMCA Honors Marisa Canapi with Mary Vallati Memorial Award

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) recently honored local resident, Marisa Canapi, with the annual Mary Vallati Memorial Award for community service, “for the gardening work which has brought so much joy to her neighbors,” developing and maintaining the beautiful located along the Metro North Railroad tracks, next to Frisch Field, in the Bedford Park neighborhood.   BMCA president, Barbara Stronczer, said of Canapi, “She has put much time and effort into the garden and currently grows annuals and some vegetables.” Honorees are usually presented with a plaque during the last meeting of the community association’s calendar year in June, ahead


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UPDATE Out & About: NYC Public Pools Reopen, 4th July Celebrations, Abolition Commemoration Day & More!

Editor’s Pick Gun Violence Awareness Month may be drawing to a close but Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence (B.R.A.G.) Northwest is holding a Peace BBQ on July 16 at 193rd Street between Jerome Avenue and Morris Avenue. (No time was provided but we will try to find out.) All are welcome. Any questions, please text (646) 937-3754. B.R.A.G. is a group of violence interrupters who work with young people, community residents and organizations, and the public to promote new community norms and safer streets, where violence is not accepted.   District 11 Councilman Eric Dinowitz, NYC Parks and Van Cortlandt


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UPDATE Primary Election Night 2022 All Unofficial Bronx Results: George Alvarez Leads in A.D. 78

By SÍLE MOLONEY
After polls closed on Election Night, Tuesday, June 28, on the first of two separate Primary Election Days being held in 2022 due to redistricting, New York City Board of Elections released the initial, unofficial results in the races for governor, lieutenant governor and State Assembly, as well as in the following Bronx races: Delegate to Judicial Convention Alternate Delegate to Judicial Convention Female State Committee Male State Committee Female District Leader Male District Leader County Committee   Absentee and overseas ballots still have to be counted.   The biggest surprise of the night was that in the Democratic primary


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UPDATE Elections 2022: Dinowitz, Altagracia Woolford Tussle over Housing, Public Safety, Campaign Financing & More

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) and challenger and mutual aid organizer, Jessica Altagracia Woolford, who was recovering from a recent bout of COVID-19, discussed their positions on the priorities for voters in Assembly District 81 on Tuesday, June 21, during a debate aired on BronxNet, hosted by Gary Axelbank, and co-sponsored by Norwood News, the League of Women Voters, City Limits and The Bronx Times. Both candidates will be on the ballot in the upcoming Democratic Primary on Tuesday, June 28.   On the question of candidate experience, Dinowitz, who has represented the district since 1994, spoke to the fact that


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Out & About: Block Party, Movie Nights, Pride Month Continues, a Peace Rally & More!

  Editor’s Pick Join Woodlawn Conservancy’s director of historical services on a Silent Partners – LGBTQ Tour in Celebration of Pride Month on Saturday, June 25, to pay tribute to some notable LGBT figures, including writers, artists, and vaudeville stars, buried at Woodlawn. For the 11 a.m. tour, please click here. For the 1 p.m. tour, please click here. For the 3 p.m. tour, please click here.   Bronx Community Board 7 is holding a Resource Fair on Saturday, June 25. See attached flier below for more information. New York Botanical Garden (NYBG)’s Bronx Neighbors Program is now offering free


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