One-day event will address gentrification, artists
Artists and affordable housing professionals will be the presenters at an event that will focus
Culture
Longwood legends come down off the walls
An exhibition at a Chelsea art gallery featuring replicas of sculptures crafted by John Ahearn during his Longwood era, will be on through Feb. 22.
A magazine of their own
Young women of color didn’t like the way magazines portrayed them. So they started one of their own.
Bronx of the ‘70s and ‘80s seen as it was
The exhibit at Hunter College’s Centro brings back the photos of unheralded pioneer Carlos Ortiz.
Gifts aplenty at Casita
Santa slid down the chimney more than a week early with toys for Hunts Point kids who’ve been good.
Theater company charts new course
Open Hydrant expands its horizons As it marks its first anniversary, the Open Hydrant Theater
Casita Maria awarded $450k grant
Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education has been awarded a $450,000 grant from one
Real Life Church shares Thanksgiving
For the fourth consecutive year since the Real Life Church opened in Hunts Point, Pastor Reggie Stutzman and his wife Isabella organized a Thanksgiving meal at The Point CDC for members of the community who had nowhere else to go.
New mural evokes civil rights theme
Artist Sharon De La Cruz brings a slice of civil rights history to the peninsula.
Riverside campus gets a facelift
A Nov. 2 exhibition at the House of Spoof’s new space centered around El Dia de los Muertos.
Legendary dance group gone from BankNote
The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance will dance no more at Hunts Point’s historic BankNote Building, after the investment company that bought the building five years ago bids them an unceremonious ‘adieu.’
‘Ghetto for Life’ mural ignites debate
The word “ghetto” touches off a heated debate about a new mural in Melrose.
Show honors hip-hop greats
Casita Maria threw a birthday bash for hip-hop in a multimedia extravaganza on Oct. 5.
At local gym, the fight is with the street
Once a leader of the Savage Skulls, Ponce Laspina now devotes his life to keeping young men from following the path to trouble he once walked.
Artists add color to the South Bronx
Hunts Point and Mott Haven are the canvas for two new arts projects.
Hunts Point Field Day explores creativity
An arts project that engages residents where they wash their clothes leads a celebration of Hunts Point’s rich artistic tradition.
Hunts Point celebrates its Casita
Casita Maria threw a day-long block party, the latest event in its South Bronx Culture Trail, to commemorate eight decades of service to the young people of Hunts Point and Longwood.
Masks reveal Puerto Rican history
Folklorists tell tales of two island cities Masks play a crucial role in the annual
Ilu Aye’s music unifies listeners
Sounds of island carnival music and a blend of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Dominican melodies filled the Bronx Music Heritage Center in Morrisania on July 18, as musical group Ilu Aye electrified the crowd.
From graffiti to hip-hop
Some sixty guests heard a panel comprised of leaders of the graffiti movement, as they reminisced about the rise and fall of tagging on trains, NYPD’s war on graffiti and the acceptance of the art form abroad.
P.S. 48 teacher reaches kids through music
Melissa Salguero was one of over 2,000 nominees for the first Big Apple Award, which recognizes exceptional public school teachers across the city.
Hunts Point celebrates its waterfront
About 300 residents and visitors came out for Hunts Point’s tenth annual Fish Parade.
Latin music legend memorialized in Longwood
From now on, Dawson Street between Intervale and Longwood avenues will also be known as Arsenio Rodriguez Way, in honor of the godfather of salsa.
Using Art to Make Change
The goal of “Art Sustains” was to work toward recognition of Hunts Point as a cultural district.
Finding peace through free running
Watch a video of a Hunts Point teen who’s flipped for free running.