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The Bronx’s Best Music Teacher

By Nico Lupo on April 27, 2018 Bronx, Grammy, music Bronx, Education, Lens on New Yorkers, Video

The Bronx’s Best Music Teacher

The Bronx is Changing…and Many are Poised to Take Advantage

By Nico Lupo on April 4, 2018 Bronx, Business, gentrification, housing, real estate Bronx, Business, Housing, Lens on New Yorkers, Neighborhoods

The Bronx is Changing…and Many are Poised to Take Advantage

Local businessmen see opportunities as the area gentrifies, but pace of profitability is slow

For-Hire Drivers—and Their Riders—Brace For New Fees in Midtown

By Nico Lupo on April 4, 2018 congestion, Cuomo, manhattan, taxi, Traffic, Uber Manhattan, News, Politics & Policy

For-Hire Drivers—and Their Riders—Brace For New Fees in Midtown

The state government has approved a surcharge to reduce Midtown congestion and bolster the MTA. New Yorkers seem resigned to it.

In The Bronx, Art vs. Gentrification

By Nico Lupo on February 12, 2018 art, community, gentrification, South Bronx Bronx, NY City Scene

In The Bronx, Art vs. Gentrification

    Alejandro Tavarez didn´t expect to sell much early in the afternoon, but not even two hours after the exhibition started he barely had time to talk to visitors. Instead, he was on his knees, picking T-shirts and jumpers from below the table. “Give me the brown one,” someone demanded, as Tavarez pulled clothes […]

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