A new green fleet makes its way uptown

Date: 05/02/2012

Green is the new yellow, if you’re only accustomed to hailing cabs of a lemon-colored hue.

Or perhaps the new black, should your taxi transport typically be the black livery Lincoln Town cars that are prevalent uptown and in the Bronx.

In either case, get ready for a change.

The city unveiled the color of the new taxicab for the outer boroughs and northern Manhattan this past Sun., Apr. 29th at a morning press conference at City Hall Plaza that featured a Prius model painted in what Mayor Michael Bloomberg called, “green apple.”

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Date: 05/02/2012

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Date: 05/02/2012

A “Push4Peace” in the Bronx delves into empowerment, music and end to violence

Hot 97’s Street Soldiers visited the Bronx on Sat., Apr. 28th to promote a message of peace among youth at “The Bronx Push 4 Peace” Festival held at Hostos Community College.

In collaboration with Bronx Borough President Ruben Díaz Jr. and President of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association Norman Seabrook, the Street Soldiers brought various youth violence prevention groups together under one roof.

The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and dozens of diverse advocacy groups gathered on the steps at City Hall on a recent Tuesday morning, together with immigrant residents, to highlight NYIC’s top city budget and policy priorities this year.

“I am an immigrant. I was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and I came to this country when I was 18 years old,” said New York City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez. “There's no question; New York is an immigrant town. More than a third of New York City residents are immigrants, and we have to make sure the city's budget addresses their needs.”

Out of a whirlwind of violence in Latin America was born a foundation for peace – one that has reached far into the Bronx and northern Manhattan.

Reverend Lucius Walker, the founding executive director of the Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO), had long found his calling.

Last year, Citizens Committee of New York City offered “Love Your Block” grant awards for up to $1000 for block beautification projects and projects addressing an array of urban environmental issues.

50 grants were awarded to different groups and organizations throughout the five boroughs

More than 5,200 ran, jogged, and walked through the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo in support of lion conservation, at the fourth annual WCS Run for the Wild – a 5K event to raise money to save lions, their habitats, and other wildlife.

The first in the pride to cross the finish line was Chris Johnstone of Brooklyn who finished with a time of 16:20.

On Fri., April 27th, The Bronx Museum of the Arts was host to “Bronx Talks: Bronx Stories” an event aimed at sharing stories, poems and music about the borough, and marking the close of National Poetry Month.

At the helm was poet, writer and spoken word artist Caridad De La Luz, also known as “La Bruja.”

Miss Latina 2012 comes uptown

While many might argue that a stroll down any one of the streets uptown constitutes being part of a beauty pageant, this past Fri., Apr. 25th brought out a bevy of official contestants vying for the title of Miss Latina 2012.

The 15 participants from the Bronx and northern Manhattan, dressed in white, strolled down a small outdoor catwalk erected just for the occasion at the new Tetté Night Club, observed by an appreciative audience of family and friends.

Fitness, finance and law, that’s what the Asociación Comunal de Dominicanos Progresistas (ACDP) had in store for the young men, aged 13 to 17, that gathered for the organization’s Male Teen Expo this past Sat., April 28th.

The expo was the second in a series of forums hosted by the organization that sought to address the disconnect that many young adolescents throughout the Bronx and Washington Heights experience.

Dining

Date: 05/02/2012

A lo mexicano: To be Aztec in Inwood

Cinco de Mayo, to be clear, is not the 16th of September.

The latter is the national Mexican celebration of its Independence Day.

The former is a day celebrated nationwide in the United States that honors Mexican heritage and pride, and commemorates El Día de la Batalla de Puebla (The Day of the Battle of Puebla).

That said, it’s also a terrific excuse to indulge in a perfectly composed margarita and delicious Mexican food, both of which can be found in a number of Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants which abound locally.