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Crime / Housing

New film revisits Bronx fires of the 1970′s

New film revisits Bronx fires of the 1970′s

When Bronx native Vivian Vasquez returned to Longwood after being away for nearly 30 years, she discovered that many of her new neighbors and the next generation knew little about the events that almost destroyed the neighborhood in the 1970’s. Determined to restore the collective memory of the catastrophe to [...]

Art / News

Rent hikes drive artists from BankNote building

Rent hikes drive artists from BankNote building

By Jeanmarie Evelly jmevelly@gmail.com When sculptor Albert Bensusen lost his studio in downtown Manhattan 10 years ago, a friend showed him pictures of a studio he’d just rented. “I said, ‘Wow, that’s beautiful. Where is it?’” the spry 79 year-old Bensusen recalled. To his surprise, the loft—with its high, airy [...]