2019 Bronx Night Market doubles its foodie pleasures
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The Bronx Night Market is coming
back bigger and better than ever.
After a successful summer 2018
launch that put boogie down cuisine on
an outstanding display, the Bronx Night
Market is returning to Fordham Plaza
for its sequel season from 4 to 10 p.m. on
Saturday, May 25, 2019.
Since last year’s market pulled more
than 80,000 lovers of food, craft beverages
and music from the city and its surrounding
suburbs last year, this season
The Bronx Night Market in Fordham. Photo courtesy of Round 7
the Bronx Night Market will be doubling
its summer nights out.
So the best of the Bronx open-air
market will be in full fl edge operation
on Saturdays May 25, June 15, June 29,
July 13, July 27, August 17, August 31,
September 14, September 28, and October
26, cooking up an expansive lineup
in the process.
The market’s delectable expansion
will feature a selection of more than
40 Bronx and city popups, restaurants,
Tony Cruz teams up with BRAC for vision awareness workshop
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craft beer watering holes, as well as a rotating
talent of Bronx musicans, along
with the scratchin’ and smooth stylings
of DJ Sabronxura and more.
Some food stands returning from
last year will be: Empanology, where
owner chef Jason Alicea will once again
be whipping up fl aky and crispy empanadas
with ingredients ranging from
mac and cheese to red velvet cake, The
Fried Kitchen will also be promoting
its loaded chicken and bacon smothered
potato waffl e back to many a hungry
Bronxite while Barbecue on a Stick will
also be satisfying the massive crowds.
One major newcomer to the Bronx
Night Market will be the Bronx Burger
Co.
These guys will be grilling up a maple
syrup, bacon and chipotle infused,
gooey cheeseburger that’s simply like
no other,
That’s in addition to plenty of other
new surprises.
Bronx Native owner Amaurys Grullon at the
Bronx Night Market.
Photo courtesy of Round 7
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The Bronx’s celebrity graffi ti artist
that’s losing more of his eyesight every
day continues to spread the word
and warn the Bronx, city and world
about the dangers of computer and cell
phone light.
Tony Cruz, the man whose now
year-long vision awareness campaign
has led him to speak at the United
Nations recently partnered with the
Bronx River Arts Center, teaching
children and parents about eye and vision
health through art.
Cruz shared his adventures of grow-
ing up in Castle Hill, learning graffi ti
and his eventual battle with type two
macular telangiectasia amongst a
fi lled fourth fl oor workspace at the art
center on Monday, April 22.
He asked some of the kids how much
time they spend on their cell phones
daily, warning them of the dangerous
effects too much exposure to LED
lighting up close can cause.
Of course that was in between his
workshop’s graffi ti lessons. It was after
he demonstrated how to illustrate
each letter in graffi ti bubble-letter alphabet
that many of the children and
Tony demonstrates how to write bubble letters for graffi ti art.
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parents each made their own vision
awareness artwork which impressed
even the master Cruz himself.
“When I was diagnosed my condition
wasn’t all that common,” Cruz explained.
“Now more and more people are
losing their sight from macular telangiectasia
and other conditions that are related
to cell phone and computer screen
light, we need to spread the word on this
now more than ever,” he continued.
Follow Cruz’s Instagram, tonycruzramtwo
to keep up and follow along
with his vision awareness campaign.
Tony (front, r) and the workshop show off their handmade artwork.
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