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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, 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
Tony Cruz teams up with BRAC for vision awareness workshop
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 yearlong
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 growing
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 parents each
Tony demonstrates how to write bubble letters for graffi ti art.
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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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