• Toyin Adebanjo

    • Thumbnail Residents helped create public art Last summer, a colorful mural titled “Y yo ya estaba! I was already here!” took shape on the parking lot wall of Iglesia Evangélica Española, the Bronx Spanish Evangelical Church on the block of East 156th Street between Tinton and Union avenues. Artist Virginia Ayress invited residents and members of the [...]

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      Toyin Adebanjo wrote a new blog post: Mott Haven mural depicts immigrants’ dream   2 years, 9 months ago · View

    • Thumbnail For immigrants and the poor, center offers a welcome and support Heidy Rios knows what it’s like to be poor. Born and raised in the Bronx, for a time she had so little money that she and her children lived in an apartment that had no stove or refrigerator. She kept food cold by putting it [...]

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      Toyin Adebanjo wrote a new blog post: Mercy Center throws lifeline to Mott Haven families   2 years, 9 months ago · View

    • ThumbnailSt. Mary’s Recreation Center serves thousands By 3 a.m. on a freezing January 30, two dozen people had already lined up outside St. Mary’s Recreation Center to be sure they got one of the 100 available slots for the center’s free swimming program. Some brought pots of coffee. Some wrapped themselves in blankets. Some who showed [...]

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      Toyin Adebanjo wrote a new blog post: Mott Haven’s oasis of fitness   3 years, 1 month ago · View