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Mar 28, 2019
Book signing with author Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Bronx resident and acclaimed novelist, gave us a reading from the newly released 10th anniversary edition of her novel "Daughters of the Stone". Dahlma was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York City. She is a product of the Puerto Rican communities on the island and in the South Bronx. She attended the New... read more
Mar 21, 2019
Jazz at Amalgamated 2019
Our annual jazz concert was a wonderful night packed with community members having a great time. The band was thrilling, lead by Bronx resident and internationally-acclaimed saxophonist Eric Alexander, featuring David Hazeltine on piano, John Webber (also a Bronx resident) on bass, and Jason Tiemann on drums. The food and drink flowed... read more
Mar 12, 2019
Launch of the “Marble Hill Community Needs Assessment” report by our NYC Small Business Services Neighborhood 360° Fellow Camelia Tepelus
At the KRVC Board meeting on March 12, 2019, we presented the “Marble Hill Community Needs Assessment” report by Camelia Tepelus, NYC Small Business Services Neighborhood 360° Fellow and our Marble Hill Project Director. The study conducted between June 2018 and March 2019 contains detailed demographic, socio-economic,... read more
Feb 26, 2019
The Basics of Investing - Making Your Money Work For You!
Accredited Financial Counselor Ana Gonzalez Ribeiro, MBA, AFC provided an in-depth presentation of the characteristics of savings and investment products, ways to invest in an IRA or a 401 K and a discussion of risk tolerance and how it affects saving and investment decisions. This very interesting and informative workshop sparked... read more
Feb 21, 2019
Presenting KRVC's work on the Broadway commercial corridor at the Marble Hill Town Hall
On February 21st 2019, KRVC’s Marble Hill Project Director Camelia Tepelus (SBS Fellow) presented an overview of our work to improve the Marble Hill commercial corridor at the Marble Hill Town Hall held at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church at 146 W 228th Street.
The meeting was organized by the office of the Congressman... read more
Feb 21, 2019
Reading and book signing with Martha Paradis
Martha Paradis shared with us her memoir "Flowers & Locusts":
In an era when only a few weekly flights served the royal capital and television had not yet come to Ethiopia, the memoir Flowers & Locusts chronicles the tumultuous childhood of an American girl whose father served as adviser to the legendary Emperor Haile... read more
