Friday, October 3, 2014
NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail
An arts and education center and what's believed to be the first Puerto Rican-owned music store in the city are among the sites set to get markers that will designate them as part of the South Bronx Culture Trail.
Ten sites have been picked to receive the first designations along the pathway, which was launched in 2011 by local arts groups Casita Maria and Dancing In The Streets to help commemorate the borough's rich cultural history, organizers said.
Money for the project comes from the New York Community Trust, which was attracted to it because it would give people a chance to see beyond the negative stereotypes of the South Bronx, said Kerry McCarthy, the NYCT's program officer for arts and historic preservation....