Following the Bronx Borough president’s announcement to cancel Bronx Week 2026, community members are offering ways to keep the celebration going this year.
In a social media video on March 4, Vanessa Gibson cited economic hardships as a reason to pause the festive event that draws large crowds and highlights the best of the borough.
“I don’t think that we should pick and choose between basic needs and celebrating culture and history. We should be able to have both,” said Executive Director at the Third Avenue Business Improvement District, Pedro Suarez…