54th annual ‘Bronx Week’ abruptly canceled by borough president, leaving locals outraged

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That’s weak. Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson is getting a Bronx cheer for abruptly canceling the 54th annual “Bronx Week,” citing budget woes. In a press release Wednesday, Gibson said her office was shifting its focus away from the long-running annual festival “in response to a significant budget deficit and the broader fiscal challenges facing New York City.” “This is not the end of Bronx Week; it is a pause,” Gibson insisted, as she apparently referenced the multi-billion-dollar