Amazon won’t settle for taking over Long Island City or an almost million square foot fulfillment center on Staten Island. Now, the online shopping behemoth has signed a lease for a 117,00…
No, The Bronx Doesn’t Need to Be Like Brooklyn
Seven years ago we responded to an “article” in The New York Times that asked the question, “Why can’t The Bronx be more like Brooklyn?” Still to this day there are many…
A Jewish Resurgence in The South Bronx
Although the last synagogue in the South Bronx closed over a decade ago, the area is seeing a slow resurgence of a more visible Jewish population. Clearly it’s nowhere near the over…
Thousands of Bronx Residents at Risk of Eviction Due to Trump Government Shutdown as HUD Rental Assistance Contracts Expire
In what is now the longest ever government shutdown in American history, thousands of Bronx residents are at risk of eviction as HUD Project-Based Rental Assistance contracts have expired. During the government…
WATCH: Newly Renovated Subway Station Celebrates Famous People With Bronx Ties Including Sonia Sotomayor, & Gil Scott-Heron
After being closed for five months for renovations, the 167th Street and Grand Concourse Station on the B and D line has finally reopened. What was once a dark and dreary station…
Spaceworks to Open First Bronx Location Bringing Subsidized Studios for Local Artists
After two years of outreach and community engagement, local Bronx artists are finally moving into the borough’s first Spaceworks art work space designed to provide subsidized studios at affordable prices to the…
NYC Ferry Officially Expanding to Throggs Neck!
Starting in 2021, NYC Ferry will officially begin service at Throggs Neck from Ferry Point Park. Residents and Welcome2TheBronx advocated for this necessary expansion for locals living in a transit desert especially…
Landmark Bronx General Post Office in Contract for Sale in the High $70 millions
In October, Welcome2TheBronx broke the story that the Bronx General Post Office was up for sale again, now, it has been confirmed that the beloved landmark building is under contract for sale…
Confirmed: Yolanda’s Restaurant to Become Market-Rate Apartments; Rendering Revealed
Just days after Melrose was declared one of NYC’s hottest neighborhoods for 2019, a developer has confirmed that they’re bringing market-rate rentals to the area where Yolanda’s Restaurant currently stands on 149th…
Melrose in The Bronx Listed As One of NYC’s Hottest Neighborhoods for 2019
With 1,902 residential apartments under construction spread across 19 developments and a median 1 bedroom asking rent of $1,595 a month, Localize.city has listed Melrose in the South Bronx as one of…
Yolanda’s Restaurant in the South Bronx to be Replaced by Two 8-Story Residential Buildings
According to filings at the Department of Buildings and an article in The Real Deal, plans have been filed to construct two 8-story residential buildings where Yolanda’s Italian restaurant has stood for…
A Christmas Miracle! The Bronx Christmas House is Lit Once Again!
With less than a week left until Christmas, the Garabedian home at 1605 Pelham Parkway, aka the Bronx Christmas House, is once again lit in its guady splendor! Last week we reported…