Bronx residents asked for it and now they have it: A ferry that arrives at Wall Street before 7AM. After a successful first year in service which exceeded expectation by 63%, NYC…
Starting next month, some Bronx residents will no longer have to swipe their MetroCard to use the subway but will also have the ability to simply tap their phone for an even…
This Thursday, November 14, the New York City Economic Development Corporation will host the first pubic design workshop for a new upcoming 2.3 acre waterfront park along the Harlem River Waterfront. The…
With winter approaching, the federal monitor overseeing the New York City Housing Authority gave preliminary approval last Wednesday to spend a $450 million pile of backlogged state funds, including $363 million to upgrade…
The following is a series written by Diego Robayo of the Historic District Council which profiles Bronx community leaders who have contributed to our history and will be published here on Welcome2TheBronx. Roland Lopez…
New York City’s affordable housing lottery is now open for a new residential development in the Bedford park neighborhood of The Bronx. Located at 16 E 204th Street at the corner of…
For over half a century, Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in Hunts Point, stood as a monument to everything that was wrong with the criminal justice system in The Bronx. The youth that…
Towards the end of the summer of 1967, The Bronx experience not one but two fatal plane crashes. On September 16 of that year, 6 people died as a twin engine private…
94 brand new apartments are now available via New York City’s affordable housing program lottery in Hunts Point with studios renting at $748/month, 1 bedroom units at $948/mo, and 2 bedroom units…
LGBTQ identifying seniors are one of the most neglected groups within our communities but Crotona Senior Housing is looking to change that. Billed as the first LGBTQ development geared towards seniors in…
If this week’s commute along the 4, 5 and 6 line seem a bit faster through Manhattan, you’re not dreaming. Last Friday the MTA began increasing the speed limits along different sections…
What I am about to describe to you is one of the most improbable and inspiring stories you will ever hear. It is about how young people in a section of New…