Here’s another fun fact about The Bronx for you: The country’s ONLY floating pool is…
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On Wednesday, the New York City Department of Education has revealed that over 900 elementary…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-The Bronx and Queens) got a rock-star reception as she greeted constituents…
Gotta love our amazing Bronx women. Louise Jean Signore celebrated her 107th birthday on Wednesday…
There is a deadly crisis in NYC as 18 cyclists have been killed so far…
The Bronx’s largest employer, Montefiore Medical Center, was just ranked as the 6th best hospital…
Here’s another fun fact about The Bronx for you: The country’s ONLY floating pool is right here in our borough in Hunts Point. 6sqft reminds us in a cool article that The…
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This Year Marks the 50th Anniversary of The Bronx’s Mott Haven Historic District
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Mott Haven Historic District This article is a contribution of the Historic Districts Council, NYC’s advocate for historic places. Monday, July 29th, marks the 50th anniversary of the first historic district in The Bronx designated by New York City, Mott Haven Historic District, designated in 1969 by…
NYC Council Votes to Rename Bronx Street After Stan Lee
The New York City Council voted to approve the renaming of University Avenue, between Brandt Place and West 176th Street in Morris Heights to Stan Lee Way in honor of the late legendary comic book writer who grew up in The Bronx. Stan Lee passed away in November at the age of 95 after spawning…
Bx19 Named The Bronx’s Slowest Bus; Bx3 Most Unreliable
Once again, the Bx19 was named The Bronx’s slowest bus in the borough by the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign and TransitCenter’s annual Pokie and Schleppie Awards. Last year the Bx19 came was also named the slowest in The Bronx along with the Bx21 as the most unreliable but this year the latter has been replaced by…
Four Bronx Neighborhoods Make NYC’s Top 10 Areas Where Prices Are Rising Fastest
While over half of the top ten neighborhoods where prices are falling the fastest were in Manhattan, The Bronx had the most neighborhoods with prices rising the fastest. In fact, the top two neighborhoods in NYC were in The Bronx with historic Fieldston leading the pack with a 122.7% increase in median sales price to…
WATCH: The South Bronx’s Famous Yolanda’s Restaurant to Close Next Week
Back in the beginning of the year, Welcome2TheBronx broke the news that Yolanda’s Italian Restaurant, which has been serving the Melrose community for 59 years on 149th Street, would close and be replaced with an 8 story residential building with 123 units. Well the day is almost here when the famed restaurant will temporarily close…
$70 Million Sale of The Bronx General Post Office Collapses
Last year, Welcome2TheBronx broke the story that the landmarked old Bronx General Post Office was up for sale again after being purchased by developer Young Woo in 2014 for $19 million. MHP and Banyan Street Capital were in contract to purchase the building for $70 million but have since walked away from the deal. According…
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