Starting in 2021, NYC Ferry will officially begin service at Throggs Neck from Ferry Point…
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In October, Welcome2TheBronx broke the story that the Bronx General Post Office was up for…
Just days after Melrose was declared one of NYC’s hottest neighborhoods for 2019, a developer…
With 1,902 residential apartments under construction spread across 19 developments and a median 1 bedroom…
According to filings at the Department of Buildings and an article in The Real Deal,…
With less than a week left until Christmas, the Garabedian home at 1605 Pelham Parkway,…
Bally’s gambling complex proposal at the former Trump Links in Throggs Neck relies on getting state approval to alienate parkland, but lacks local leaders’ support as the legislative session winds down. By…
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Bronx Legend, Penny Marshall, Dead at 75
One of The Bronx’s most iconic actresses and film directors, Penny Marshall, has died at the age of 75. A Bronx ‘girl’ through and through, Marshall never lost her thick, Bronx accent and was best known by many as Laverne of the hit show Laverne and Shirley. It was revealed today that she died in…
WATCH: JLo Surprises Fans at Bronx Screening of ‘Second Act’
Jennifer Lopez aka JLo aka Jenny From The Block surprised fans last week at Bay Plaza Cinemas in Co-op City during a screening for her new movie, ‘Second Act’. She claimed that this was the movie theater she’d go to while she was growing up in our borough. ET reports: “We are going to do…
And the Top 10 Books Checked Out at Bronx Libraries Are…
The New York Public Library has published its list of the top ten books checked out in The Bronx for 2018. So what’s the most popular book in our borough? The top spot goes to Origin: A Novel by Dan Brown, the wildly popular author who wrote The Davinci Code. The full list is as…
At 55%, The Bronx Has Highest Rate of Residents Who Can’t Afford the Basics
Here’s another report about The Bronx that probably (and sadly) won’t shock you. According to Overlooked & Undercounted 2018: The Self-Sufficiency Standard for New York City, a report by City Harvest, our borough has the highest rate of residents below the standard of self-sufficiency. Citywide the rate is 40% but in our borough it’s much…
South Bronx Waterfront Lot is Biggest Development Site on Market in NYC
The Real Deal has reported that two adjacent development sites along the Harlem River are being sold as a package deal. According to the brokers for the deal, the site is the largest development site in NYC on the market at the moment. Last month, 399 Exterior Street was reported to be on the market…
WATCH: Is This The End of The Famous Bronx Christmas House?
After 45 years of shining bright and ushering in the holiday season along Pelham Parkway, it seems the Garabedian Bronx Christmas House may be lit for the last time. For decades, the famous house at 1605 Pelham Parkway has been dazzling Bronxites and visitors with their extravagant Christmas displays that rival Macy’s holiday windows but…