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Albanian Food in The Bronx Gets a Spotlight

The Bronx is home to the one of the largest populations of ethnic Albanians outside of Albania. Now, a new restaurant in our borough reflects this group’s varied cuisine. Grub Street highlights a new addition to the Bronx food scene, Çka Ka Qëllu, located in Belmont just behind Arthur Avenue, which celebrates Albanian food with no…

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EXCLUSIVE: Bronx General Post Office For Sale—Again

The landmark Bronx General Post Office on the Grand Concourse is for sale once again just a little over 4 years since it was sold by the United States Postal Service to Youngwoo and Associates for $19 million. Youngwoo had grandiose plans to turn the beloved landmark building into a Chelsea market-like development (an idea…

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Woodlawn Lake, The Bronx: A History

The following was originally published over at Hidden Waters Blog, a companion blog to the amazing Hidden Waters of NYC book by Sergey Kadinsky, and reprinted with permission. Near the northern border of Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx is a natural lake that shares its name with the cemetery and the surrounding neighborhood. It is a pleasant feature in the…

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The Bronx Has Highest Bedbug Violation Rates in NYC

Feeling itchy? Did the title of this post make you squirm and scratch yourself? Well after reading the report from Localize.city we hope it was just from reading the headline. You see, according to the latest report by Localize.city, The Bronx takes the lead in having the most bedbug violations in New York City. And…

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Over 200 Units of Affordable Housing to Replace Our Lady of Pity Church

Our Lady of Pity Church

Earlier this year we reported that demolition of Our Lady of Pity Roman Catholic Church on 151st Street in Melrose had begun. Now the Archdiocese of New York, through the Association of New York Catholic Homes has announced that the beloved church will give way to affordable housing. In a community meeting last night, community…

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