In a major victory for animals and animal lovers in The Bronx, the City Council…
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The Bronx is home to the one of the largest populations of ethnic Albanians outside…
The landmark Bronx General Post Office on the Grand Concourse is for sale once again…
The following was originally published over at Hidden Waters Blog, a companion blog to the…
22 year-old Lala from The Bronx wants to be the next K-Pop star despite not…
Feeling itchy? Did the title of this post make you squirm and scratch yourself? Well…
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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Coming Out Of The Closet as a Gay Man in The Bronx
A version of this post was originally published on October 11, 2016. As a child of the 70s and 80s, my own coming of age story and admitting to myself (and others) who I truly was—a gay, Puerto Rican male from The Bronx—came at a pivotal moment in history as the LGBTQ community was becoming…
Greedy Amtrak is Delaying East Bronx Metro North Expansion
Call it greed, pure and simple. Although the MTA is ready to move forward with the planned expansion of Metro North in our borough with the creation of four new stations in the East Bronx, work cannot commence until Amtrak says ok. Essentially the railroad giant is holding East Bronx residents hostage by demanding “access…
A Bronx Tale: Why I’m Sharing My Mental Health Journey
Three years ago, I publicly came out to our Welcome2TheBronx readers about my battle with anxiety and panic attacks. It was a decision that wasn’t too easy and extremely difficult because I was making myself vulnerable to such a large readership. Thankfully, it was one of the best decisions I have made, not because it…
Norwood is Predicted to be NYC’s Next Hot Neighborhood—In 50 Years
Sleepy Norwood in the Northwest Bronx has been identified as the next possible hot New York City neighborhood. But, not for another 50 years. TimeOut New York decided to make an “educated” guess as to which neighborhood would be hot in 50 years and all signs pointed to Norwood according to a recent article. TimeOut…
WATCH: The Bronx Zoo’s Happy the Elephant is Really Sad According to Lawsuit
The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit earlier this week to free the 47 year old Happy the Elephant from The Bronx Zoo where she’s been held in captivity for most of her life since the 1970s. According to the group, they allege (and are probably quite correct) that Happy is unhappy given the fact…
We are Experiencing Intermittent Outages
Dear Readers, We are currently experiencing intermittent outages on our website which you may have noticed over the past couple of days. The reason? Thanks to you, we are growing faster than anticipated and have had to upgrade our server capacity several times this year. This is a problem we would encounter just once a…
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