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As one of the most unique neighborhoods in New York City, City Island holds a…
Citi Bike is FINALLY coming to The Bronx after the sudden pull-out of dockless bike…
During Trump’s first year as president, ICE arrests have increased by 30% often by utilizing…
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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 Residents Claim Spies Are Everywhere Near Russian Diplomat Building in Riverdale
This is one of those stories that might seem far-fetched yet if you’re from The Bronx and especially from Riverdale then you probably know about the ugly Soviet-built Russian diplomat building at 355 W 255th Street and the decades old rumors that surround it. Now local Bronxites have told the New York Post that they…
Watch: A Bronx War Hero’s Lost Purple Heart Unites Long-Lost Relatives in Our Borough
Florinne Ambramowitz and her cousin Ronnie Connors who both grew up in The Bronx but never knew each other were reunited in our borough after their late uncle’s lost Purple Heart was returned. Their uncle Rubin Keltch was killed in the navy during WWII. The cousins never met due to their fathers having been estranged…
WATCH: Shop for Food on Arthur Avenue Like an Italian
One of the beauties of The Bronx is that we’re home not just to Little Italy but New York City’s REAL Little Italy on Arthur Avenue in Belmont. It is where people from all over the metropolitan area come to shop when they want the freshest and best in Italian food products. Beatrice Tosti, a…
Report: The Bronx is Setting Records for Population, Business, and Job Growth
Since 1980, The Bronx’s population has grown by 36% to just below the historic high set in 1970 regaining the population lost during decades of disinvestment during the burning years. This growth has been fueled by immigrants who have more than doubled in our borough since 1980 helping create one of the most diverse counties…
How The Bronx Became the Last Home of Acrylic Furniture Manufacturing in NYC
At the height of its popularity, NYC had up to 20 factories manufacturing acrylic furniture. Now, only one remains and it’s right here in the West Farms area of The Bronx. Plexi-Craft manufactures furniture pieces costing thousands of dollars mostly for a high end market. The New York Times has a fascinating story on how…
New Bronx Latino History Project Seeks to Document Borough’s Rich Latino History
The Bronx is the most Latino borough of NYC with over 50% of the population identifying as such. Now the Bronx Latino History Project, through a partnership with Fordham University and the Bronx County Historical Society, seeks to document the rich history of that community in our borough not unlike the Bronx African American History…
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