LATEST NEWS

LATEST NEWS

SURPRISE! Ocasio-Cortez Wins Election in Another Bronx District She Wasn’t Even Running In

First Ocasio-Cortez stunned the nation when she beat the powerful Queens Democratic Party boss and incumbent Rep Joseph Crowley of the 14th congressional district last month. Now last night it was revealed by the Daily News that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also won a primary in a district she wasn’t even running in! According to the Daily…

Read More

311 Complaints Rising in Gentrifying Areas of South Bronx

A new study has shown that 311 complaints are up in gentrifying parts of the South Bronx according to data gathered by BuzzFeed. Several of the areas also show that these complaints have risen in areas where the Black and Latino population has decreased as the white population has increased such as Port Morris, Mott…

Read More

16 Old Pictures of The Bronx

We just LOVE going through the New York Public Library’s Digital Collections to see old pictures of The Bronx. It’s truly fascinating to be able to take a look at The Bronx of yesteryear through the thousands of images available online. Almost like stepping into a time machine. Check out these great pics below and…

Read More

The Mets’ FIRST Female Announcer & MLB’s First Latina is a Puerto Rican Woman From The Bronx

Marysol Castro recently made history by becoming the Mets’ first female announcer as well as Major League Baseball’s Latina announcer. And of course she’s from The Bronx. OK so she might work for that other team and not our hometown heroes aka the Yankees but hey, she’s making history and isn’t taking her role lightly.…

Read More

Two Bronx B/D Subway Stations To Close Next Month

The 167th Street on the B and D line along the Grand Concourse along with 174th-175th Street will close next month for repairs. This will allow for major upgrades and modernization to the stations which opened in 1933 with new LED lighting, countdown clocks, new turnstiles, and more. 167th Street will fully close August 27th…

Read More

“Downtown” Bronx to Get a $10 Million Makeover

After almost a year of going over dozens of projects submitted to be considered for New York State Governor Cuomo’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative for the South Bronx, the final projects have been revealed. We were intimately involved with the details and offered insights and recommendations on this initiative and are excited to share them with…

Read More