After almost a year of going over dozens of projects submitted to be considered for…
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Finally, after years of planning, Throggs Neck now has a farmers market! Every Tuesday from…
For just $817 a month you can rent a three bedroom apartments in The Bronx—if…
We’re still excited by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s seismic victory over Congressman Joseph Crowley during this past…
The following is a series written by Diego Robayo of the Historic District Council which profiles Bronx…
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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In Gentrifying Mott Haven, Murders are Up 300%
As $450,000+ condos go up along E 138th Street and $4,300 three-bedroom apartments appear on the market along Bruckner Boulevard something else is also going up: Murder. Homicides in The Bronx’s 40th Precinct, which covers Melrose, Mott Haven, and Port Morris, is up by 300% this year as of June 17th compared to the same…
BREAKING NEWS: Major Upset as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Beats Incumbent Joseph Crowley for 14th Congressional District!
In a major victory and the biggest political upset of 2018 in the country, 28 year old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of The Bronx has won the the Democratic primary for the 14th Congressional District beating incumbent Congressman Joseph Crowley who was as recently this year considered a front-runner to become the next Speaker of the House…
The Bronx is Dying: Murders Are Up By 92% This Year
UPDATE 6/26/2018 8:08PM MURDERS ARE NOW UP 92.3% IN THE BRONX AS 6 MORE MURDERS WERE RECORDED IN THE WEEK ENDING 6/24/2018 FOR A TOTAL OF 50 MURDERS THIS YEAR SO FAR. This is not your typical Welcome2TheBronx story but this is not your typical year in The Bronx. For years we avoided reporting on…
Bx27 Bus Service Expanding to Directly Link with New Soundview Ferry Service
The MTA has announced it’s expanding the Bx27 to connect directly to Clason Point Park as the Soundview Ferry line will begin service this summer. This will hopefully offer relief to thousands of residents of this transit-starved section of The Bronx once service actually begins. The route will take the ferry from Soundview in The…
Bronx Charter Schools See Record Number of Applications
79,000 applications were submitted for charter school seats in NYC for this coming school year with The Bronx leading topping the list with 27,020 applications submitted for just 6,969 available seats. Advocates for charter schools insist that the demand is proof that caps on such schools need to be eliminated to accommodate the demand. The…
Pizza Festival Coming to The Bronx Featuring Pizza
This Fall, The Bronx will be home to the New York Pizza Festival where you can sample the good stuff from at least 30 pizzerias from across the country as well as Naples, Italy home of modern day pizza. Where in The Bronx? Why Little Italy of course. The festival is based on the Napoli…
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