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Key Bronx Lawmakers Yet to Back Crucial Legislation for Bronx Casino

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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Buy a Four Bedroom Apartment in Longwood for $100K—If You Qualify

A four bedroom apartment in Longwood on Beck Street for just $100k sounds like a steal and too good to be true but for most in the area and the South Bronx, it is just that. Our friends over at Brick Underground report that there are four four-bedroom apartments available at an HDFC Co-op at…

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Watch: Bronx Engineering Students Develop Water Filtration System for a School in Puerto Rico

Engineering students at Manhattan College in The Bronx worked together to create a water filtration system for a school in Puerto Rico dealing with the aftermath of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Maria which created the largest humanitarian crisis in US history. According to News12, the students hope to have the system in place…

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Another Large Development Coming to Norwood

Since a 2011 rezoning that increased density in Norwood and Bedford Park along Webster Avenue, these Northwest Bronx communities have been facing an increased onslaught of developments completely out of character for the area. Now, a new development has been announced for the area which will go up at 3524 & 3528 Parkside Place and…

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The Fight for The South Bronx Waterfront: $2 Billion Housing Development Proposed For Same Site as $700 Million Soccer Stadium

Yesterday we reported on Related and Somerset’s $700 million proposal to develop 13 acres of the Harlem River Yards in Port Morris which would include a soccer stadium and 550 affordable housing units but another proposal was submitted proposing 2,000 units of much mixed housing which would include “affordable” housing as well. Today, Crain’s reports…

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Bronx Woman Serves With US Navy Half a World Away

The following is a guest post by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Zahn, Navy Office of Community Outreach who graciously allowed us to post the following article. YOKOSUKA, Japan- A Bronx, New York, native and 2011 St. Raymond Academy graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Petty…

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Mega $700 Million Development & Soccer Stadium Proposed for Port Morris Waterfront

Two years after NYS issued a Request for Expressions of Interest to develop 12.8 acres of the Harlem River Yards in Port Morris, Yimby has revealed that a massive project to include a soccer stadium and 550 “affordable housing apartments”. Behind this proposal is Related Companies partnered together with Somerset Partners (who spearheaded the ill-named…

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