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Starting this month, Boogie Down at the Zoo will celebrate Bronx culture at the zoo…
A few weeks ago we posted about a new condo development coming to City Island…
It’s that time again for New York City Council’s Participatory Budgeting where you get to…
In New York City’s REAL Little Italy is Casa Della Mozzarella where many have claimed…
This post was written by Syed Ali and originally appeared on CoLab Radio, a publication…
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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Developers Behind the ‘Piano District’ Sell Their Waterfront Property for $165 Million; Highest Sale For Development Site in Bronx History
The Chetrit Group and Somerset Partners, the developers behind the Piano District and Port Morris waterfront development to bring thousands of market-rate luxury housing to the South Bronx, have sold their development for $165 million to Brookfield Properties according to The New York Post. This is the single most expensive transaction for a development site…
Jerome Avenue Rezoning Will Cost The Bronx Over 100,000 Square Feet of Auto Related Businesses
City Limits reports that New York City is potentially losing hundreds of thousands of square feet of industrial space including automotive related spaces thanks to rezonings. Thanks to the Jerome Avenue Rezoning, The Bronx, in a “reasonable worse case scenario”, is poised to lose 126,802 square feet of auto-related spaces alone. According to the analysis,…
Sign The Petition to Stop Mayor De Blasio’s Plan to Build a New Jail in the South Bronx
The following is from the South Bronx Coalition , please sign the petition and have your voices heard! We, the residents of the South Bronx, call on all people of conscience to stand with us in strong opposition to the mayor’s proposal to build a new jail in the Mott Haven neighborhood at a site…
Councilman Salamanca Vows to Block New Jail in The Bronx
As NYC’s new City Council Land Committee chair, Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. has vowed to block Mayor de Blasio’s plan to plop a new jail in Mott Haven as part of closing down Rikers Island. Back in February, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office foolishly announced that a new jail was coming to 320 Concord…
Phase 1 Construction of 992 Unit ‘La Central’ Gains Momentum
Almost five years after it was announced by the outgoing Bloomberg administration in December 2013, construction of phase 1 of La Central in Melrose is under full swing as two more buildings break ground of this massive 992 unit, 1.1 million square foot development. Already underway and almost topped out is building D, a 160…
Watch: Meet the 91 Year Old Doctor From The Bronx, Granddaughter of a Slave, Who’s Not Retiring Yet
Dr Melissa M. Freeman was born and raised in Williamsbridge neighborhood of The Bronx and has been practicing medicine since 1961. And at 91 years of age, the granddaughter of a slave, is not ready to retire quite yet. She was also the first female doctor to treat women with opioid addiction. Watch her story…
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