Here’s a wonderful historical account of two old theaters, both on Southern Boulevard, The Boulevard…
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Bronx Girl Gets a Special Valentine’s From an MTA Train Operator
These are the types of stories that shows just how awesome The Bronx and its people are. NY1 reports this evening about a young 5 year old girl named Stella who gets on the Longwood Avenue station on the 6 train everyday with her dad. He told NY1 how Stella always waves hello at the…
Senior Housing Planned for Arthur Avenue
A 9 story building is being planned by Foxy Development on Arthur Avenue and E 179th Street in the Tremont section of The Bronx. The building, once complete, will have 177 units spread across 122,000 square feet. Senior housing is severely needed in The Bronx as our population continues to age. We firmly believe that…
Building a Vibrant Literary Community in The Bronx
The title of this post and the original article leads one to believe that there wasn’t a vibrant literary community here in The Bronx. But that’s not the case. Our borough has a long history in all forms of the arts including a literary one so there’s no building but rather a continuation of an…
Racist Bronx Principal Continues Her Campaign of Hate Against Against Students of Color
We usually don’t go there but we have to talk about the racist Bronx principal at Intermediate School 224 in Mott Haven. First of all, hate has no place in The Bronx nor does racism. We are a diverse borough from all walks of life and every corner of the globe. That’s one of the…
Bronx Home Prices Reach New Record; Rapid Gentrification Predicted
The Wall Street Journal states that Bronx home prices have, “…eclipsed the previous record set in 2006”. This increase is largely due to the rise in real estate prices in the South Bronx. And Mott Haven reminds realtors of SoHo 30 years ago and Dumbo 15 years ago as gentrification speeds up. But the rise…
JPMorgan Chase Creates $2 Million South Bronx Entrepreneurs of Color Fund
Following the success of Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, JPMorgan is creating the South Bronx Entrepreneurs of Color Fund. The $2 million fund will provide necessary capital to minority entrepreneurs including women. One of the biggest hurdles for people of color embarking on their entrepreneurial journeys is accessing capital that is readily available to other…
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