Melissa Salguero, who teachers music at PS 48 aka the Joseph R. Drake School in…
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South Bronx Gentrification How do we continue to improve our borough without becoming part of…
Zumper just released its annual NYC Rent Map showing how rents have increased (or decreased)…
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Works Coming to The New York Botanical Garden The Bronx’s New York Botanical…
After decades of Bronx animal lovers pleading with New York City officials, we’re getting a…
Legionnaires’ cases in New York City have increased by 65% in 2017 as compared to…
The Economic Development Corporation’s pick of Maddd Equities and Joy Construction elevates hopes that decades of revival schemes finally come to fruition — and concerns about a contractor’s safety record. By Jonathan…
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Uniqlo Is Opening Their First Bronx Store
Uniqlo, the popular Japanese clothing company, is opening their first Bronx store this coming Spring at The Mall at Bay Plaza in Co-op City. According to Prestige Properties who owns and operates the mall, the store will occupy 8,000 square feet and will join over 100 other stores like Michael Kors, Macy’s, JC Penney, The…
Jerome Avenue Rezoning Approved by City Planning Despite Overwhelming Community Opposition; Now City Council to Vote
Despite overwhelming disapproval and community opposition, New York City Department of City Planning has approved the Jerome Avenue Rezoning Plan and has been sent to the city council for a vote where it is pretty much guaranteed to pass. You can begin to say goodbye to the neighborhoods along the rezoning area as they will…
Breaking: Bronx LGBTQ Center Fully Realized
Destination Tomorrow Expands LGBTQ Service Portfolio and Moves Forward with Bronx LGBTQ Center Expansion The Bronx, NY – Destination Tomorrow, the Bronx’s leading trans-organization, in partnership with LGBTQ funders and the Bronx LGBTQ Caucus have announced plans to construct the Bronx LGBTQ Center in the Melrose section of the South Bronx. The creation of the Bronx LGBTQ Center…
WATCH: 91 Year Old Bronx Man STILL Goes to Work With No Plans on Retiring
An amazing 91 year old Bronx man still goes to work everyday at the multi-million dollar manufacturing company he founded in Hunts Point which is one of the largest black-owned manufacturing companies in America. According to the video below from NY1, Leon Eastmond has been working since the tender age of 12 and eventually built…
Historic District Council Selects Westchester Square & Arthur Avenue For Annual ‘Six to Celebrate’
Each year, New York City’s Historic District Council selects that they believe, “…merit preservation…” and become priorities for the organization over the course of the year for advocacy and consultation. We’re super excited that for 2018 they have selected two Bronx locations steeped in history: Westchester Square and Arthur Avenue home of New York City’s…
Developer “Excited” to Start Trend for New Construction for Middle Class in The South Bronx
An economically diverse neighborhood is crucial for its financial stability and that is something we won’t deny. In a perfect world, low-income families can co-exist with middle and high-income families in the same neighborhood without fear of displacement or lacking services geared towards their economic demographics but sadly in the real world, that’s not how…
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