When the controversial and racially discriminatory NYPD practice of stop and frisk ended in 2014,…
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Construction starts are set to exceed $2 billion for the second year in a row…
44 year old Fabulous Flournoy, a player-coach for the Newcastle Eagles in the UK, is…
This past Thursday, The Bronx Music Heritage Center held their annual Melrose Holiday Parranda through…
We know when we post about this we may end up getting hate mail because…
This video pretty much made my day watching a Bronx kid battle his school teacher…
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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Foreclosed Properties in Bronx Causing Decline of Nearby Properties to The Tune of Over $10 Million
Bronx property owners within 300 foot radius of foreclosed properties are worth on average $4,963 less than properties not as adjacent to such distressed properties according to a report issued by Independent Democratic Conference. The report, which was launched by Senator Jeffrey D. Klein and the IDC, indicates that just 47 foreclosed properties are negatively…
New Morris Park Business Improvement District Approved by City Council
The New York City Council has given the green light for the creation of the Morris Park Business Improvement District which would cover just over a mile of Morris Park Avenue and 188 businesses. With the creation of this new BID, the entity will be able to provide ancillary services such as holiday lighting, street…
Apply for New Development on Former St Augustine Church Site in Morrisania
Much like synagogues that once dotted the South Bronx and began shutting down as the Jewish population moved to Co-op City, Riverdale, and the suburbs, Catholic Churches have been shutting down steadily as demographics have shifted as well as shrinking parishes with fewer worshippers. The demolition of St Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Morrisania back…
Another Massive Development Coming to Soundview
New permits have been filed for 1755 Watson Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of The Bronx revealing a 280,000+ square foot building with 326 residential apartments to be constructed on the site. Located at the corner of Rosedale Avenue and across from where US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor grew up as well as just a couple…
New “Affordable” Housing Development in Fordham Now Accepting Applications
Another “affordable” housing development in The Bronx began accepting applications 93 units at 2605 Grand Concourse in the Fordham area of our borough right across from Poe Park (and the newly christened Bill Finger Way after the co-creator of Batman). But the units are anything but affordable as they are set aside for median incomes…
Paradise Lost: Exiled by Maria From Puerto Rico to The Bronx
The Bronx, known as ‘El Condado de la Salsa’ (the borough of Salsa) is no stranger to the Puerto Rican community as they have been an integral part of the borough for more than half a century. Now, as hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans continue to flee the island as a result of the…
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