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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…

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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…

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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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Four More Bronx Catholic Churches “Deconsecrated” Paving Way for Their Sale 

Last week on November 30th, the Archdiocese of New York deconsecrated four churches–St Roch’s and St Pius V (both in Mott Haven), Our Lady of Pity in Melrose, and St Joseph’s in Tremont—setting the stage for their eventual sale. They join Visitation in Kingsbridge and St Ann’s Church in Norwood which were both deconsecrated this past summer by…

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