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Iconic Parkchester statues continue to disappear

One of Parkchester's iconic statues

Four years ago, Sharon Pandolfo-Perez, who runs The Parkchester Project, reached out to Welcome2TheBronx to inform us about something disturbing: The iconic terracotta statues that adorn the 171 buildings spread across 129 acres in one of the most well-known planned communities in not just The Bronx but New York City were disappearing. Back then, Pandolfo-Perez…

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Legionnaires outbreak in The Bronx detected

The New York City Department of Health has announced that legionnaires disease has been detected in four people in the Highbridge neighborhood of The Bronx. According to NYCDOH, these infections were detected going back to May 9th and are clustered around the 10452 and 10456 zip codes with results from other individuals presenting similar symptoms…

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Second Bronx child killed by gun violence in less than 2 months

It is an unfortunate circumstance that many have become accustomed to when living in The Bronx. Shootings and deaths as a result of gun violence are simply something that residents, despite the countless activists trying to curb such violence, have become almost indifferent to. But the unthinkable has happened, yet again. Kyhara Tay, an 11…

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Ruben Diaz Jr. Is Lobbying for Bronx Waterfront Development He Championed as Borough President

Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally published on May 9 at 9:11pm EDT by THE CITY Lobbying records indicate Ruben Diaz Jr. is on a six-month $120,000 retainer to lobby the city on behalf of Dynamic Star LLC, the developer behind Fordham Landing. At 40 acres, the anticipated…

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Loud thunder wakes up half The Bronx and NYC

Bronxites and residents across New York City and even New Jersey were awoken by a loud, ground-shaking boom this morning around 6AM. Many residents were caught off guard given the fact that thunderstorms weren’t in the forecast, just rain, especially given the fact that many were still sleeping snuggly in their beds. But why did…

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Apply for brand new apartments as low as $588/mo for 2 bedrooms near Yankee Stadium

A lottery has opened for 225 brand new affordable apartments just blocks from Yankee Stadium. Located at 1164 River Avenue at the 167th Street Station on the 4 subway line, the development is one of three going up on that block and the first to be nearing completion. The 17-story development was also the second…

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