Several weeks after the removal of the busts of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall…
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Only 19% of 718,302 active Bronx voters came out to vote during this past Tuesday’s…
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- After 115 years, historic All Hallows High School in The Bronx will close this year
- Archdiocese to close two more Bronx Catholic schools
- A 2,200-bed migrant shelter for men heading to the South Bronx
- New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory
- Construction begins on the tallest building in the South Bronx
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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A Bronx Dominican Restaurant Honors A Mother Lost
The New York Times profiled a Dominican eatery called Margarita’s Restaurant in the Longwood area of The Bronx which honors the memory of the owner’s mother who lost her life in the American Airlines Flight 587 to Santo Domingo crash back in 2001. Margarita Brito’s late mother (named Reyna but known by her middle name…
How Harvard, The Vanderbilts, and yes, Tiffany’s & Co Heirs Benefited from A Bronx Land Sale
On Tuesday, July 13, 1920, one thousand four hundred and ninety-two vacant lots in what would eventually become Allerton and Pelham Gardens in The East Bronx went to auction starting at just $20 or $50 bucks depending on the lot. But how would the sale of these lots bisected by streets like Pearsall, Throop, and…
Bronx Neighborhood Renaming Roundtable Discussion
First they tried to rebrand the South Bronx as SoBro. Then came NoMa (North of Manhattan) for Riverdale (literally no neighborhood is safe), and more recently, Port Morris as the Piano District. All were met with resistance from Bronxites and have mostly been ignored by most. Now, as the market continues to accelerate fueled by…
We’ve Mapped Savor The Bronx, Our Borough’s Restaurant Week, For You
Restaurant week in Manhattan is cute but of course in The Bronx we have to have our own to highlight a handful of the many restaurants that we love that give our borough that flavor everyone craves. This year, 30 restaurants and breweries have joined and for your convenience, we’ve provided a handy map so…
Staggering 145% Increase in New Foreclosures in The Bronx
PropertyShark has released its quarterly foreclosure report for New York City and things continue to look more dismal each day. The Bronx leads NYC with a whopping 145% increase in new foreclosures during the 3rd quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year with the East Bronx accounting for most. During the third…
EXCLUSIVE: Future Home For A New Bronx LGBTQ Center Gains Momentum
For over 5 years, The Bronx has been the only borough without a center for the LGBTQ community since the old Bronx Community Pride Center closed its doors but now that may soon change as several community leaders have been in discussion to bring back a new center at the old Sachs building on…
- After 115 years, historic All Hallows High School in The Bronx will close this year
- Archdiocese to close two more Bronx Catholic schools
- A 2,200-bed migrant shelter for men heading to the South Bronx
- New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory
- Construction begins on the tallest building in the South Bronx
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