BELMONT—Joe Binder, an icon on Arthur Avenue in The Bronx’s Little Italy turns 107 today. …
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Growing Up Gonzales: A Different Kind of Bronx Tale
Growing Up Gonzales, a play by Félix Rojas and performed by Andres “Chulisi” Rodríguez is a loving and brilliant tribute to brotherly and family love while growing up in The Bronx during the 1970s. Through the writings of Rojas interpreted on the stage by Chulisi, one is transported into that era, where although life was…
Google Disses The Bronx
Last week we received a bit of annoying news on Twitter: Google (or rather their algorithm) stereotypes The Bronx. When you do an image search on Google for The Bronx, along with the images you’re served six categories: Ghetto, Streets, Maps, Projects Gangs, 1970s. The digital diss was found by Jer Thorp, an artist and…
Watch: Zaro’s is Returning to Parkchester!
Back in April, Welcome2TheBronx broke this exclusive story that Zaro’s is coming back to Parkchester after closing its store in 2015. Now, Pix11 news has picked up the story (4 months later) so check it out below! April 8, 2017 Several weeks ago we received a tip that Zaro’s Bakery was returning to Parkchester after…
South Bronx Waterfront Development by Chetrit and Somerset Partners To Cost Over $600 Million; Developers Seeking $500 Million Loan
The masterminds behind the failed “Piano District” rebranding of the South Bronx neighborhood of Port Morris are seeking a $500 million loan to finance the construction of their 7 building, 1,300 unit luxury market rate development on the waterfront at the foot of the Third Avenue Bridge. It will be interesting to see how banks…
Another Blink Fitness Coming To The Bronx
Five years ago, Blink Fitness opened their first gym in The Bronx at St Ann’s Terrace in Melrose. Now, the chain is poised to open their 9th and THIRD location in Melrose as they are setting up shop in The Hub at the old Sachs building on 3rd Avenue and Westchester (150th Street). The old…
NYC Council Participatory Budgeting Voting is Here! Vote Where Your Tax Dollars Should Go!
Participatory Budgeting has increased from just 3 New York City Council Districts in The Bronx that participated in last year’s 2015-2016 cycle out of 9 districts in the borough to five this year! Simply put, Participatory Budgeting is one of the most democratic activities our city has to offer by allowing residents of participating districts…
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