Calling all Bronx entrepreneurs! MELROSE—Finishing touches are being made at Bronx Coworks, an office sharing…
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Last year I was hired to write a piece for NYC neighborhoods for the Village…
NY1 called me the “Mayor of Parkchester.” I’ve been there for decades. I love the…
Throughout the history of The Bronx there have been many immigrant groups that make up…
As the city braces for a potentially deadly blizzard, the MTA will be shutting down…
The second half of Baz Luhrman and Netflix’s The Get Down finally got a release…
- Rare, truly affordable apartments, as low as $454 a month, now available in The Bronx
- Housing lottery thinks $4,376 for a two-bedroom in Fordham in The Bronx is “affordable”
- Once one of the country’s ‘bluest’ counties, The Bronx takes a dramatic shift to the right
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026
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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The Bronx Will Die Not With a Bang But With a Glimmer—Of Waterfront High-Rises
This past week has been a flurry of bitter news for The Bronx. First we find out that of over 30 counties in the tri-state region, 71% of The Bronx is at risk for displacement. Shortly thereafter came the news that although rents went down 9.1% across NYC, they actually surged in The South Bronx…
New Renderings Revealed For Somerset Partners and Chetrit Gentrification Towers in The South Bronx
PORT MORRIS—Renderings for three-25 story residential towers planned for 101 Lincoln Avenue directly across from Mott Haven Bar and Grill and at the foot of the Third Avenue Bridge have been revealed. 826 market rate apartments will be spread across the 3 towers along the waterfront joining the other 3 at 2401 Third Avenue which…
How to Survive a Plague | Screening + Q&A with David France
Wednesday, March 8th, 7PM-9:30PM at The Bronx Documentary Center: How To Survive A Plague is the story of two coalitions— ACT UP New Yorkand TAG (Treatment Action Group)—whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. Despite having no scientific training, these self-made activists infiltrated the pharmaceutical industry and helped identify promising…
South Bronx Sees Biggest Increase in 1 Bedroom Rents in NYC as Overall Rents Drop 9.1% Across the City
Recently Zumper.com reached out to us with data showing how rents for 1 bedroom apartments had dropped 9.1% across NYC typically hot neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, LIC, Hell’s Kitchen, and the West Village. But that isn’t the case for South Bronx neighborhoods of Hunts Point, Melrose, Mott Haven which saw over 11% increase in similar 1 bedroom…
Startling New Report Indicates 71% of Bronx at Risk for Displacement—The Highest in New York Region
Of 31 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut in the New York region, a report issued by the Regional Plan Association places the Bronx at the top of the list indicating that 71‰ of The Bronx is at risk of displacement of which 44% are currently located in areas shifting towards a…
Harvard Law Review’s First Black Woman President Interned In The Bronx
Last year, 24 year old law student, Imelme Umana, took an internship at The Bronx Defenders, a non-profit organization of public defenders fighting for the rights of Bronxites. But little did she know that she would eventually become the president of the Harvard Law Review—a title once held by former President Barack Obama, who in 1990…
- Rare, truly affordable apartments, as low as $454 a month, now available in The Bronx
- Housing lottery thinks $4,376 for a two-bedroom in Fordham in The Bronx is “affordable”
- Once one of the country’s ‘bluest’ counties, The Bronx takes a dramatic shift to the right
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026
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