The city has issued a Request For Expression of Interest (RFEI) for a $200,000 public…
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This past week has been a flurry of bitter news for The Bronx. First we…
PORT MORRIS—Renderings for three-25 story residential towers planned for 101 Lincoln Avenue directly across from…
Wednesday, March 8th, 7PM-9:30PM at The Bronx Documentary Center: How To Survive A Plague is the…
Recently Zumper.com reached out to us with data showing how rents for 1 bedroom apartments had…
Of 31 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut in the New York…
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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Harvard Law Review Elects First Black Woman President Who 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…
4th Annual Bronx Gentrification Conference This Sunday, March 5th!
REGISTRATION IS A MUST DUE TO LIMITED SPACE! You can register by going here or calling 718-993-3512 Since it’s inception 4 years ago, The Bronx Gentrification Conference hosted by The Bronx Documentary Center has grown larger each year. This Sunday, at the 4th such annual event, it will be held at Immaculate Conception School in Melrose just…
Bronx Actor Plays A Leading Role in Oscar Winning Best Picture ‘Moonlight’
We’ve always said that The Bronx never stopped creating, we’ve been a force in the world of the arts regardless of what discipline and last night victory came to The Bronx by way of the film ‘Moonlight’ winning the Oscar for best movie. And his name is Jharrel Jerome, the 19 year old actor and…
We Stand in Solidarity Against Majora Carter & Her Bullies Harassing Bronxites
It should come to nobody’s surprise that when Majora Carter and crew are met with opposition, she stoops to bullying and flat out harassment. Recently, she began an attack against a Bronx feminist group, Odiosas, for alerting a group that was scheduled to appear at her Hunts Point cafe on Carter’s policies on pushing polluting…
The Luxury Boutique Opera House Hotel is Expanding
444 E 149th Street, directly adjacent to The Opera House Hotel where Mexicozina Restaurant once thrived, was purchased by the owners of the Opera House Hotel last March for $500,000. (Sadly the beloved restaurant with the amazing space was displaced <aka gentrification > but at least they were able to stay in the neighborhood just…
NYC Parks & Bronx River Alliance To Receive Award Thanks To The Hard Work of Local Environmental Activists
Much like the borough named after it, the Bronx River’s revival over the past several decades has been the result of activism and good old fashion rolling up of sleeves and countless hours of volunteer work by Bronxites. Next week in Washington DC on February 17th, NYC Parks and The Bronx River Alliance will receive…
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