Last year, 24 year old law student, Imelme Umana, took an internship at The Bronx Defenders,…
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Last year, 24 year old law student, Imelme Umana, took an internship at The Bronx Defenders,…
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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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Artists Purchase Vacant Land For $1.15 Million in Melrose to Develop “ArtCondo”
A consortium of New York City artists, tired of being pushed out of neighborhoods across the city as they gentrify, banded together—along with their finances—and purchased a prime piece of real estate in the South Bronx neighborhood of Melrose for $1,150,000 last month to develop a vacant lot into a 7 story condo for artists. …
Bronx Assemblyman Mark Gjonai Lies About Supporting ‘Women’s Equality Act’
A politician who lies about their record? In The Bronx? That would never happen here, right? That’s precisely what Democratic New York State Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, who’s running for City Council this year, did in a mailer touting his “…fight for women’s rights,” and a “…powerful voice for women and families.” But there’s one big…
Construction Begins On Yet Another Hotel in The South Bronx
Amidst all the “affordable” housing and market rate developments going up in the South Bronx, it’s the rise of hotels that is starting to saturate the market. The property at 646 Gerard Avenue at 151st Street is slated to be a four story hotel 18,000 square foot hotel with an undisclosed number of rooms directly…
Bronx-Raised Photographer Behind Beyoncé’s Pregnancy Announcement Shattered A Guinness Record
Awol Erizku, who was born in Ethiopia and raised in The Bronx, shot the picture of Beyoncé announcing her pregnancy with twins that broke the Guinness World Record for most Instagram likes—9.1 million likes at the moment. Erizku is a graduate of Yale’s MFA program in 2014 and his works covers a range of disciplines…
Bronx Health Clinic Gets “Greener” With New Solar Wall
Who says you can’t go green? Urban Health Plan, one of the best health care providers in The Bronx (ok so I might be a little biased since it’s where I go but they really are quite amazing), has installed a solar panel wall to make the already LEED Gold Certified even greener. The solar…
Ancient Salt Marsh in The Bronx Show Dangerous Flooding Likely in NYC
Although there are many folks who deny that climate change is happening, including President Donald Trump and his administration, despite the plethora of scientific evidence, we already are experiencing its deadly impact—and things don’t look like they’ll get any better. For four years, scientists have been studying salt marshes in Pelham Bay Park, New York…
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