After almost a year since the latest round of plans and renderings for the new…
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Applications are still being accepted for hundreds of apartments around The Bronx for newly constructed…
It’s the kind of story we don’t like to write about but it would be…
If founder of Nos Quedamos/We Stay Yolanda Garcia were alive today, she’d probably be smiling…
Each year, New York City’s Historic District Council selects six neighborhoods across the five boroughs…
Last year, 352 permits were issued for filming in The Bronx representing a drop from…
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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Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Just 25 Miles North of The Bronx Set to Close by 2021
After decades of activists fighting to shut down a nuclear power plant just 25 miles north of The Bronx, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a deal that would close the controversial energy plant by 2021. Just last year we wrote about Indian Point possibly being America’s Fukushima as reports revealed leaks at what the…
Watch: New Animal Planet Series to Focus on The Bronx Zoo
Coming February 18, you and the world will get to see behind the scenes of what goes on at The Bronx Zoo. The Zoo, which will air on Animal Planet, shows an intimate look at the relationship between zookeepers and animals in the nation’s largest urban zoo. It’s a place that has come a long…
Yesterday’s Bronx: A Look at Old Historical Photographs of The Borough We love
In the 113 years since The Bronx became the 62nd county of New York, a lot has changed yet plenty has managed to still remain the same. Between 1900 and 1930, The Bronx exploded with 1 million new residents, thanks largely due to the expansion of NYC’s nascent subway system. Apartment buildings sprung up like…
Big Opportunity for Bronx Youth With Entry Into Construction Industry
This is an excellent opportunity for our Bronx youth (or anyone in NYC) between the ages of 18-24 who are seeking a pathway into the construction industry. Urban Upbound is providing an amazing opportunity to these individuals from training, workshops, job shadowing, and job placement with partners. With construction booming in NYC and average construction…
By Failing to Connect to The Bronx, The Second Avenue Line is A Failure & A Monument To The Tale of Two Cities
Ok I’ll say it. The new Second Avenue line, which opened on New Year’s Day, is a colossal failure. Yes it’s beautiful, yes it provides much needed relief to the already strained 4, 5, and 6 on the Lexington Avenue line but by not being extended into The Bronx, once again, hundreds of thousands of…
New York Times Lists South Bronx as One of 52 Places in The World to Visit in 2017
The New York Times issued its list of 52 Places to Go in 2017 and surprisingly has listed the South Bronx as a destination among dozens of other domestic and international destinations. As if gentrification creeping in wasn’t enough, now we have one of the leading newspapers in the world urging people to descend upon our borough…
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