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Watch: 32-Year Timelapse of The Bronx

  Google has compiled a timelapse of satellite images of our planet spanning from 1984 through 2016 and the results are beautiful and alarming as you can clearly see evidence of climate change. We decided to take a look at The Bronx (no surprise there) and what we found is pretty amazing. You can see…

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The Little Runner: Before OTB

A man goes through a racing form and checking his numbers/©Welcome2TheBronx If you grew up in The Bronx or have lived here a long time, chances are that you know someone who was a “bookie” that took bets or a “runner” who was the go between to the bookie from others. In Spanish, it’s called…

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Sign Petition Demanding Federal Government—Not NYC—Must Cover Trump Tower Security Costs

​ New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito along with Council Member Dan Garodnick have started to petition demanding that the federal government pay the over $1 million a day it will cost NYC taxpayers to secure Trump Tower for president elect Donald J Trump and his wife Melania and son Barron who will remain…

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New York State, Bronx Borough President Push For Further Gentrification of The South Bronx Waterfront 

Because developing the Special Harlem River Waterfront District along with Somerset’s planned 6 towers in Port Morris isn’t enough, New York State Empire State Development released a request for expressions of interest to deck almost 13 acres of our waterfront to see developer interest—with the full blessings of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.  In…

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Join G.I.V.E. In Parkchester This Sunday For Their Last Park Cleanup! 

What started as a small neighborhood block cleanup in Parkchester years ago by Bronxite Nilka Martell, eventually turned into a community of service to many of our borough’s green spaces—literally an army of grassroots activists.  This Sunday, the organization will host its last cleanup as Getting Involved, Virginia Avenue Efforts (aka G.I.V.E) before dissolving and coming back…

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What Jenny Has Done for the Block: Inside Jennifer Lopez’s Love Affair With the Bronx | E! News

While scrolling through Bronx related news today, I was surprised to see Welcome2TheBronx and myself mentioned and quoted in E!News on a story about Jennifer Lopez aka JLo or simply, Jenny. E!News writes: “Yes, J. Lo donates millions to charities, particularly dealing with women and children’s issues but what about the Bronx? Sure it’s her…

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