For decades, the Congressional District representing most of the South Bronx, currently the 15th Congressional…
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Several years ago, newer developments in the South Bronx, particularly in the Port Morris and…
With winter in full swing and recent brutal temperatures battering the city, many in The…
A vital, yet dangerous connection between The Bronx and Westchester County has taken a step…
Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul directed the Metropolitan Transit Authority to move forward with taking…
Belcalis Marlenis Almánza, born in Washington Heights and raised in The Bronx and best known…
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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WATCH: Beloved South Bronx Italian Restaurant Gets Featured on NBC
MELROSE—When it opened in the summer of 2017, Porto Salvo quickly became a neighborhood favorite and gathering place for both locals and those who work in the neighborhood. While the South Bronx had its share of Italian restaurants that have been around for decades, Porto Salvo quickly stood out with its menu not so much…
Brand new apartments available in The Bronx with rents as low as $569 for two-bedroom units
Applications are now being accepted for 119 brand-new apartments located at 980 Westchester Avenue in the Foxhurst neighborhood of The Bronx. This is another affordable housing development where the units are actually affordable for local residents. Known as Tiffany Court Plaza, the 7-story building has units for households making 30, 50, 60, and 70% of…
Almost $1 million raised in less than 48 hours for families of Bronx blaze
When Salim Drammeh set out to raise funds for the Gambian Youth Organization for the victims of Sunday’s deadly fire at Twin Parks North West in the Fordham area of The Bronx, he set out with a $200,000 goal. In less than 24 hours, that $200,000 goal was surpassed on GoFundMe and within less than…
Self-Closing Door Law Failed to Save Bronx Fire Victims
Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY In 2018, a year after a fire in a residential building killed 12 in his district, then-Bronx City Council member Ritchie Torres co-sponsored a bill mandating that all residential buildings must have self-closing doors by mid-2021. Now a congressman, Torres announced on Monday a federal, state…
Worst blaze in NYC history claims lives of 19 Bronx residents including 9 children
The Bronx, yet again, finds itself at the center of another tragic fire that has claimed a record number of lives unseen since the Happy Land Social club arson that killed 87 in 1990. Nineteen lives perished, including nine children as a result of a fire that broke out at Twin Parks North West located…
The Bronx has the highest COVID positivity rate in NYC in latest surge
The Bronx finds itself once again at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic as positivity rates hit 27% in the borough, the highest in New York City as the Omicron variant proves to be highly more contagious than the original and subsequent variants. And leading the city is the 10468 zip code, which covers parts…