by Greg B. Smith, THE CITY This article was originally published on Feb 20 at…
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Brand new apartments now available as low as $650 a month for 3 bedroom units on the Grand Concourse
MOTT HAVEN—Applications are now being accepted for 277 brand-new apartments in the tallest building on…
For decades, the Congressional District representing most of the South Bronx, currently the 15th Congressional…
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…
- Rare, truly affordable apartments, as low as $454 a month, now available in The Bronx
- Housing lottery thinks $4,376 for a two-bedroom in Fordham in The Bronx is “affordable”
- Once one of the country’s ‘bluest’ counties, The Bronx takes a dramatic shift to the right
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026
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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Bronx-raised Cardi B announces she will pay funeral costs for victims in tragic Bronx fire
Belcalis Marlenis Almánza, born in Washington Heights and raised in The Bronx and best known as Hip-Hop megastar Cardi B, has announced that she will cover the funeral and burial costs for the victims of the tragic Bronx fire on Sunday, January 9th in Fordham which claimed the lives of 17 residents at 333 E…
Brand new apartments in Fordham, The Bronx starting at $615 a month for 2 bedroom units
Another affordable housing lottery has been launched in The Bronx, this time in the Fordham neighborhood of the borough. Cyrus Place Apartments, located at 4697 Third Avenue at Cyrus Place just south of E 188th Street, the 8-story development contains 53 units ranging from studios to three-bedroom units. Income requirements for the available units range…
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…
- Rare, truly affordable apartments, as low as $454 a month, now available in The Bronx
- Housing lottery thinks $4,376 for a two-bedroom in Fordham in The Bronx is “affordable”
- Once one of the country’s ‘bluest’ counties, The Bronx takes a dramatic shift to the right
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026