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Sure it’s a deluxe apartment in the sky on the 20th floor of Executive Towers…
PropertyShark, one of the most trusted tools for real estate professionals, has issued its latest foreclosure report and things aren’t pretty for The Bronx.
Although foreclosures dropped by 28% from the last quarter, they have increased by 33% compared to the 3rd quarter last year with 110 properties entering foreclosure for the first time.
We already knew that New York City’s REAL Little Italy in the Belmont section of The Bronx was the best by a long shot and now, the rest of the country will know Arthur Avenue as one of our country’s great streets.
Last year’s first ever Holiday Market was a hit with over 1,000 attendees over the course of the two day event. Now, this it will be MUCH bigger!
The Bronx Museum is seeking vendors for our 2nd Annual Holiday Market Weekend! In collaboration with FromTheBronx.com, The South Bronx Farmer’s Market, THE POINT, and The Bronx Beer Hall, the Bronx Museum will welcome over 30 local artists, artisans, farmers, bakers, brewers, and more on Saturday, December 10 and Sunday, December 11 from 11:00am to 6:00pm and YOU could be one of them. For information on becoming a vendor contact Lauren Click at lclick[at]bronxmuseum.org . Please note that we’re looking strictly for businesses that are individually and locally owned and operated. Fees for vendors will be 15% of gross sales so make sure to contact Lauren if you want to participate!
We’re excited to introduce a new feature at Welcome2TheBronx and it’s one that many have been asking for—a calendar for Bronx events!
Not only will this calendar help you find out what’s happening in our awesome borough but it will also help organizers who have sought a central location of Bronx events so that they can avoid overlapping with other awesome events as best as possible.
- 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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Article Claims The Bronx is NYC’s Next New Art Scene; Brooklyn’s Bushwick is Dead
Once again, another article discusses The Bronx as some undiscovered paradise, a terra incognita for artists looking for a new place to colonize and bring their art and culture (and gentrification in tow) as if the borough was somehow bereft of the arts—and people.
Let’s get one thing straight before we even continue: The Bronx is not some undiscovered virgin territory in waiting—our borough is and has always been alive with arts, music, culture, and a beautiful tapestry of people from around the world. From City Island to The South Bronx, Riverdale to Hunts Point and every neighborhood in between, we’ve been creating.
What Creates Health? Come to The Bronx and Find Out
The “What Creates Health” community conversation will bring activists, artists, performers and local community organizations together to talk about how we can define what shapes health in our communities. Join us!
LISTEN: 4 Ways The South Bronx Is Gentrifying—WNYC Wants to Hear From You
Welcome2TheBronx joined WNYC on a discussion about gentrification in The South Bronx centering in on Mott Haven and the surrounding areas for this long-term project on the housing affordability crisis.
(If you live or work in the South Bronx, WNYC wants to hear from you and journalist Sophia Paliza-Carre will be stationed at the Mott Haven Library on E 140th Street and Alexander Avenue a few hours each day. Reach out via email to: spalizacarre@wnyc.org or via social media using the hashtag #motthavenspeaks)
La Central, The Bronx’s Massive 992 Unit Development in Melrose, Is Finally Approved by City Council
After almost three years since it was announced, the mega project La Central has moved one step closer to reality as New York City Council approved this development yesterday.
With 992 units planned, a 50,000 square foot YMCA, 10,000 square foot television studio for BronxNet, and also an astronomy lab and observation deck among many other features, La Central is one of the biggest mixed residential and commercial developments coming to The Bronx.
1 Train Gets Graffiti Bombed Again & What It Says Will Surprise You
So this happened overnight…a 1 Train was graffiti bombed all in the name of Trump and not against but what seems to be FOR the disgusting, misogynistic, racist candidate. This isn’t the first time a train has been tagged up in recent years as evidenced by the title of this post. The 1 Train Gets…
1 Train Gets Graffiti Bombed—Again, And What It Says Will Surprise You
So this happened overnight…a 1 Train was graffiti bombed all in the name of Trump and not against but what seems to be FOR the disgusting, misogynistic, racist candidate.
- 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