When Salim Drammeh set out to raise funds for the Gambian Youth Organization for the…
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Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Greg B. Smith, THE CITY In 2018, a year after a…
The Bronx, yet again, finds itself at the center of another tragic fire that has…
The Bronx finds itself once again at the center of the COVID-19 pandemic as positivity…
Last week Tuesday, December 28, the Soundview Ferry line was officially extended to Throggs Neck…
The blight once known as Spofford Juvenile Detention center in the Hunts Point neighborhood of…
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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Plans filed for mega $2 Billion development in The Bronx
Two years ago, ‘Fordham Landing’ was proposed as a massive redevelopment of the Harlem River Waterfront in The Bronx directly south of the University Heights Bridge at Fordham Road that would bring thousands of residential units to the area. Now, the developer has filed plans for the first building in the development which would rise…
Dream to cap the Cross Bronx steps closer to reality as Schumer visits to support plan
When Nilka Martell, a local Bronx resident and founder of Loving The Bronx, first mentioned to people that the Cross Bronx Expressway should be capped to create more parkland and re-stitch the communities it severed so long ago, people said she was crazy for thinking it could ever happen. She, like thousands of Bronxites who…
The Bronx Makes History as Women Win Majority of City Council Seats
And women shall lead them. Yesterday’s elections in New York City were historic on many fronts. Democrat Eric Adams easily beat out Curtis Sliwa for major and will become America’s largest city’s second Black mayor in history. On a more local level, Democrat Vanessa Gibson sailed to victory and will become the first female and…
Last chance to catch Kusama: Cosmic Nature at the New York Botanical Garden!
As October quickly comes to a close, so do your chances to catch Kusama’s works at the New York Botanical Garden here in The Bronx. The exhibition of one of the world’s most popular artists called Kusama: Cosmic Nature has been on display at the storied garden since the beginning of April and will end…
Celebrating The Bronx’s Hispanic contributions to the world
As Americans across the country continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, many may not realize just how much one New York City borough has helped contribute to Hispanic culture across the nation. And of course, that borough is none other than The Bronx itself. While the terms Hispanic and Latino are not quite the same…
Trump claims Bronx golf course business boomed after Jan. 6 insurrection
by Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Katie Honan, THE CITY This article was originally published on Oct 7 at 9:42pm EDT by THE CITY Business at The Bronx golf course run by former President Donald Trump’s company has “thrived” since the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to his lawyers, who say the links have reaped a record…