Before Hollywood became the epicenter of America’s nascent film industry, New York City played a…
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Bronx women are breaking barriers left and right.
Last week we had the story of Lt. Col Merryl Tengesdal, a Bronx native, who became the first African-American female to ever pilot the U-2 and now this Sunday, Kim Lopez, a Bronx native of Puerto Rican descent, will be the first woman and Hispanic to be the chief starter for the 57th Daytona 500.
The United Auto Merchant Association is holding a volunteer orientation meeting tomorrow at 12PM in order to mobilize auto merchants in the proposed Jerome Avenue Study / Rezoning Area. The orientation will be held at 1332 Commerce Avenue (Next to the Department of Motor Vehicles).
Join No Longer Empty this Tuesday, February 24th from 12PM – 2:30PM for the “Community Open House and Unveiling of the Old Bronx Courthouse”.
“The event is organized as an opportunity for community members to learn about No Longer Empty’s upcoming art exhibition at the Old Courthouse called “When You Cut Into the Present, the Future Leaks Out” (April 23-July 2015) curated by Regine Basha, and to identify opportunities to collaborate with neighboring socially-and-culturally engaged organizations on ancillary programming and events.”
Last year, Bronx Fashion Week 2014 made history in September at the Andrew Freedman Home as the borough’s first Fashion Week ever.
Coming this May, we’re presenting the first Bronx Fashion Week event of 2015 called ‘The Essence of Beauty’ and next month on March 22nd at The Bronx Museum, we’ll be holding a casting call for models (men, women, and children) as well as a call for designers, make up artists, and hairstylists.
It’s hard to believe that almost 109 years ago, a Congolese pygmy man was put…
- 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 Residents Force a Re-vote on Subsidies to FreshDirect
Join Us
for the Empire State Development RE-VOTE
on $10 Million in FreshDirect Subsidies
Thursday, February 19, 9:30 am
633 Third Avenue
37th Fl Conf Room
RSVP: CLICK HERE and call 212-803-3794
Holland Textiles Opens First US Store in The Bronx, Bringing a Bit of Africa With Them
Last summer, while walking along 3rd Avenue in The Hub, I spotted a bright, new store with gorgeous, African print fabrics. Holland Textiles advertise themselves as the “number one African Fabric retail outlet in the world…” and they have planted their first roots in America in The Bronx neighborhood of Melrose.
Tea Tasting, Yoga, & Massage at B-Well Studio, Tuesday, Feb 17th!
Join Morris Perk tomorrow at B-Well Studio for Tea Tasting, Yoga, & Massage! Morris Perk is teaming up with Ricks Roasters, and Loose Leaf Tea Company who’s sponsoring the event at Be-Well Studio.
Tea tasting will start at 6pm followed by yoga at 7pm. Chair massages will be available from 6-8pm!
This is a wonderful opportunity to support several local, small businesses all under one roof!
Mommy & Daddy, Take My Hand, Take Me Out to Freedomland!
The East Bronx History Forum will transport us back to the Bronx of 1960 at Freedomland! Freedomland was larger and safer than Disneyland, or was it? Come on down to Westchester Square and find out. Wednesday February 18th at 7:30pm!
Our 5 Favorite Puerto Rican Restaurants in the Bronx | Via First We Feast
The Bronx, home to New York’s congressional district with the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans has long been a bastion of all things Puerto Rico including the birth of Salsa and many cultural institutions. Even though the area has seen an influx of a more diverse latino population in recent decades, the heavy Puerto Rican influence in our latino communities still lingers.
The culinary offerings of Puerto Rico, of course, are one of the most visible aspects of the culture as you can’t venture too far before running into a cuchifrito or Puerto Rican restaurant. Sure we know that the fried delicacies shouldn’t be a daily staple of our diets but it’s so hard to resist the smells when you walk by one of these establishments.
Presidents’ Day: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, & The Bronx
While many of us are off today for Presidents’ Day, do you know the connections that The Bronx has to Washington and Lincoln?
Some of you may already know your Bronx history, especially if you’ve read our Bronx Facts we’ve been compiling since last year but since today’s a holiday why not talk a little more about our borough’s place in history.
- 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