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IMPORTANT: If you can’t make next Monday’s public hearings, you can submit testimony via email so please click this link to do so!
Researchers from Columbia University and elsewhere have found a possible link between air pollution and adolescent ADHD. According to the report, published today in the journal PLOS ONE, pregnant women from New York City exposed to certain air pollutants were more likely to birth a child with ADHD. The pollutants —polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)—are released into the atmosphere through the burning of coal, tobacco, and petrol.
IMPORTANT: Public Hearing Stop Cuomo From Giving FreshDirect $9 Million To Cause Asthma in the Bronx
Legal Updates – The ongoing litigation to stop Fresh Direct’s move to the Harlem River Yards continues! Newly disclosed information provides us with the opportunity to request renewal of our claim that the State DOT violated the New York Constitution by allowing land at the Harlem River Yard to be leased to Fresh Direct. We’ll keep you posted!
“A brave 92-year-old Bronx woman who helped rescue Jews from Germany-occupied Hungary during World War II was honored Thursday for her heroic past.
Berta Davidovitz Rubinsztejn was one of dozens of rescuers who helped Hungarian Jews escape the Nazis by disguising herself as a Gentile and working with the Zionist underground youth movement Dror Habonim.
She was reunited Thursday with one of the refugee orphans she saved from the streets of Budapest and took in as her own.
“I am standing here only because of you, Berta,” said Meir Brand, 79, as he thanked Rubinsztejn during an emotional ceremony at the Riverdale YM-YWHA.
When real estate companies and developers begin to look at your neighborhood more and more intently we know that there is a big danger of gentrification creeping in. When investments begin to top $2 billion in The Bronx, that means we’re no longer the final frontier but things are already happening.
- 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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Illuminating New York City’s Gentrification, One Story at a Time – Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes – Curbed NY
Welcome2TheBronx is one of 19 blogs who have provided anecdotal stories on gentrification creeping into their respective neighborhoods for a feature Curbed worked on for the 50th anniversary of the coining of the word ‘Gentrification’.
Calling All JLo Mega Fans! Producer is Searching For Jennifer Lopez Fans To Give Haters A Piece Of Their Minds!
Producer and President of Odd Girl In Entertainment Linda Nieves-Powell is seeking die-hard JLo fans to to give Jennifer Lopez’s haters a piece of their minds. If you are lover of all things Jennifer Lopez then this is for you:
“I’m looking for JLo LOVERS to SKYPE into our @Latinaschatmedia session on Saturday, from 1pm-2pm to give the haters a piece of their mind. I’m looking for FB friends or friends of friends who are passionate about Jennifer Lopez, over-the-top fanatics would be great. The Skype session will be filmed. If interested email me here oddgirlinentertainment@gmail.com.”
So come on, we know you’re out there. What are you waiting for, hurry up and reach out to Linda!
Six Bronx Parishes Merge as Six Roman Catholic Bronx Churches Set to Close In August 2015
In one fell swoop (after 4 years of planning) the head of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, ushered in the largest reorganization of the archdiocese in its 208 years of existence. Six parishes in The Bronx are slated to merge with six others which will leave the borough 6 churches that will close by August 2015. In total, 112 parishes will be merged across the archdiocese.
Spooktacular Halloween Events In The Bronx For All!
For those not looking to travel outside The Bronx for Halloween, Welcome2TheBronx has compiled a handy list of fun and free events in our own home borough for tomorrow. From FREE Holiday portraits at the Bronx Documentary Center to spooky readings of Edgar Allan Poe’s classics at Poe Cottage, to Baron Ambrosia hosting a special Safe Streets and Treats event, there’s something for folks of all ages!
Tonight: Understanding Ebola Town Hall Discussion At The Bronx Museum Of The Arts
New York City Department of Immigrant Affairs along with NYC Department of Health have teamed up to give the community the REAL facts on Ebola as well as let the community ask questions and share their concerns.
The event will run tonight, Wednesday October 29th, from 6PM – 8PM and will be hosted at The Bronx Museum of The Arts located at:
1040 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10456
Make sure you spread the word with your networks!
Wallworks NY Presents Major Photography Exhibition: Point. Click. Shoot.
This Saturday November 1st is the opening reception of ‘Point. Click. Shoot.’ at Wallworks New York in Port Morris.
The exhibition includes photography from some of the biggest names in the craft who have documented people and neighborhoods with a cast of Bronx and Downtown photographers including the world-renowned Annie Leibovitz.
- 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