For hundreds of years, the South Bronx waterfront along the Harlem River has been home…
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With Major League Baseball moving the coveted All-Star game out of Atlanta due to the…
October 18, 2019 was the last time The Bronx’s Yankee Stadium was filled with tens…
President Biden’s ambitions—and much needed $2 trillion infrastructure plan can be a boon for The…
After the New York State Assembly and Senate passed the legalization of recreational marijuana yesterday,…
MELROSE—The world’s most famous pancake and breakfast chain is opening another location in the South…
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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Another Ferry Stop is Coming to The Bronx This Year
THROGGS NECK—The Bronx is scheduled to get a second ferry stop this year which will extend the Soundview NYC Ferry route into Throggs Neck at Ferry Point Park. With the successful launch of the Soundview Ferry at Clason Point, the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced in 2019 that the service would expand the…
NYC Promotes Luxury $2,300 a Month 1 Bedroom in the South Bronx as ‘Affordable’
PORT MORRIS—While there are many affordable housing developments and apartments promoted via New York City’s Housing Connect that are truly affordable, a recent listing in Port Morris is anything but. 101 Bruckner, a brand new 7 story, 55 unit residential development, is a luxury rental property with 17 units set aside as ‘affordable’, however upon…
Bronx Residents Deserve Safe Access to the Harlem River Waterfront
OPINIONby John Montoute Bike life is good. I have ridden bikes as my main source of transportation for years. I have ridden bikes in different states, and to date, the best bike paths are in NYC. I love the Bronx and in the Bronx we ride bikes, however, I am sad to say that my…
11 Story, 287 Unit Residential Development to Replace St Joseph’s Church in Tremont
With the passage of time, The Bronx continues to lose parts of its history as buildings are torn down and replaced with something else in the name of progress. The case is no different from the old Roman Catholic churches and parrochial schools across the borough that have been shuttered and deconsecrated in recent years…
The Irish Heritage of The Bronx—More Than St Patrick’s Day
Much like other ethnic groups that have called The Bronx home, the Irish have left an indelible mark on our borough. While many often jump to stereotypes and often peg the Irish to St Patrick’s Day, they’re more than just a holiday, especially in The Bronx where they have left a living, breathing history of…
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: The Borough’s First Mobile Bookstore, Bronx Bound Books, Set to Ride Next Month
In just under two years since a Bronx woman announced her dreams to bring a mobile bookstore to our borough, Latanya DeVaughn is working hard to make it a reality as soon as next month. When she announced her plans for Bronx Bound Books to a standing room only crowd back in May of 2019,…