MORRISANIA—The latest of several senior housing developments across The Bronx is nearing completion and is…
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THROGGS NECK—The Bronx is scheduled to get a second ferry stop this year which will…
PORT MORRIS—While there are many affordable housing developments and apartments promoted via New York City’s…
OPINIONby John Montoute Bike life is good. I have ridden bikes as my main source…
With the passage of time, The Bronx continues to lose parts of its history as…
Much like other ethnic groups that have called The Bronx home, the Irish have left…
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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The Cross Bronx is America’s 3rd Most Congested Road; NYC Declared Most Congested City
Despite traffic plummeting in 2020 across the country and major cities, including New York, our hometown was declared America’s most congested city. Along with that not so lovely recognition, the Cross Bronx Expressway, aka America’s Parking Long, took third place as one of the most congested roads in the nation. The report, issued by INRIX,…
Bronx Residents to Receive Up to $1.6 Billion in Direct Stimulus Payments
Now that the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 has been passed by both the House and the Senate and signed by President Biden on March 11, Bronx residents will start to be able to get some relief. And although having been signed on Thursday, many Bronxites are already reporting deposits of the $1,400 stimulus…
The Bronx: One Year and 4,954 Lives Later
A year ago was the day the world changed forever as COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization as it rapidly spread across the globe. For two months New York City was on edge because we knew it was a matter of when it would hit us and not if given the…
From The Bronx to the World, Breakdancing Now an Official Olympic Sport
The Bronx created it, the world adopted it, and now it’s heading to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Breakdancing, born in the streets of the South Bronx almost 50 years ago, has been formally approved by the International Olympic Committee as an official Olympic sport. These intrepid kids and young adults in the 1970s Bronx…
Mott Haven Speak Up! Tell Us What Matters to You This Important Election Year
2021 is a one of the most important election cycles in recent New York City history as we head to the polls in November to vote for a new mayor as well as replacements for two-thirds of the New York City council due to term limits. THE CITY has asked us to partner with them…
Now Available: Johnson & Johnson 1-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine at Yankee Stadium
Beginning tonight at 8PM Yankee Stadium will begin vaccinations 24 hours a day with the Johnson and Johnson 1-shot vaccine which was just approved for emergency use by the FDA over the weekend. Bronx residents meeting the current eligibility requirements for the vaccine can make an appointment from 8PM to 7AM daily during which times…