Much like other ethnic groups that have called The Bronx home, the Irish have left…
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In just under two years since a Bronx woman announced her dreams to bring a…
Despite traffic plummeting in 2020 across the country and major cities, including New York, our…
Now that the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 has been passed by both the…
A year ago was the day the world changed forever as COVID-19 was declared a…
The Bronx created it, the world adopted it, and now it’s heading to the Paris…
MELROSE—A four alarm fire that started this morning around 5AM at a Dunkin’ Donuts quickly spread and destroyed five other businesses before the FDNY could get it under control. The blaze and…
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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…
Apply for Brand New Affordable Apartments in Mott Haven—1 Bedrooms As Low As $465/mo
MOTT HAVEN—Applications are now being accepted for brand new affordable apartments in Mott Haven via New York City’s housing lottery. Located at 345 St Ann’s Avenue at E 142nd Street, Park Haven is a 10 story 178 unit brand new construction development for extremely low and low income residents with deep affordability for qualifying households…
Meet Meisha Ross Porter, New York City’s New Schools Chancellor
Alex Zimmerman, Christina Veiga, and Reema Amin, THE CITY This article was originally published on Feb 28 at 3:21pm EST by THE CITY This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Meisha Ross Porter, who rose through the education department’s ranks as…
Coat Giveaway at Bronx Terminal Market Helps Restore Some Faith Within Community
This past Friday, the power of community and mutual aid was on full display at the Bronx Terminal Market. Hundreds of people lined up and waited in 40-degree weather to receive brand new winter coats handed out at a coat giveaway event organized by Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner of the 77th district, in partnership with the…
Thousands Face Eviction in The Bronx as $1 Billion in Rent Goes Unpaid in NYC Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The economic crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit many but nowhere is it more apparent than The Bronx. At one point during the crisis, unemployment reached a staggering 24.7%, the highest seen since the Great Depression and perhaps even higher than that. Now, according to reporting by WABC, there is $1…
Lottery Now Open for Brand New Affordable Housing Apartments in Bedford Park
BEDFORD PARK—Applications are now being accepted for over 100 brand new construction affordable apartments in the Bedford Park neighborhood of The Bronx with rents as low as $1,045 a month for two-bedroom units. Bronxview Apartments, located at 2885 Marion Avenue, is a 114 unit, 8 story mixed-income residential development comprised of one, two, and three…