The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism Brings Bold Colors and Vibrant Culture to The Bronx

The Enid A Haupt Conservatory at NYBG has been transformed into a loving tribute to Barragan

One month later, Congestion Pricing appears to be working despite critics’ opposition

An often chaotic intersection at 149th Street and Exterior Street and River Avenue

First ICE raid under Trump hits The Bronx in the early morning hours

Construction underway on massive apartment building next to the historic High Bridge

After 115 years, historic All Hallows High School in The Bronx will close this year

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The Bronx Is Blooming!

As I was taking my morning walk with my dog around Melrose, I noticed that several cherry blossoms and other trees are starting to bloom.

Have you noticed Spring forcing its way through? We’d love to see your pictures and feature them on a future post showing the beauty of our green borough in bloom!

Use the hashtag #bloomingbronx or #welcome2thebronx in Instagram, Twitter, and all other social media or you can simply send your pictures to: submissions@welcome2thebronx.com

Make sure to let us know the location / neighborhood of the image as well as how you would like us to credit it!

Happy shooting!

Breaking News: The Bronx Documentary Center’s Kickstarter Project 100% Funded!

Just days after Kickstarter made the Bronx Documentary Center’s campaign their project of the day, the BDC has reached it’s $30,000 goal!

We LOVE The Bronx! Listen to Max, AKA Baby Sinatra’s AMAZING Voice on ProjectBronx!

ProjectBronx is back and season 2 hasn’t disappointed so far!

Check out the amazing Max sing Nat King Cole’s L-O-V-E!

The MTA Plots to Remove All Station Agents

The following is a guest article by John Rozankowski, PhD

A feeling of security is a vital issue for most people and determines where they live, where they send their children to school, etc. In subway station entrances, the station agents provide this feeling of security and the MTA is scheming to remove all of them.

Kickstarter Selects Bronx Documentary Center As Featured Project; Over $24K Raised To Date

Wonderful news! Kickstarter has selected the Bronx Documentary Center’s campaign as the project of the day and is featuring it on their front page today!

If you haven’t donated yet, make your way over to their site and make a donation! No donation is too small!

11 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Bronx

This year the Bronx is celebrating two major anniversaries: The 375th anniversary of the first European settler — and our borough’s namesake Jonas Bronck, to call our great borough of the North home, and the 100th anniversary of the creation of Bronx County, New York State’s 62nd and last county created.

In the spirit of history, we’ve decided to compile a list of things you may not (or may) know about the Bronx.

Neighborhoods

One month later, Congestion Pricing appears to be working despite critics’ opposition

First ICE raid under Trump hits The Bronx in the early morning hours

Construction underway on massive apartment building next to the historic High Bridge

In a few years, the historic High Bridge, New York City’s oldest bridge, will have a massive next door neighbor which will block its view that many Bronx residents in the neighborhood…

Archdiocese to close two more Bronx Catholic schools

A 2,200-bed migrant shelter for men heading to the South Bronx

Neighborhoods

New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory

Construction begins on the tallest building in the South Bronx

Massive fire sweeps through The Hub destroying six business including beloved Holland Textiles

Housing lottery launches for brand new and truly affordable housing in The Bronx

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Xochimilco Restaurant Is Still Open!

The popular and Baron Ambrosia approved Mexican restaurant, Xochimilco is still open! Due to a major error with Verizon and Cablevision, their main number is out of order but they can still be reached at 718 402-5100.

Hopefully your thoughts of the restaurant having closed, ensued by panic had been subdued!

On Sunday, April 6th, hundreds of volunteers will join together to deliver over 500 Passover food packages to home-bound Jewish elderly. Project HOPE is a semi-annual event where over 300 volunteers deliver food packages by foot and by car to low income and isolated older adults. Often, these volunteers are the only visitors to seniors’ home all week and many times seniors welcome young volunteers and their families to stay for a visit.

On Sunday, local residents gathered in Melrose to discuss the next steps in the creation of the South Bronx Farmers Market to be located on 138th Street between Willis and Alexander Avenues in Mott Haven.

When Baron Ambrosia sends you an invitation, you immediately RSVP — no questions asked.

With a menu consisting of Cricket Brie Sushi, Spicy Beaver Tacos, Muskrat Fakoye & other exotic dishes, Baron Ambrosia, the culinary ambassador of The Bronx, hosted an unforgettable epicurean experience which would have made Andrew Zimmern feel proud.

This past Saturday at the Andrew Freedman Home, The Baron held the 4th Annual Bronx Pipe Smoking Society Small Game Dinner —an event which has quickly become one of the most highly anticipated and exclusive dining experiences in the Bronx.

Saw this tonight in Manhattan and thought you’d appreciate it. The Bronx rocks! Much love to this New Yorker!

Yesterday, on Thursday, March 27th, the Appellate Division of New York ruled in favor of FreshDirect and, “Bloomberg-era Industrial Development Agency decision to provide $80 million in subsidies to Fresh Direct to move its trucking operation to a South Bronx waterfront flood zone…without any requirement to assess or address the environmental impact of an additional 1,500 daily diesel truck trips on our asthma-plagued community.”