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Key Bronx Lawmakers Yet to Back Crucial Legislation for Bronx Casino

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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Tallest Building on the Grand Concourse & Largest Passive House in North America Tops Out

The site of the former and now demolished landmarked PS 31, is now home to the tallest building on The Bronx’s Grand Concourse and in the South Bronx. But, at least for now, it has the distinction of also being the largest Passive House in North America and once it’s completed later this year, designed…

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For Bronx Residents Only: Yankee Stadium to Become Mass Vaccination Site

To help expedite COVID-19 vaccination efforts in a borough where the positivity rate is the highest in New York City, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that Yankee Stadium will be a mass vaccination site exclusively for Bronx residents. With a positivity rate at 7.06% as of Friday, The Bronx’s rate is higher than the city…

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New Poll Shows Bronx Voters Want More Bike and Bus Lanes, Expanded Sidewalks and Green Spaces

A new poll commissioned by Transportation Alternatives and conducted by Sienna College indicates that Bronx residents want more protected bike lanes and dedicated bus lanes in their neighborhoods even if it means losing parking spaces. Conducted between November and December of last year, the poll is a call to any candidate seeking office in New…

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A Wise Latina From the Bronx Took Center Stage in History at Today’s Inauguration

History today was made as Kamala Harris was sworn in as America’s first woman Vice-President and first Black and Indian American to hold that position—and a woman from The Bronx was part of this historic moment. Sonia Sotomayor, the Bronx born and raised Puerto Rican who went on to become America’s first Latina Supreme Court…

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Apply for New 2 Bedroom Apartments as Low as $828 a Month in The Bronx

Applications are now being accepted for brand new apartments in the The Bronx ranging from studios to 3 bedroom units. Located at The Grand Apartments, a three building affordable housing development spread across Mount Hope and Fordham Heights, the apartments are available for a wide range of income requirements from 40 to 80% of the…

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New York City Will End Trump’s Contract at Bronx Golf Course

On Monday Welcome2TheBronx started a petition calling for Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New York City Council to cancel the Trump organization’s contract for running the golf course at Ferry Point Park in Throggs Neck joining the growing chorus across the city demanding for the removal of not just his name but organization on…

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