Yolanda Gonzalez, the former executive director of Nos Quedamos has been arrested and charged with stealing almost $900,000 from the nonprofit.
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Sorry for the delay in this week’s article. An interview with mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrion was supposed to happen for this week. Unfortunately, it seems like that may have fallen by the wayside.
I had the pleasure of reading the script for “Babygirl” several years ago and immediately was gripped by how well Macdara Vallely captured the Bronx and its residents.
Since then, the film is finally complete and is now up on the big screen downtown at the Quad until this THURSDAY October 10th ONLY. Show times are as follows:
1:00PM, 2:35PM, 4:10PM, 5:45PM, 7:20PM, 9:30PM and you can purchase tickets in advance here.
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL, HOMEGROWN TALENT!
So apparently someone thinks River Avenue should already be changed to RIVERA Avenue in honor of retired Yankee Mariano Rivera.
What do you guys think?
In her first post for Welcome2TheBronx, Vanessa Ferreira (aka Vanessa Chica to most of us) brings us a new play, Soledad Speaks, which opens up downtown this week.
With over 20% of the Bronx’s population of Puerto Rican decent, this is sure to be of major local interest to many.
- Rare, truly affordable apartments, as low as $454 a month, now available in The Bronx
- Housing lottery thinks $4,376 for a two-bedroom in Fordham in The Bronx is “affordable”
- Once one of the country’s ‘bluest’ counties, The Bronx takes a dramatic shift to the right
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026
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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Join The Bronx Filmmakers Tonight In Celebrating Their 1 Year Anniversary!
Just about a year ago, a group of intrepid Bronxites from all walks of life with varying talents decided to get together and form The Bronx Filmmakers.
Groundbreaking Of Triangle Plaza Development at the Hub in Melrose
Directly across the street from the Opera House Hotel will rise a new mixed-use development that promises to bring 191 permanent jobs to the neighborhood along with 151 construction jobs.
Called Triangle Plaza Hub and once completed will house a campus for Metropolitan College, a Fine Fare supermarket as well as provide new retail opportunities for the area.
Hundreds of Bikers Invade The Bronx – And It Was Awesome
Yesterday, as I walked over the 145th Street Bridge into Manhattan, I was startled by a deafening roar only to be surprised by hundreds of bikers zooming their way into the Bronx.
Community Board 1 REJECTS FreshDirect’s Land Use Modification Request Needed To Move To The Bronx
This past Wednesday September 25th, in a surprise community board meeting which was not announced to the public, Community Board 1 not only rejected the minutes of July’s chaotic meeting on FreshDirect but voted overwhelmingly to REJECT the company’s request for a much needed land use modification.
The Oysters Are Back! Bronx River Now Home to 100,000 Oysters
The Bronx River, which decades ago was mired in filth, is now home to thousands of oysters thanks to restoration efforts of such organizations like NY/NJ Baykeeper and Hudson River Foundation.
Gardens of Melrose: A. Badillo Garden
One of the many great things about living in Melrose is our abundance of community gardens which are a substitute for the lack of actual parks in the neighborhood.
- Rare, truly affordable apartments, as low as $454 a month, now available in The Bronx
- Housing lottery thinks $4,376 for a two-bedroom in Fordham in The Bronx is “affordable”
- Once one of the country’s ‘bluest’ counties, The Bronx takes a dramatic shift to the right
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026