Yesterday Patrick Wall of DNAinfo reported that the Opera House Hotel had no vacancies this weekend proving to one set of critics that folks will stay in the heart of the South Bronx in a luxury boutique hotel that may seemingly look out of place.
Unfortunately the article wasn’t full of good news as you would think considering such excellent news.
No sooner than reading an article in the Daily News that a Bronx judge rules that people can drink alcohol in common areas of buildings, the moral panic began on the internet.
Folks immediately began to decry the ruling saying that, “Now NYC will only get worse” and similar sentiments.
But did they actually READ the article?
For several days I’ve been walking by this building under construction and wondering what it was going to be since it’s architecturally pleasing to the eye. It looked like perhaps a club or a bar of sorts but alas my hopes were dashed.
Marty Glickman, a son of the Bronx who was often referred to in his youth as the Jewish kid who could run faster than anyone in the neighborhood, is the subject of a documentary which premiers tonight on HBO.
The propaganda machine is working overtime.
Ever since a judge declared a key component of stop and frisk unconstitutional and ordered the NYPD to cease and desist the controversial program, the NY Post and city officials have been working around the clock to instill fears in our hearts.
The collective of 6 Nuyorican photographers known as Seis del Sur have graciously donated several prints for a fundraiser tonight at La Casa Azul in El Barrio on 103rd and Lexington Avenue for the award winning documentary, El Barrio Tours which is a labor of love by Andrew J Padilla and chronicles the impact gentrification is having on Spanish Harlem, aka El Barrio.
New York City is facing an affordable housing crisis and nowhere is this more apparent than in the northernmost borough of The Bronx. While the borough traditionally has had and continues to…
Back in February of this year we broke the story via welcome2melrose.com that our beloved main post office on the Grand Concourse was up for sale. Immediately there was an uproar to save not just the idea of the post office but the actual grand lobby along with its historical treasure of murals by the…
If you build it, they will come. For the better part of the year, Crunch Fitness has been in negotiations with the Opera House Hotel in Melrose and have officially signed a lease for 18,000 Square Foot space in the landmark building. According to the Opera House, Crunch is already paying rent and is expected…
Smack dab in the heart of the South Bronx on one of its main streets and adjacent to one of the busiest subway stations in the city, The Opera House Hotel is open for business in Melrose on 149th Street between Brook and Bergen. A work in progress for about 4 years now, the luxury…
It’s the video everyone’s talking about and it’s no wonder. Broadway actress and impressionist, Christina Bianco is dazzling millions with her talent of singing well known songs in the voices of famous divas like Barbara Streisand, Adel, and Shakira to name a few. Not only does she have a phenomenal voice but her stage presence…
Please come-out and join this community forum on the death of 14-yr. old Shaaliver Douse. Join us as we grapple with the realities of how we are failing our children. This death highlights: we adults are not caring for our children adequately, guns from out-of state are plaguing our community and our Police Officers do…
We have just learned that Maria del Carmen Arroyo has been denied public Funds for this election cycle. For every dollar donated from NYC residents, the campaign finance board donates $6, however, this will not happen for Arroyo this time. If you’ve been following the corrupt trail that the Arroyo clan has left then you…
