As is my Tuesday ritual, I took a walk over to the Grand Concourse and…
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This past Sunday, Pregones held it’s annual block party as the theater celebrated its 34th…
Bronx music sensation Leslie Grace continues to wow fans, old and new alike, with her…
Bronxites should be proud that we are no longer tolerating corrupt politicians and are slowly…
The Gothamist reports today that a bombed train slipped by the MTA and came into…
What’s could possibly be better for local residents than to stumble upon a farmer’s stand…
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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ScoutingNY Stumbles Upon Harding Park in the Bronx
ScoutingNY has featured several places in the Bronx as he (they? She?) journeys throughout the city cataloging various locations for film and television but recently he came across Harding Park and seemed rather fond of this tight knit bungalow community tucked away by the Long Island Sound, East and Bronx Rivers. Live in Harding Park…
Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo Sued For Election Fraud; Stanley Schlein to the Rescue
One of the most corrupt politicians in the Bronx, Maria del Carmen Arroyo, has been served with a lawsuit for allegedly forging thousands of petition signatures including that of celebrities such as supermodel Kate Moss and baseball star Derek Jeter of the Yankees. (Read the FULL STORY from the Daily News here) Our readers already…
Arthur Avenue Gets Recognized As New York City’s REAL Little Italy Again
The yummy deliciousness that is Arthur Avenue was spotlighted again as the only and authentic Little Italy in New York City. Back in May, Esquire said “Forget Brooklyn! NYC’s Great Neighborhood is in the Bronx.” But we knew that already, right? Take a video journey with Italian-American rapper G Fella who’s show, G Thing, kicks…
Pols Aggressively Shaping Bronx Community Boards | Bronx Bureau
Check out this excellent piece from the Bronx Bureau by Naomi Cohen on how politicians have been and continue to shape and bend Community Boards to their interests. Oh and a big thanks for linking my post in their article! Via Bronx Bureau: Pols Aggressively Shaping Bronx Community Boards by Naomi Cohen, bronxbureau.org July 16th…
City Approves Funding For City Island’s New Replacement Bridge Much to The Discontent Of Clamdiggers and Musselsuckers Alike.
Clamdigger Noun 1. A resident of City Island who was born on the island. Musselsucker Noun 1. A resident of City Island not born on the island. City Island, New York City’s slice of a New England fishing village in the Bronx just received news that the city will fund the $100 million+ bridge it…
As The World Goes Crazy For The Royal Newborn, Bronx Families Struggle For A Home
Unless you’re a hermit and live in the middle of the jungle or a desert for that matter, you were undoubtedly bombarded with the media’s frenzy heralding not only the birth of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge’s first child, but also when she went into labor and now, their first appearance with the…