On Monday Welcome2TheBronx started a petition calling for Mayor Bill de Blasio and the New…
LATEST NEWS
I’m honestly afraid for this country now more than ever. Five years going on six…
Recently released data from the New York City Department of Health indicates a grim statistic:…
Fordham University has received a record-breaking donation from a Bronx native turned billionaire. Mario J.…
This holiday season is supposed to be filled with joyous celebrations for many, however, this…
Affordable housing lottery for a brand new development in Soundview is now open and accepting…
- 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…
LATEST NEWS
A Former African Professional Soccer Player Now Coaches Bronx Youth
Abubakar Ahmed Ali shares an apartment in Yonkers, N.Y. with his wife of nearly 17 years, Patricia. Their home is a patchwork of memories, a window into a life and soccer career spanning nearly seven decades, three countries and two continents. From floor to ceiling, photos of African soccer legends, family members, imams, NYC public…
Taste of The Bronx Cafe to Open Next Year
Taste of The Bronx, the popular subscription box and pop-up market celebrating the best of the borough is getting a brick and mortar cafe in the South Bronx at La Central, the new massive affordable housing development in Melrose at The Hub. The physical space, located on Westchester Avenue and Brook, will be a collaboration…
This Bronx Zip Code Has Third Highest Rate of New Covid-19 Infections in NYC
MELROSE—As infection rates for COVID-19 continue to rise across the city, state, The Bronx is once again becoming a hot spot for newly infected people. According to data obtained from the New York City Department of Health’s website on the coronavirus pandemic, the 10455 zip code in The Bronx has the highest 7-day percent positive…
Local Bronx Restaurant to Provide 300 Meals to Families in Need for Thanksgiving
MORRIS PARK—La Masa, one of our favorite restaurants in The Bronx, is sharing the love this Thanksgiving by providing free meals for 300 families in need. The popular Colombian restaurant is seeking contacts to families in need in our borough so that they can deliver the meals on November 25th and now, more than ever…
The South Bronx Saw Biggest Gains in Votes for Donald Trump in 2020 Than Anywhere Else in New York City
We’ve been looking at several maps comparing election results from 2016 to 2020 and it is quite clear that more people voted for Donald Trump in this election than before. Although the city was overwhelmingly blue, all across the five boroughs there were tens of thousands of more votes for the Trump. And the South…
As COVID-19 Infection Rates Rise Again, People Are Lining Up at Testing Sites in The Bronx
Alarms are being sounded across New York City and State as the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 a day are reaching numbers we haven’t seen since May. During the first few dark months of the coronavirus pandemic in America, The Bronx was the epicenter of the deadly virus not just with infection rates…
- 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