Money talks. Riverdale, one of the great neighborhoods that make up the Bronx lies perched…
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Last week, Bloomberg told the citizens of the Bronx and particularly the South Bronx that…
FreshDirect Expected At Community Board 1 This Thursday: Here Are 4 Reasons To Say NO To FreshDirect
This Thursday, June 27th at 5:30 pm we expect Freshdirect to come to Community Board…
Folks, let’s face it. When it comes to equality, we’re still living in the dark…
Today David González, of the New York Times, published an article which transported me back…
For months we heard about it. For months we knew it was coming yet assumed…
- 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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‘Ant biodiversity in the Bronx’ wins grand prize in Urban Barcode Project
Students at Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Melrose win the Grand Prize in a science contest. Not only are the students from the Bronx but they are also from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the science and technology industry. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the organization which sponsored the experiment says: “Kids are hungry for hands-on science…
Map: NYC Has New Hurricane Evacuation Zones: Gothamist
NYC just released the new Hurricane Evacuation Zones which now includes an additional 600,000 New Yorkers. This is the long awaited and revamped map since we were struck by superstorm Sandy last year which left us with unprecedented damage and destruction which our city and our region are still recovering from. Gone from the map…
The HUB Looks to Bring in Big-Name Retailers
This has been an ongoing hot topic in Melrose for quite some time: One of the most underestimated retail destinations is the HUB in Melrose. The area has a long and vast history as not only one of the oldest shopping districts in the Bronx that was once filled with boutiques and department stores but…
Pedro Espada Jr. sentenced to 5 years in prison, $850,000 in fines and community service – NY Daily News
Finally some good news in Bronx politics – Pedro Espada Jr is going to do time for his crimes. No amount of good deeds will cover the fact that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pedro-espada-jr-sentenced-5-years-fines-community-service-article-1.1372875 I wonder if Maria del Carmen Arroyo is worried?
ProjectBronx Wants to Know: What’s Bronx Swag?
So folks, what’s Bronx Swag to you?
Koppell nixes board member for vote – The Riverdale Press
From The Riverdale Press: Bob Abbott, chair of Community Board 8’s Libraries and Cultural Affairs Committee, has not been reappointed to the board, an apparent punishment for a vote he made two years ago. Councilman Oliver Koppell asked the borough president’s office not to reappoint Mr. Abbott. Community board appointments, all for two-year terms, are…
- 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