Last week Loving The Bronx launched a fundraiser to help keep their free community refrigerator…
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It’s been a while since we wrote about our borough’s rich history and fun facts…
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in The Bronx, our borough was already in a…
Mott Haven—Plans have been filed for a 43 story, 400 foot tall residential tower along…
Our Lady of Pity Church, which was deconsecrated by the Archdiocese of New York in…
Horace Mann School, one of New York City’s most prestigious college prep schools which is…
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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BREAKING NEWS: Councilman Andy King of The Bronx Has Been Removed From Office for Sexual Harassment and Other Violations
The New York City Council has overwhelmingly voted to remove Councilman Andy King from office as a result of sexual harassment against a female staffer, finance violations, and numerous other offenses. The committee overseeing the investigation voted overwhelmingly for his expulsion due to being considered unreformable. King attempted to sway the council to vote against…
It’s Official: The Bronx is the Dirtiest Borough Thanks to Sanitation Cuts
According to a mayoral scorecard, only 85.6% of Bronx streets were rated “acceptably” clean in July compared to last year during that same period when our borough’s streets were rated 97.3% clean. This is a direct result of the $100 million cut the Sanitation department took due to the #COVID19#coronavirus COVID-19-wrought economic crisis. Manhattan faired…
NYPD Response to June Bronx Protest Violated Human Rights Law, Watchdog Charges
Ese Olumhense, THE CITY This article was originally published on Sep 30 at 11:22am EDT by THE CITY Cops filmed boxing in and beating hundreds of demonstrators during a Bronx protest of police violence committed violations of international human rights laws, a new report charges. The nearly 100-page report by Human Rights Watch includes the…
Two Bronx Zip Codes Show COVID-19 Spike
Two Bronx zip codes covering a large swath of East Bronx neighborhoods have shown a spike in positivity rates for COVID-19. According to the list, which was made public by Governor Cuomo’s office, 10462, covering Parkchester and parts of Pelham Parkway and Morris Park showed a 3% positivity rate with 7 positive tests out of…
For Some Near the Cross Bronx Expressway, COVID-19 is an Environmental Justice Issue, Too
Ese Olumhense, THE CITY This article was originally published on Sep 28 at 8:09pm EDT by THE CITY Even as air has grown cleaner in The Bronx, a highway through its heart belches pollution researchers say may be linked to risk of death from the coronavirus. Elisha Bouret says she and her family have been…
Welcome2TheBronx Celebrates 11 Years of Bringing The Bronx to You
Eleven years ago, I decided to start a blog because I was tired of the constant negative portrayal of The Bronx in the mainstream media. Each time I’d Google The Bronx, images of a burnt out borough that no longer existed—that hadn’t existed for decades—would be the first thing to come up. Even the news…