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Tenants cry ‘strike!’ at Bronx hellhole demanding hot water, repairs, working elevators, end to rats
After living in horrendous conditions at 1380 University Ave, about 40 tenants are ready to…
For decades on end the Bronx has been on the receiving end of so many…
It seems that the NYPD in the Bronx continue to forget CPR: Courtesy, Professionalism and…
Fellow Bronxite, Ida Keeling, became the oldest woman to break the 60 meter record in…
From Welcome2Melrose: This Saturday, February 26th at 6PM, join Italian filmmaker, Fred Kuwornu at PeaceLove…
- 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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Bronx Social Media Week
From Welcome2Melrose: Bronx Social Media Week was celebrated this past Tuesday, February 8th in Melrose and hosted at PeaceLove Café by Clarisel Gonzalez of PRSun Communications. Panelists included an excellent representation of Bronxites such as Mark Callendar of BronxMedia, Nicole Perrino, founder of Bronx Mama, BronxTalk’s Gary Axelbank, and myself, founder and editor-in-chief of Welcome2Melrose…
Believe in the Bronx
Whilst walking along Melrose Avenue the other night, I came across a most curious ad at a liquor store. The message was quite simple really and made up of four simple words: Believe in the Bronx. Believe in the Bronx. Strung together, those four simple words exude a powerful message which any true Bronxite already…
Bronx 10 Year Old Prodigy’s Composition To Be Played At Lincoln Center
Young Bronxite, Nuha Dolby, will have her composition debut at Lincoln Center tonight according to the New York Daily News. The budding composer was one of only 6 out of 75 submissions selected from throughout New York City. [READ MORE] Congratulations to Nuha and thanks for making the Bronx proud!
NY State Senator Rubén Díaz, Sr Needs A Wake Up Call
Besides being such a divisive and controversial figure (see what he has to say on marriage equality)in the New York State Senate, The Reverend Senator needs to get a little grip on reality. In a recent New York Times piece on the abortion rate in New York City (which is currently at 41%) Senator Rubén…
Old Bronx Courthouse Hosts Most Exclusive Dinner Of The Year
This past Saturday, the Old Bronx Courthouse in Melrose was open yet again. This time it wasn’t for a tour but for a special dinner for the First Annual Bronx Pipe Smoking Society. The email invitation was quite simple: Do not tell a soul of the event, dress code is to be “warm” formal (due…
Former Mobster, Ummm NY State Senator Passes Away
This post is in response to the glowing praise that was heaped upon the late and former New York State Senator Guy Velella, who passed away last week Thursday, January 27th, 2011, by the new editor and writer at the BoogieDowner. For the last few years, the BoogieDowner was a repository of all things Bronx…
- 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
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