The most famous member of congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of The Bronx Has cruised to a…
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Last week Loving The Bronx launched a fundraiser to help keep their free community refrigerator…
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…
- New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory
- Construction begins on the tallest building in the South 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
MELROSE—A four alarm fire that started this morning around 5AM at a Dunkin’ Donuts quickly spread and destroyed five other businesses before the FDNY could get it under control. The blaze and…
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From The Bronx to Italian Americans With Love: It’s Time to Let Go of Columbus
I grew up on Morris Avenue and 151st Street in the South Bronx neighborhood of Melrose when it still had a decent sized Italian population in the early 80s, mostly from the island of Ponza off the coast of Italy between Rome and Naples. On Sundays, Our Lady of Pity Church had three masses, Italian,…
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…
- New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory
- Construction begins on the tallest building in the South 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