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If you didn’t live in NYC or were here, you will never comprehend 8:46AM on…
A Tale of Two Cities as Upper West Side ‘Resolves’ a Crisis Bronx Residents Have Battled for Decades
The Bronx Has been an unfortunate dumping ground for the city’s troubles for decades. Whether…
MELROSE—Discount retailer 5 Below, which sells products for, you guessed it, under $ bucks, is…
Yesterday the activist community was met with the bombshell news that a local activist and…
MELROSE—A law firm on 161st was vandalized yesterday with a swastika and the words “white…
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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The Bronx Has Highest Percentage of People Testing Positive for Coronavirus Antibodies
New data reveals that Bronx residents have the highest rate of positive test for coronavirus antibodies in New York City. The Bronx had a positive rate of 33% almost a full 5 percentage points above the next borough which is Queens at 28.2% and 6 points above the city average of 27%. This shouldn’t come…
Now Available: “Affordable” Luxury Starting at $2,150 For Studios in the South Bronx
Earlier this summer we wrote about the launch of luxury rental units at The Arches along the South Bronx’s Harlem River Waterfront in Port Morris where two bedroom units are listed as high as $3,758 in the over 450 unit development spread across two 25-story towers. This development is the first luxury development of its…
The Most Expensive Zip Codes in The Bronx in 2020
Despite many New York City boroughs and zip codes experiencing a drop in median sales price, the top four most expensive in The Bronx all showed an increase year over year for the first half of 2020 and it seemed the Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t impacted Bronx real estate at least for now. Pretty much as…
An Open Letter to the City Island Unity Group
The following is an open letter by City Island resident Steve Swieciki. Editor’s Note: We are publishing this letter in the hopes to shed a light on a problem that has been plaguing several communities in The Bronx, particularly in the East Bronx and that is of racism and bigotry. The majority of residents by…
BREAKING: Revel Suspends NYC Moped Sharing Service After 2nd Death in Less Than 2 Weeks
After rapidly expanding several times this year throughout Manhattan and in The Bronx, Revel has decided to suspend its moped sharing service in New York City after two deaths within the past 10 days. While none of the deaths occurred in The Bronx, Revel is shutting down the entire New York City system indefinitely. When…
After Decades of Waiting, Elevators Will Finally Be Installed at 149th Street and Grand Concourse Station
It has been a community led battle that has gone on for decades as local residents and users of the 149th Street and Grand Concourse Station on the 2, 4, and 5 line fought for elevator access at multi-level station and the fourth busiest in The Bronx with almost 4 million riders a year. And…