Back in 1991 when Melrose was mostly burned out lots, vacant buildings and rubble, the…
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With all the new real estate being developed in Melrose and over 1,400 apartments coming…
With an alarmingly high percentage of obese and overweight residents in the South Bronx, The…
Went in for a slice of all natural and homemade sweet potato pie over at…
Not too long ago the New York Daily News declared that “The South Bronx is…
14 days, 15 entries (including this one) is how long we’ve been on the web.…
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx
- Hope for connecting The Bronx directly to Queens and Brooklyn via the Interborough Express is revived
- Historic $1 billion donation made to The Bronx’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine to provide free tuition
- New York City’s FIRST public observatory is opening in The Bronx this Spring!
A brand new development in the Mott Haven is now accepting applications for affordable apartments. Located at 405 E 146th Street at Willis Avenue, Betances VI Family Apartments was constructed on NYCHA…
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Courtlandt Corners Welcomes Middle Income Families to Melrose
In a new twist to affordable housing in Melrose, developer The Phipps Houses Group, one of the largest not-for-profit developers of affordable housing in the country, is setting aside 20% (63 units) of the 323 unit Courtlandt Corners project for middle income families making up to $80,000 per year. According to Courtlandt Corners’ architects, New…
Real Estate Values in Melrose on the Rise According to Zillow
According to Zillow.com, property values are on the rise over the past 12 months and is one of only 3 neighborhoods with increasing values in the entire Bronx. Check out the the data below comparing Melrose to other neighborhoods in the South Bronx. Zillow Home Value Index More Melrose Home Values *Note: No data was…
Safety Concerns in Melrose
Most people when they hear about Melrose and that it’s located in the South Bronx their first thoughts are of murders galore. But NYPD statistics say the contrary. So far in 2009 there have only been 2 murders in Melrose compared to 6 murders on the Upper East Side/Lower East Harlem area between East 96th…
Pictures of the Day – A walk through Melrose
Was I walked to and from my parents’ place today on Morris Avenue, I decided to snap a few pictures of the area, particularly of some of my favorite buildings. Facing west on East 149th Street (corner of Morris Avenue) House on East 151st Street Apartment building on Courtlandt Avenue @ East 152nd Street The…
Happy Constitution Day – Some Local History
On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was adopted during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. This document which is considered as the “supreme law” of this Great Nation has guided our country throughout the last 222 years. Of notable, local interest one of our very own, Gouverneur Morris, signed this great document that has…
Habitat for Humanity Creates First "Green Roof" in the South Bronx
Habitat for Humanity, an organization dedicated to providing safe, decent and affordable shelter world wide has unveiled the first “green roof” in the South Bronx neighborhood of Longwood. According to the Daily News article, the green roof is located in the new Fox-Legget Co-op Apartments (715 Fox Street) and is a, “…2,400-square-foot carpet of flowering…
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx
- Hope for connecting The Bronx directly to Queens and Brooklyn via the Interborough Express is revived
- Historic $1 billion donation made to The Bronx’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine to provide free tuition
- New York City’s FIRST public observatory is opening in The Bronx this Spring!