Most people when they hear about Melrose and that it’s located in the South Bronx…
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Was I walked to and from my parents’ place today on Morris Avenue, I decided…
On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was adopted during the Constitutional Convention in…
Habitat for Humanity, an organization dedicated to providing safe, decent and affordable shelter world wide…
While many of the outer boroughs and their neighborhoods sleep at night, Melrose is abuzz…
As some of you know by now, one of my favorite places to spend some…
- With Congestion Pricing coming this summer, the MTA needs to drop Metro-North fares for Bronx residents
- More residential units were completed in the South Bronx in 2023 than anywhere in New York City
- The South Bronx will lose its last movie theater next month leaving the borough with just one
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx
New York City is facing an affordable housing crisis and nowhere is this more apparent than in the northernmost borough of The Bronx. While the borough traditionally has had and continues to…
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Boricua Village and the Rebirth of a Once Blighted Block
What was once one of the most iconic symbols of urban decay in Melrose is now slowly being resuscitated back to life with the creation of Boricua Village. Although the building is not part of the development proper, the old Bronx Courthouse will no longer sit amongst ruins and empty lots as it has been…
New Building Now Accepting Applications
El Jardin de Seline at 779 Melrose Avenue (corner of East 158th Street) is now accepting applications for its 66 units. The building is a low to moderate income residence and according to the New York Real Estate Journal, El Jardin de Seline “will achieve a LEED Silver rating as well as being NYSERDA Energy…
A special thanks to my fellow BoogieDowners
A little over a year ago I decided that I wanted to let the world know that The Bronx was no longer that nightmare of a place that so many people had believed it to be. Everyone seemed to have given up hope on neighborhoods such as Melrose, Mott Haven, Port Morris and Morrisania but…
In the beginning…
Well I’m finally doing what I’ve had sitting on the back burner for a few years and what my friends have been encouraging me to do for some time. Welcome to the Village of Melrose! It has been long overdue but now all you ever wanted to know about Melrose but were too afraid to…
- With Congestion Pricing coming this summer, the MTA needs to drop Metro-North fares for Bronx residents
- More residential units were completed in the South Bronx in 2023 than anywhere in New York City
- The South Bronx will lose its last movie theater next month leaving the borough with just one
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx