The Archdiocese of New York has announced a devastating blow for Bronxites as it will…
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One of the last cogs in the Bronx Democratic political machine has finally fallen. The…
The Bronx and perhaps New York City’s first European style “piazza” for outdoor dining makes…
The annual Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development report on affordable housing threat is out…
126 brand new affordable housing apartments are now available in Longwood via New York City’s…
Everywhere you turn and look in The Bronx, you’re bound to stumble upon a bit…
- 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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These Bronx Public Swimming Pools Will Open by August 1st
As New York City continues to slowly re-open as best and as safely as possible after cases of COVID-19 continue to plummet, all eyes have turned towards outdoor recreation. Mayor Bill de Blasio stated yesterday that 15 public swimming pools across the city, including 3 here in The Bronx, will open by next month. On…
Now Renting: The South Bronx’s First Luxury High Rise Gentrification Towers
Located on E 135th Street directly across from the Major Deegan Expressway (like right on top of the highway) is the South Bronx’s first luxury high rise development: The Arches. The two 25-story towers, which can be seen from all along 135th Street in Manhattan and down the Grand Concourse in The Bronx, will contain…
Bronx Actor and Comedy Legend, Carl Reiner, Dead at 98
One of the biggest names in comedy who helped define the genre in America with shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Carl Reiner, is dead at 98. Born on March 20, 1922 to Jewish immigrants from Austria and Romania, Reiner grew up in the Crotona neighborhood of The Bronx. He attended nearby PS 57…
How COVID-19 Hit Puerto Rican New Yorkers Hard in The Bronx and Beyond
How COVID-19 Hit Puerto Rican New Yorkers Hard in The Bronx and Beyond Vanessa Colón Almenas, Víctor Rodríguez Velázquez, Mc Nelly Torres, and Coral Murphy, THE CITY This investigation was produced in part with the support of the Pulitzer Center and the Facebook Journalism Project. Fernando Laspina Franco, a community leader in the South Bronx,…
Richard “Doc” Izquierdo, The People’s Doctor of The Bronx & Founder of Urban Health Plan, is Dead at 90
Doctor Richard Izquierdo, founder of Urban Health Plan and better known to everyone who knew him as simply ‘Doc’, died last night after 90 years on this earth. During his life he was the people’s doctor and was even doctor to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and former United States Surgeon General Richard Carmona who…
BREAKING NEWS: New York City is on Track to Enter Phase 3 Reopening on July 6 Easing More Restrictions
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today that New York City is on track to enter Phase 3 reopening which would allow for more easing of social distancing regulations as COVID-19 health metrics continue to drop. Under Phase 3, restaurants will be allowed indoor dining on a limited capacity. Under the third phase, eateries will only…
- 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