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Since we can’t go to the movies quite yet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, let…
New York State, along with the rest of the tri-state region of New Jersey and…
Democrats in the 14th congressional district spanning The Bronx and Queens didn’t fall for Michelle…
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Shaken Bronx Shopkeepers Battle Back from Looting Amid Stalled Promises of City Help Greg B.…
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’s Failed Answer to Disneyland, Freedomland, Opened 60 Years Ago Today
On June 19, 1960 The Bronx’s premiere amusement park opened its doors in the northeast section of the borough. Before Co-op City, the world’s largest cooperative development that over 50,000 residents call home was built, there was Freedomland. Built in the marshlands and coastal area along the Hutchinson River, Freedomland was a short lived amusement…
On Juneteenth, Read & Listen to the Oral Histories of Black Bronx Residents
It wasn’t until two and a half years after Lincoln emancipated enslaved Blacks in America that the news was heard in Galveston, Texas. That day, June 19, 1865, has been forever known as ‘Juneteenth’ and more recently as Freedom Day, the day that Blacks were finally free. But in the 155 years since that day,…
Iconic Arthur Avenue in The Bronx Seeks to Shut Road to Traffic For Outdoor Dining
One of America’s Great Streets, Arthur Avenue and the heart of New York City’s REAL Little Italy, is seeking to close off the legendary road to vehicular traffic so that its many restaurants can safely practice social distancing by way of outdoor dining. As we quickly approach phase 2 reopening in New York City after…
WATCH: Bronx-Based Dance Crew Gets Golden Buzzer & Major Praise From Simon Cowell on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Last night on America’s Got Talent the W.A.F.F.L.E Crew, a Bronx-based dance group, not only got a standing ovation from the crowd but also from the judges including Simon Cowell. Members of W.A.F.F.L.E Crew, which stands for We Are Family For Life Entertainment, come from different parts of the city and utilized dancing in the…
Think You’re Hearing More Fireworks Going Off? You’re Not Crazy
We’ve been hearing a boom here and a boom there since April every now and again but since May, it’s been quite an extraordinary crescendo of fireworks going off across The Bronx and New York City. Well maybe not extraordinary but definitely annoying. According to Gothamist, 311 complaints for fireworks has increased by a mind-boggling…
Apply for Brand New Two Bedroom Apartments as Low as $521 a Month in The Bronx
MELROSE—One of the most anticipated affordable housing developments in The Bronx, La Central, is officially accepting applications for 494 apartments ranging from studios to four bedrooms with rents as low as $395 for studios, $426 for 1 bedrooms, $521 for 2 bedrooms, $594 for 3 bedrooms, and $669 for 4 bedrooms—all within just steps of…