We’ve been hearing a boom here and a boom there since April every now and…
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MELROSE—One of the most anticipated affordable housing developments in The Bronx, La Central, is officially…
Want a beautiful estate overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades but don’t want to…
While many area residents are helping businesses destroyed by looting early last week, one particular…
In just over a month since launching service in The Bronx, the popular electric moped…
As Citi Bike continues its expansion into The Bronx and Upper Manhattan, the company is…
- 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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Plans Filed for New 12-Story Residential Building in Melrose
Plans have been filed with the Department of Buildings for a new, 12-story residential development at 299 E 161st Street in Melrose just half a block from Morris Avenue and Bronx County Hall of Justice. The site is currently occupied by several vacant homes, actually, the last houses left on 161st Street in that neighborhood…
Bus Lanes Coming to 149th Street in The Bronx to Improve Service
Things are looking bright for the slowest bus route in The Bronx. While it’s not the busway lie 14th Street in Manhattan which we advocated for here in The Bronx earlier this year, it’s a start: The Bronx will be getting new dedicated bus lanes along 2.7 miles of 149th Street. City Hall announced today…
SEE IT: Bronx Businesses Struggling to Survive Ignore Phase 1 Reopening Guidelines
As New York City businesses that are allowed to reopen under Phase 1 as per New York State guidelines opened their doors, many at The Hub in The Bronx are simply ignoring the guidance provided to safely do so. Some of these businesses even continued to operate during the shutdown despite the threats of fines.…
WATCH: Hundreds of Protesters Take Over the Grand Concourse in a March Against Police Brutality
On Sunday, June 7, hundreds of protesters gathered at Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse and marched down the famed boulevard towards the Bronx County Courthouse at 161st Street as protests continued for almost two weeks now throughout the city and the country. This march came at the heels of more police brutality: Thursday night’s…
Yesterday We Said Goodbye to A Beloved Bronx Dog—Our Mascot
After almost 14 years filled with love, I had to say goodbye to my beloved dog and princess and the unofficial mascot of Welcome2TheBronx, Kanela. Kanela, a red-headed Siberian Husky, was as Bronx as they got. She would always walk the beat around with me in our South Bronx neighborhood of Melrose and surrounding areas…
SEE IT: Images From Last Night’s NYPD Disgraceful Attack on Protesters in the South Bronx
I am not mincing words for anyone: What happened last night in Mott Haven was an assault on our community at the hands of the dysfunctional New York City Police Department. It was a disgusting act of cowardice by the gang otherwise known as the NYPD when they corralled protesters at 7:45PM at E 136th…
- 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