Despite drops of COVID-19 cases across the city and state, there are ten lingering hotspots…
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Yesterday at 3PM, hundreds of protestors gathered at Roberto Clemente Plaza at The Hub as…
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that New York City would begin Phase 1 reopening…
Melrose—Employees of The Bronx Defenders, the public defense non-profit that provides legal services to low-income…
With The Bronx already on edge as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in New…
Tucked away on Arthur Avenue in The Bronx, New York City’s REAL Little Italy, is…
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 Grand Concourse: A Look at The Bronx’s Most Famous Street
Also known as The Grand Boulevard and Concourse, the 5.2 mile boulevard of dreams in The Bronx is one of New York City’s great streets steeped in history. It is one of those streets that everyone in The Bronx knows but, do they know its history? An address on the Grand Concourse, at one point…
BREAKING NEWS: Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo Removed From Ballot For Fraud
After years of escaping accusations of fraud, the law finally has caught up with Assemblywoman Carmen. The New York State Court of Appeals has overturned a ruling that would have allowed Arroyo to remain on the ballot for the upcoming democratic primary due to fraud. Earlier this year, Amanda Séptimo, who is running against the…
Masks Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus – the Science is Simple and I’m one of 100 experts urging governors to require public mask-wearing
Masks Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus – the Science is Simple and I’m one of 100 experts urging governors to require public mask-wearing by Jeremy Howard, University of San Francisco I’m a data scientist at the University of San Francisco and teach courses online in machine learning for fast.ai. In late March, I decided…
Lottery Still Open for 31 Brand New Apartments in Melrose
You have two more days left to apply for brand new affordable apartments in the Melrose neighborhood of The Bronx. Located across two separate buildings, one located at 451 E 159th Street and the second at 3120 Park Avenue, the 31 unit development has studios starting as low as $358 a month for residents making…
SEE IT: These Bronx Neighborhoods Have the Highest Rates of Death from Coronavirus
The New York City Department of Health is now releasing data indicating death rates per zip code due to coronavirus and shedding a light on just exactly what’s going on in The Bronx and across the city. In The Bronx, the 10469 zip code, which covers Pelham Gardens, parts of Allerton, Baychester, and Williamsbridge, not…
‘She Has to be Counted’: A Woman’s Life and Death in The Bronx
Need to know more about coronavirus in New York? Sign up for THE CITY’s daily morning newsletter. This story was co-published with the PBS series FRONTLINE. Alpha Crawford started feeling sick at the end of March. She had a fever and pneumonia. As the coronavirus spread in New York, visitors were banned from entering her nursing home…