BREAKING NEWS: A curfew will be in effect tonight at 11PM until tomorrow at 5AM as protests in NYC have turned violent. #GeorgeFloyd
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Despite drops of COVID-19 cases across the city and state, there are ten lingering hotspots…
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…
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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WATCH: Bronx Woman Opens Her Urban Farm to The Community
Tanya Denise Fields, founder of Black Joy Farm in the Longwood neighborhood of The Bronx is making sure that her community doesn’t get left out when it comes to open spaces. But Fields isn’t simply about just providing access to open spaces, which, now more than ever are more important to safely practice social distancing…
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…