Tucked away on Arthur Avenue in The Bronx, New York City’s REAL Little Italy, is…
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Tanya Denise Fields, founder of Black Joy Farm in the Longwood neighborhood of The Bronx…
Also known as The Grand Boulevard and Concourse, the 5.2 mile boulevard of dreams in…
After years of escaping accusations of fraud, the law finally has caught up with Assemblywoman…
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You have two more days left to apply for brand new affordable apartments in the…
- 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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‘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…
Bronx Youth Face Worst Economic Prospects in the Country
Bronx youth already faced an uphill battle economically in The Bronx but now with the coronavirus pandemic financially ravaging the borough things have been made far worse. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the borough’s 15th congressional district where the impact doesn’t just hurt the teens but also their families that they struggle…
WATCH: Why The Bronx Has Twice the Rate of Coronavirus Than Manhattan
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been reporting on how The Bronx had the potential to be one of the hardest hit boroughs during this health crisis. Besides decades of disinvestment and income inequalities dominating our borough, we also have been living in a never ending health crisis that made the already vulnerable…
Parents: Know the Signs of Pediatric Multi-Symptom Inflammatory Syndrome to Protect Your Child
The New York City Department of Health has issued a fact sheet so that parents can learn the signs of the mysterious coronavirus-related illness that is striking children, particularly in New York State where over 150 cases have been reported. According to some medical experts, Pediatric Multi-Syndrome Inflammatory Syndrome appears to be related to children…
Covid Sends Public Housing-Zone Residents To Hospitals at Unusually High Rates
People wear protective masks at Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Need to know more about coronavirus in New York? Sign up for THE CITY’s daily morning newsletter. New York City neighborhoods home to public housing developments logged a 30% higher rate of recent coronavirus hospitalizations than surrounding areas, according to THE CITY’s analysis of new…
Apply for Brand New Senior Affordable Apartments in The Bronx
Applications are now being accepted for a new senior affordable housing development in the Longwood neighborhood of The Bronx. Located at 909 Beck Street, 30 one bedroom apartments are up for grabs via lottery at St. Vincent de Paul Senior Apartments which is being constructed by Catholic Homes New York. The development also features a…
- 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