Applications are now being accepted for a new senior affordable housing development in the Longwood…
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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of Parkchester in The Bronx—one of…
OPINION In a nearly unprecedented decision, the MTA has elected to periodically shut down service,…
Applications are now being accepted for 255 brand new affordable housing units in the South…
As unemployment continues to reach record highs due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic shut down…
Applications are still being accepted for Mosholu Grand in the Bedford Park area of 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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First Citi Bike Stations Have Been Installed in The Bronx
After almost 7 long years since the nation’s largest bike share system began operating in New York City, Citi Bike is finally here in The Bronx. The first three docking stations, with over 60 bikes, have been installed in Melrose and the Mott Haven/Port Morris area of the South Bronx in Community Board 1 with…
Brand New Two Bedroom Apartments As Low as $557 a Month Now Available in The Bronx
PLEASE NOTE, THIS LOTTERY IS NOW CLOSED Applications are now being accepted for 280 brand new affordable apartments in the West Farms area of The Bronx. Located at 1932 Bryant Avenue, the units at the brand new 15 story Second Farms Apartments range from studios starting at $354 a month to $1,184 a month and…
WATCH: A Beloved Small Business in The Bronx That Paid All Employees While Closed Due to COVID-19 Reopens
If you’re from The Bronx then you know about Metro Optics, a local home-grown small business that is still operated by the same owners for over 40 years. Like many businesses, they were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and out of an abundance of caution, they decided to close their doors of all but one…
Help Support Welcome2TheBronx and Local Bronx Journalism
This is perhaps the most difficult post we’ve ever written because we have never asked for donations for Welcome2TheBronx but the current COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. Like many of you, we have also been impacted financially due to the coronavirus crisis and shutdown. To that end we are asking anyone who can and is…
Social Distancing Enforcement During the COVID-19 Pandemic is A Tale of Two Cities in NYC
This past Saturday, May 2nd the weather was finally nice enough for one of my long bike rides which is one of the things I love doing with such gorgeous weather: See our city and document my journey. Little did I know that on what would be a 30 mile, four borough ride through Queens,…
From Puerto Rico to The Bronx With Love: Farmers Ship 16k lbs of Produce to the Borough
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every segment of our lives as shutdowns due to the rapid infection rate of the coronavirus gripped our city, state, and nation. Not even farmers have escaped the economic toll. Thanks to Caribbean Produce Exchange Inc, 16,000 pounds of fresh fruit and produce from Puerto Rican farmers arrived 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