Donut lovers rejoice: After much anticipation, The Bronx’s FIRST Krispy Kreme is now open! Ever…
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After waiting for so many years, Citi Bike is finally arriving in The Bronx within…
Tucked away near one of the southernmost points in The Bronx is Port Morris Distillery…
A month ago I wrote an article calling for New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo…
With the outbreak of COVID-19, aka the coronavirus, upending our lives and how we function…
The following is a series written by Diego Robayo of the Historic District Council which profiles Bronx…
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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NYC Public Schools Will Remain Closed Through End of School Year
Update: Soon after the announcement, Governor Cuomo said that there has been no decision made. We shall see what the status is as New York City mayors have legal authority to shut down schools. Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced this morning that nation’s largest public school system will be closed through the end of…
Bronx Elected Officials Call on Cuomo to Create Emergency COVID-19 Health Campus at Harlem River Yards
A group of mostly South Bronx elected officials across all levels of government have signed off on a letter requesting that New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo use his executive authority and open an emergency COVID-19 Health Campus at the Harlem River Yards in Port Morris. The letter calls on the governor to utilize the…
Bronx Residents Twice as Likely to Die From COVID-19 in NYC
Need to know more about coronavirus in New York? Sign up for our daily morning newsletter. Jackie Edwards’ cough started sometime this week, accompanied by aches that radiated through her body. While she had not had any confirmation she has the novel coronavirus that’s already killed almost 1,600 in New York City, the 50-year-old resident of NYCHA’s Bronx…
Emergency Coronavirus Hospital Must be Built at the Kingsbridge Armory
Faced with the worst global pandemic in modern history and a wave crashing upon the shores of our hospitals as more and more patients infected with COVID-19 aka the coronavirus require hospitalization, we need Governor Andrew Cuomo and the federal government to convert the vacant Kingsbridge Armory into an emergency coronavirus hospital One such facility…
BREAKING NEWS: Archdiocese of New York Has Canceled All Masses Until Further Notice Due to Coronavirus
The Archdiocese of New York Has issued the following statement: (New York, NY) In light of the continued concern surrounding the coronavirus, and the advice of medical experts, all Masses in the Archdiocese of New York will be canceled beginning this weekend, March 14-15, 2020. This development follows upon today’s decision of Dutchess County to…
BREAKING NEWS: Bronx Public Schools Closed Due to Coronavirus to Reopen Tomorrow After City Finds No Positive Test for COVID-19
New York City Department of Education Chancellor Richard Carranza said in a tweet moments ago that the city determined there was no positive test for COVID-19 in connection to the two schools closed today after reports of a student who had allegedly tested positive for coronavirus. Chancellor Carranza went on to further state that the…