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The Bronx being The Bronx, has always been home to many groups of people and…
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 Bronx is Getting TWO Brand New YMCAs This Year
Construction is well under way for not one but TWO brand new YMCA facilities scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The first one will be located at the new La Central development at The Hub in Melrose at 430 Westchester Avenue and will feature fitness and wellness centers, steam rooms, saunas,…
Coming Soon to The Bronx: New York City’s Largest “Last-Mile” Warehouse
As e-commerce continues to grow and expand across the New York City region, more and more companies are looking towards the Bronx for their “last-mile” distribution facilities solutions which enables next and same day deliveries for companies like Amazon. Right now the site of the old Whitestone Cinema is being transformed into one such facility…
Permits Filed for 25-Story Building at The Hub
MELROSE — Permits have been filed for La Central’s final two buildings in the massive five building affordable housing development 671 Brook Avenue will rise 25 stories once completed and will have 254 apartments from studios to 4 bedrooms and a rooftop astronomy lab which will be run by Bronx Science. Once completed by 2023,…
Bartow-Pell Mansion; The Jewel Of The Northeast Bronx
Hidden from plain view, Bartow-Pell Mansion has been sitting inside what is now modern-day Pelham Bay Park—New York City’s largest park at 2,772 acres—since 1842 after 6 years of construction. You’ve probably passed right by it along Shore Road as you pass Split Rock Golf Course taking the back road into Westchester or simply on…
17 US Presidents Who Visited The Bronx
Here’s a wonderful historical post by Olga Luz Tirado, executive director of The Bronx Tourism Council on US Presidents who visited The Bronx. Our borough has a rich presidential history that you may not be aware of! 17 U.S. PRESIDENTS WHO VISITED THE BRONXBy Olga Luz Tirado On February 12th we celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday…
Presidents’ Day: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, & The Bronx
This article was originally published February 16, 2015. While many of us are off today for Presidents’ Day, do you know the connections that The Bronx has to Washington and Lincoln? Some of you may already know your Bronx history, especially if you’ve read our Bronx Facts we’ve been compiling since last year but since…