Last year, Welcome2TheBronx broke the story that the landmarked old Bronx General Post Office was…
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After several years of false promises, Citi Bike officially announced today its plans for expansion…
The first controversial NYCHA “in-fill” development is accepting applications for 83 one-bedroom apartments for seniors.…
328 newly constructed units in the West Farm area of The Bronx are now up…
The 2nd Annual Latin American Foto Festival opens in The Bronx today transforming parts of…
It’s barely been a year since ferry service began at Soundview but now the city…
- 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
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026
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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4th of July and The Bronx’s Role in American Independence & The End of The American Revolution
Everywhere you turn and look in The Bronx, you’re bound to stumble upon a bit of history. Some of it is pretty common knowledge but other bits of our past may surprise you. Many people wouldn’t think that The Bronx would have any role in America’s independence but not only does our borough indeed play…
Murder Drops 35% in The Bronx Compared to Last Year as City Heads to Lowest Homicides Since 1950
Last year at this time, Welcome2TheBronx reported that murder was on the rise by a whopping 92% in The Bronx compared to 2017 by the end of June. Now that dark trend appears to be reversing as only 35 murders have been reported versus 54 last year at this time representing a 35% drop. This…
Bill is FINALLY Introduced to Study Feasibility of Subway Linking The Bronx, Queens, & Brooklyn
Welcome2TheBronx has written extensively on the need to build a subway line that would run from The Bronx and straight into Queens and onto Brooklyn, bypassing Manhattan completely. Now New York State Assembly Member Latrice Walker has introduced a bill up in Albany that, according to City Limits, “…would require the MTA to conduct a…
SEE IT: Bronx Pride Celebration Shatters Previous Records With Tens of Thousands of Visitors
MELROSE — Tens of thousands of people came from The Bronx and across New York City to kick off World Pride celebrations at Bronx Pride which marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and Uprising in the queer liberation movement. Hosted by the Third Avenue Business Improvement District and Destination Tomorrow—The Bronx’s official LGBTQ…
NYC LGBTQ History is Made as The Bronx Becomes the Only Outer Borough to Get Pride Crosswalks
Melrose—Last night, The Bronx became the first borough in New York City outsfirst reached out to our local New York City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. to see if we could get rainbow pride crosswalks in The Bronx, we didn\’t think it would actually happen.\nide of Manhattan to get a Pride crosswalk which were installed…
The Bronx to Get Its First Ever “Pride” Crosswalks This Week
MELROSE — For the first time in Bronx history the borough will be getting rainbow “Pride” crosswalks and just in time for Bronx Pride and World Pride as the city celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. The pride crosswalks will be painted on 149th Street at two locations on the north side of…
- 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
- Popular German discount supermarket Lidl to open its first Bronx store next week!
- A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026
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