MELROSE — For the first time in Bronx history the borough will be getting rainbow…
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The greenest borough of New York City just got greener—1.07 acres greener to be exact.…
19 year old Lucas Silverio, The Bronx hero who rushed into a burning building and…
The Bronx is a multicultural patchwork of neighborhoods made up of people from all over…
This Saturday The New York Botanical Garden’s largest exhibition opens: Brazilian Modern: The Living Art…
After a lengthy study and community engagement, the MTA has released its Draft Plan for…
- 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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Tops in The Bronx: Tracing the Borough’s Tallest Buildings
This article has been reprinted with permission and originally appeared in the Bronx County Historical Society Journal, Volume LV, Numbers 1 & 2 Spring/Fall 2018. When the 227-foot tall Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary held its dedication ceremony on December 23, 1888,[1] the New York World proclaimed it the “largest…
WATCH: The Bronx’s First Rooftop Restaurant Opens Today
Melrose—After 5 years since the Bronx General Post Office was sold for $19 million to be converted into a mixed-use retail market destination, the first business is set to open today. Zona de Cuba, is a massive Cuban themed restaurant and entertainment space occupying 7,500 square feet of interior space on the rooftop and another…
Mega $3.5 Billion Bronx Waterfront Development, ‘Fordham Landing’ Proposed
A developer, who last month purchased 12 acres along the Harlem River for $32 million, is proposing a mega development that would include thousands of residential units, a hotel, and even a science center. Dynamic Star is seeking to develop the prime waterfront land directly south of the University Heights Bridge at Fordham Road next…
Forward Thinking: Carmelo Anthony Eyes South Bronx Site for New Athletic Facility
Carmelo Anthony may be expanding his footprint in the South Bronx. The former Knick recently met with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. to talk about a “basketball facility” proposed for 845 East 136 Street in Port Morris, according to documents obtained by THE CITY. The forward nicknamed “Melo” has been holding meetings to gauge…
WATCH: Bronx Filmmaker’s Documentary on Hurricane Maria’s Aftermath to Debut on Netflix This Month
Bronx filmmaker and cinematographer Nadia Hallgren’s 37-minute short documentary, After Maria, premieres on Netflix this week After Maria follows three Puerto Rican women and their families after Hurricane Maria as they struggle to get their lives back after the catastrophic storm that left thousands dead, something exacerbated by the Trump administration’s abysmal response to the…
The Bronx is Waiting: Police Dispatch is Highest in The City
Police took longer to assign officers to crimes reported in Bronx neighborhoods than anywhere else in New York City in 2018, according to the city Independent Budget Office’s analysis of precinct dispatch times. The average dispatch time across the city for roughly 450,000 possible crime-in-progress incidents in 2018 was 3 minutes, 48 seconds. That’s up from…
- 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