Bronx filmmaker and cinematographer Nadia Hallgren’s 37-minute short documentary, After Maria, premieres on Netflix this…
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Police took longer to assign officers to crimes reported in Bronx neighborhoods than anywhere else…
Yes, our title is a bold statement but we’ve eaten lechón, aka Puerto Rican roast…
In the 1990s, Bronxite Felipe López was on his way to become one of the…
After several years without a bookstore, when Barnes and Noble left The Bronx and nearly…
People from The Bronx, and more specifically WOMEN, continue to break records and shattering barriers.…
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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No Problem Here: Pols Shun Drug Center in Bronx Opioid OD Hotspot
Two Bronx lawmakers petitioning the state to deny a license to a planned upscale drug treatment center in Kingsbridge argue the neighborhood doesn’t have an opioid problem — a claim at odds with city statistics on fatal overdoses. The private outpatient facility, slated to include yoga sessions and personal trainers, would be “a great hindrance to…
Report: University Heights & Fordham Face Biggest Displacement Threat in NYC
Out of New York City’s 59 community districts, The Bronx is home to six of the top ten community districts facing the biggest threats of displacement in the city. Out of these, Community Board 5 in The Bronx, which covers the University Heights and Fordham neighborhoods of our borough, faces the biggest threat of displacement…
History of The Bronx’s Bridge Park & Roberto Clemente State Park
The following was originally published over at Hidden Waters Blog, a companion blog to the amazing Hidden Waters of NYC book by Sergey Kadinsky, and reprinted with permission. As the island of Manhattan is nearly entirely ringed by a series of connected parks, the other four boroughs are also experiencing the opening of their shorelines to the…
Escape From New York? Bronx Population Drops by 7,500 in 2018
After years of a population boom in The Bronx, the borough’s population appears to have dropped by 7,500 according to new census estimates via the American Community Survey. Overall, New York City’s population dropped by 39,523 (from 8,438,271 back in 2017 to 8,398,748 as of July 1st, 2018) but Staten Island was the only borough…
WATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019
Love her or hater, America’s youngest Congresswoman in history is has been selected as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019. The Bronx’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went from relative obscurity to one of the most visible faces of American politics to the point that even Fox News has developed an obsession with her (including…
Bronx Prosecutors Want to Keep an Eye on You
This story was originally published on April 12, 2019 by THE CITY. Smile: You’re on DA camera. Over the last six months, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office has quietly enlisted some 4,000 new eyes on the street: Surveillance cameras at private businesses, houses, apartment buildings and schools. But not everyone is ready for their…