Dinosaurs are returning to The Bronx on April 19 at as The Bronx Zoo opens…
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In a victory for New Yorkers with disabilities, a judge has ruled that the MTA…
29 year old Israel Veliz, owner of City Tamale in Hunts Point wakes up every…
It hasn’t even been a full year since the over 90 block Jerome Avenue Rezoning…
Cardi B just seems to not be able to stop breaking records. The Bronx icon…
The following was originally posted in the Amsterdam News and written by Bronxite Javier Lopez…
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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WATCH: SNL Skit on Bodega Bathrooms
Last night Saturday Night Live aired a skit on bodega bathrooms and we have to share the hilarious clip even though it doesn’t take place in The Bronx but The Bronx is bodegas after all. Some folks might get offended but let’s be honest: Have you ever seen a bodega bathroom or even used one?…
From Hip Hop to Tech: How The Bronx is Quickly Becoming a New Hub for Entrepeneurs & NYC Startups
The other day we posted a video on Bazaar, a Bronx-based tech company that’s using digital solutions to every day problems bodegas face. But did you know that there is a growing tech scene right here in our borough? Tech:NYC recently visited The Bronx and wrote about their time spent exploring this industry as they…
2,000 Apartments Coming to South Bronx Waterfront as Developer Buys Two Lots for $59 Million
Two weeks ago the Lightstone Group signed a 49 year landlease for 475 Exterior Street at 149th Street for $30.5 million. Now the same developer has snatched two lots directly south of that property at 399 and 355 Exterior Street for $59 million in an all cash transaction snatching up what was billed in December…
Median Sales Prices Along The Bronx’s Grand Concourse Increased 68% in the Last 5 Years
A new study sent to Welcome2TheBronx from PropertyShark has revealed that the median sales price is skyrocketing along the Grand Concourse and its surrounding neighborhoods in The Bronx. PropertyShark took a look at the closing sales price for co-ops, condos, single family and two family homes in the area for the past 5 years and…
Despite Atrocious Subway & Bus Service, MTA Votes to Raise Fares Starting in April
Bronx residents are about to be shafted again by being asked to pay more for inferior service. The MTA board has approved fare and toll increases which will begin on March 31st with bridges and tunnels and on April 21st with buses and subways. Although the base fare would remain $2.75 for subways and buses,…
After Decades of Ignoring The Bronx, Metro North to Begin New Haven Service Into Manhattan From Fordham
Each week almost 100 inbound Metro North trains from Connecticut on the New Haven line stop at Fordham but only to discharge commuters. Passengers are forbidden to board trains at Fordham that originate in Connecticut heading into Manhattan. But after over a century of ridiculousness and literal segregation, all will change on Sunday, April 14th…