Just a few feet from the South Bronx’s waterfront along the Harlem River in Port…
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More development on NYCHA land is coming to The Bronx in Soundview over at Sotomayor…
Dinosaurs are returning to The Bronx on April 19 at as The Bronx Zoo opens…
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…
- A 2,200-bed migrant shelter for men heading to the South Bronx
- New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory
- Construction begins on the tallest building in the South Bronx
- 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”
Almost overnight, the South Bronx grew a glittering skyline of market rate luxury rental towers along the Harlem River with many of them rising as tall as twenty five stories as the…
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Equity Must be Part of Cannabis Legislation From Day One
The following was originally posted in the Amsterdam News and written by Bronxite Javier Lopez who was the former Assistant Commissioner for New York City Health Department’s Center for Equity. We decided to publish this because it is an important part of the conversation when talking about the legalization of marijuana. For far too long, communities of color, especially in The Bronx, have borne the brunt of marijuana related arrests despite the fact that whites smoke marijuana at a higher rate than blacks and latinos. The Bronx, although having placed second only to Brooklyn in marijuana arrests, was home to half the community districts in the top ten list of NYC areas with the most of such arrests. So you see, this is a necessary conversation that must be had if we are truly serious about legalization of marijuana and…
BREAKING: NYC Public Schools and CUNY Closed Tomorrow Due To Snow Storm
Update: CUNY Schools are closed as well tomorrow. Tomorrow, Monday March 4th, NYC Public Schools are closed due to the winter storm which is now dropping a lot of rain in our area and is expecting to change over to snow at some point. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement just moments ago and…
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…
- A 2,200-bed migrant shelter for men heading to the South Bronx
- New York City Selects Developers for Long-Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory
- Construction begins on the tallest building in the South Bronx
- 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”
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