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Many pot smokers go to their corner bodegas or delis to satisfy their munchies and…
The Lightstone Group has signed a deal to lease 475 Exterior Street located at the…
Today the City Council voted to disband a committee homophobic, bigoted, and misogynistic councilman Ruben…
Although the dollar amount of sales for investment properties and development sites in The Bronx…
After years of discussion and hype, it seems that the Universal Hip Hop Museum will…
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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What You Should Know: Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr Shouldn’t Apologize—He Needs to Resign
Last week, the hate-filled, homophobic, misogynistic Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr was quoted with yet another homophobic remark where he said that most the New York City Council is ‘controlled by the homosexual community’ and then went on to say that the council speaker Corey Johnson is a homosexual married to another man. Now, Diaz Sr…
Apply For 2-Bedroom Apts as low as $718 in Morrisania, The Bronx
Time is running out to apply for 32 brand new affordable housing units in Morrisania. The new building, located at 545 E 166th Street at Third Avenue, is constructed using the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program and offers actually affordable rents. The trick is, of course, being able to qualify to snag these…
Watch How the Whitestone Movie Theater Will be Transformed Into a Modern, Futuristic Warehouse
The old Whitestone Movie Theater in The Bronx is no more as its remains are being demolished and carted away. In its place will be the first-of-its-kind multilevel warehouse in New York City spanning 700,000 square feet on two levels which will allow for faster deliveries across the region. Scheduled for completion in 2020 (we’re…
Meet the 29-Year-Old Bronx Dominican Immigrant That’s Teaching Financial Tech Start-ups How Real People Deal With Money
The Bronx is a borough of immigrants in a nation of immigrants that shape our country for the better each and every day. One such individual is Wendy De La Rosa, who graduated from Cardinal Spellman High School in our borough (my alma mater and of course, US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s as well)…
WATCH: A Bronx Precinct Once Known as ‘Most Dangerous Square Mile in America’ Experiences Historic Drop in Crime
Time Magazine once called the 46th Precinct in The Bronx, which covers Fordham, University Heights, Mount Hope, and Mount Morris, “The Most Dangerous Square Mile in America”. Now, decades later, the area has experienced a dramatic turnaround with crime dropping to historic lows. This isn’t to say that the 4-6 doesn’t have it’s share of…
End of an Era: St Nicholas of Tolentine & St Joseph Schools in The Bronx to Close This Year
Each year, The Bronx continues to lose Catholic churches as the Archdiocese of New York continues to consolidate and close parishes to save money and sell of the land to developers. This year its a bit more painful to the community as two Bronx Catholic schools along with 5 others across the Archdiocese of New…
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