The Bronx is a borough of immigrants in a nation of immigrants that shape our…
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Time Magazine once called the 46th Precinct in The Bronx, which covers Fordham, University Heights,…
Each year, The Bronx continues to lose Catholic churches as the Archdiocese of New York…
We all know there’s a housing crisis in The Bronx. 6,858 evictions occurred in our…
Tucked away in the Northeast Bronx is the world’s largest cooperative housing development not just…
Westchester Mews, a new affordable housing development that actually has affordable units for local residents…
- 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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These Six Bronx Neighborhoods Have the Most Hazardous Heat Violations
We’re just coming out of the coldest couple of days of the year but Winter’s nowhere near over and lacking heat is not where you want to find yourself. Real estate database Localize.city has just issued a report of the top ten neighborhoods in the city with the most hazardous heat related violations and six…
10 Story Charter School & Office Building Coming to The South Bronx
Several weeks ago Welcome2TheBronx was alerted that plans had been filed for a 10 story building at 425 Westchester Avenue at The Hub in Melrose. Our first thought was it would be residential considering it’s directly across from La Central which is currently under construction and will bring with it 992 residential units. But upon…
Then & Now: Old Photos of The Bronx
We’re back for another look at old photographs of The Bronx. Most of these images are from 100 or more years ago and are from the New-York Historical Society’s Digital Collections. So much has changed and yet some are still so recognizable if you look hard enough. It’s always fascinating to think about who lived…
ICE Courthouse Arrests Increase by 1,700% Under Trump Administration; The Bronx 4th Hardest Hit County
Since Trump took office in 2017, ICE arrests at courthouses across New York State have increased an alarming 1,700% and The Bronx is the fourth hardest hit according to a new report issued by the Immigrant Defense Project. Even more disturbing is that these arrests have increased in brutality and not just geographic scope across…
Unable to Compete With National Chains, Another Beloved Bronx Diner Closes
After serving our borough for 37 years, Pelham Bay Diner has closed its doors forever. Citing growing competition with big fast food chains in recent years, the owner has stated he had no choice but to close. Rumors have been circulating that the property had been sold but a search of public records have revealed…
Hidden Waters of The Bronx’s New York Botanical Garden
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. The green lung at the center of the city’s northern borough is Bronx Park, designed to function as the Bronx’s counterpart to Central Park and Prospect Park. But shortly after its acquisition…
- 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”