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AOC, as Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is affectionately known by her constituents and millions of followers…
Since 2011, The Historic District Council has put out a yearly list of six neighborhoods…
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, The Bronx Doesn’t Need to Be Like Brooklyn
Seven years ago we responded to an “article” in The New York Times that asked the question, “Why can’t The Bronx be more like Brooklyn?” Still to this day there are many that want our beautiful borough to be more like that other “B” borough and often call Mott Haven and Port Morris, “The Next…
A Jewish Resurgence in The South Bronx
Although the last synagogue in the South Bronx closed over a decade ago, the area is seeing a slow resurgence of a more visible Jewish population. Clearly it’s nowhere near the over 600,000 Jews that called The Bronx home during the first half of the 20th century which made our borough the most Jewish borough…
Thousands of Bronx Residents at Risk of Eviction Due to Trump Government Shutdown as HUD Rental Assistance Contracts Expire
In what is now the longest ever government shutdown in American history, thousands of Bronx residents are at risk of eviction as HUD Project-Based Rental Assistance contracts have expired. During the government shutdown these contracts, which help pay the differences in rents for thousands of very low, low and low income residents as well as…
WATCH: Newly Renovated Subway Station Celebrates Famous People With Bronx Ties Including Sonia Sotomayor, & Gil Scott-Heron
After being closed for five months for renovations, the 167th Street and Grand Concourse Station on the B and D line has finally reopened. What was once a dark and dreary station is now bright and modern with beautiful artwork by Rico Gatson who created eight wonderful mosaic portraits of notable individuals either born in…
Spaceworks to Open First Bronx Location Bringing Subsidized Studios for Local Artists
After two years of outreach and community engagement, local Bronx artists are finally moving into the borough’s first Spaceworks art work space designed to provide subsidized studios at affordable prices to the creative community. Located at 240 East 153rd Street in Melrose at the new Park Avenue Green affordable housing development by OMNI NY LLC,…
NYC Ferry Officially Expanding to Throggs Neck!
Starting in 2021, NYC Ferry will officially begin service at Throggs Neck from Ferry Point Park. Residents and Welcome2TheBronx advocated for this necessary expansion for locals living in a transit desert especially after the success of the Soundview Ferry which opened last summer. According to NYC Ferry which made the announcement on Twitter earlier, the…