Last week Loving The Bronx launched a fundraiser to help keep their free community refrigerator in Parkchester stocked through the end of the year. The goal was $6,000 and in less than…
It’s been a while since we wrote about our borough’s rich history and fun facts so we figured we’d close out October with some fun tidbits of information on The Bronx. The…
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in The Bronx, our borough was already in a crisis. From the highest rates of poverty to the highest rates of families either homeless or teetering…
Mott Haven—Plans have been filed for a 43 story, 400 foot tall residential tower along the Harlem River Waterfront in Mott Haven. Located at 355 Exterior Street just south of the 145th…
Our Lady of Pity Church, which was deconsecrated by the Archdiocese of New York in November of 2017, is almost gone as its being demolished to make way for affordable housing. The…
Horace Mann School, one of New York City’s most prestigious college prep schools which is located in the Fieldston area of The Bronx, has shut down for two weeks due to positive…
I grew up on Morris Avenue and 151st Street in the South Bronx neighborhood of Melrose when it still had a decent sized Italian population in the early 80s, mostly from the…
The New York City Council has overwhelmingly voted to remove Councilman Andy King from office as a result of sexual harassment against a female staffer, finance violations, and numerous other offenses. The…
According to a mayoral scorecard, only 85.6% of Bronx streets were rated “acceptably” clean in July compared to last year during that same period when our borough’s streets were rated 97.3% clean.…
Ese Olumhense, THE CITY This article was originally published on Sep 30 at 11:22am EDT by THE CITY Cops filmed boxing in and beating hundreds of demonstrators during a Bronx protest of…
Two Bronx zip codes covering a large swath of East Bronx neighborhoods have shown a spike in positivity rates for COVID-19. According to the list, which was made public by Governor Cuomo’s…
Ese Olumhense, THE CITY This article was originally published on Sep 28 at 8:09pm EDT by THE CITY Even as air has grown cleaner in The Bronx, a highway through its heart…
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