Earlier this year we reported that demolition of Our Lady of Pity Roman Catholic Church on 151st Street in Melrose had begun. Now the Archdiocese of New York, through the Association of New York Catholic Homes has announced that the beloved church will give way to affordable housing. In a community meeting last night, community…
A version of this post was originally published on October 11, 2016. As a child of the 70s and 80s, my own coming of age story and admitting to myself (and others) who I truly was—a gay, Puerto Rican male from The Bronx—came at a pivotal moment in history as the LGBTQ community was becoming…
Call it greed, pure and simple. Although the MTA is ready to move forward with the planned expansion of Metro North in our borough with the creation of four new stations in the East Bronx, work cannot commence until Amtrak says ok. Essentially the railroad giant is holding East Bronx residents hostage by demanding “access…
Three years ago, I publicly came out to our Welcome2TheBronx readers about my battle with anxiety and panic attacks. It was a decision that wasn’t too easy and extremely difficult because I was making myself vulnerable to such a large readership. Thankfully, it was one of the best decisions I have made, not because it…
Sleepy Norwood in the Northwest Bronx has been identified as the next possible hot New York City neighborhood. But, not for another 50 years. TimeOut New York decided to make an “educated” guess as to which neighborhood would be hot in 50 years and all signs pointed to Norwood according to a recent article. TimeOut…
The Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit earlier this week to free the 47 year old Happy the Elephant from The Bronx Zoo where she’s been held in captivity for most of her life since the 1970s. According to the group, they allege (and are probably quite correct) that Happy is unhappy given the fact…
A new 520 unit development might be coming to the Grand Concourse in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx. The developer, JCS Realty, recently purchased three adjoining sites on the…
Applications are now being accepted for a new affordable housing…
Mott Haven in The Bronx has been listed as a somewhat comparable neighborhood to Bushwick (along with Chinatown and Red Hook) for those seeking relief from lack of subway service for over a year.
The transformation of the Sheridan Expressway from a highway to…
Now that the Soundview Ferry service is in full swing,…
The following was originally published over at Hidden Waters Blog,…
The construction boom across NYC and The Bronx is rapidly…
