Bronx filmmaker and cinematographer Nadia Hallgren’s 37-minute short documentary, After Maria, premieres on Netflix this week After Maria follows three Puerto Rican women and their families after Hurricane Maria as they struggle…
The Bronx is Waiting: Police Dispatch is Highest in The City
Police took longer to assign officers to crimes reported in Bronx neighborhoods than anywhere else in New York City in 2018, according to the city Independent Budget Office’s analysis of precinct dispatch times.…
WATCH: NYC’s Best Lechón Comes From the South Bronx
Yes, our title is a bold statement but we’ve eaten lechón, aka Puerto Rican roast pork from many places, including at family gatherings, but outside the home there’s only one place to…
WATCH: The Bronx’s ‘Dominican Dream’ Trailer
In the 1990s, Bronxite Felipe López was on his way to become one of the most famous basketball players of our time. But that day never really came for the Dominican immigrant…
The Bronx is Getting ANOTHER Bookstore!
After several years without a bookstore, when Barnes and Noble left The Bronx and nearly 1.5 million residents stranded without a place to satisfy their literary needs and desires in 2016, our…
Bronx Woman Makes History as NYC’s First Woman & First Gay EMS Chief
People from The Bronx, and more specifically WOMEN, continue to break records and shattering barriers. The FDNY will, as of tomorrow, have their first ever woman and first ever gay Chief of…
Two Bronx High Schools Make it to Top 10 List in New York City
Two Bronx schools have made New York City’s top ten best high school’s list according to US News and World Report. Coming in at 5th place (unsurprisingly) is Bronx High School of…
No Problem Here: Pols Shun Drug Center in Bronx Opioid OD Hotspot
Two Bronx lawmakers petitioning the state to deny a license to a planned upscale drug treatment center in Kingsbridge argue the neighborhood doesn’t have an opioid problem — a claim at odds with…
Report: University Heights & Fordham Face Biggest Displacement Threat in NYC
Out of New York City’s 59 community districts, The Bronx is home to six of the top ten community districts facing the biggest threats of displacement in the city. Out of these,…
History of The Bronx’s Bridge Park & Roberto Clemente State Park
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. As the island of Manhattan is…
Escape From New York? Bronx Population Drops by 7,500 in 2018
After years of a population boom in The Bronx, the borough’s population appears to have dropped by 7,500 according to new census estimates via the American Community Survey. Overall, New York City’s…
WATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019
Love her or hater, America’s youngest Congresswoman in history is has been selected as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019. The Bronx’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went from relative obscurity to…