With winter approaching, the federal monitor overseeing the New York City Housing Authority gave preliminary approval last Wednesday to spend a $450 million pile of backlogged state funds, including $363 million to upgrade…
The following is a series written by Diego Robayo of the Historic District Council which profiles Bronx community leaders who have contributed to our history and will be published here on Welcome2TheBronx. Roland Lopez…
New York City’s affordable housing lottery is now open for a new residential development in the Bedford park neighborhood of The Bronx. Located at 16 E 204th Street at the corner of…
For over half a century, Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in Hunts Point, stood as a monument to everything that was wrong with the criminal justice system in The Bronx. The youth that…
Towards the end of the summer of 1967, The Bronx experience not one but two fatal plane crashes. On September 16 of that year, 6 people died as a twin engine private…
94 brand new apartments are now available via New York City’s affordable housing program lottery in Hunts Point with studios renting at $748/month, 1 bedroom units at $948/mo, and 2 bedroom units…
LGBTQ identifying seniors are one of the most neglected groups within our communities but Crotona Senior Housing is looking to change that. Billed as the first LGBTQ development geared towards seniors in…
If this week’s commute along the 4, 5 and 6 line seem a bit faster through Manhattan, you’re not dreaming. Last Friday the MTA began increasing the speed limits along different sections…
What I am about to describe to you is one of the most improbable and inspiring stories you will ever hear. It is about how young people in a section of New…
A recent report by PropertyClub looked to see which are the top 50 most affordable streets and neighborhoods for home buyers and Parkchester in The Bronx, the world’s largest condominium development with…
The Bronx’s very own Desus and Mero warned viewers on Showtime last night to try and not to get robbed if they visit the now famous “Joker” Stairs in the Highbridge area…
City Councilmember Ritchie Torres’ bid to represent the South Bronx in Congress is raking in real estate cash, campaign finance records show. Torres leads a crowded pack of Democrats seeking to replace…
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