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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In October, Welcome2TheBronx broke the story that the Bronx General Post Office was up for sale again, now, it has been confirmed that the beloved landmark building is under contract for sale…
Just days after Melrose was declared one of NYC’s hottest neighborhoods for 2019, a developer has confirmed that they’re bringing market-rate rentals to the area where Yolanda’s Restaurant currently stands on 149th…
With 1,902 residential apartments under construction spread across 19 developments and a median 1 bedroom asking rent of $1,595 a month, Localize.city has listed Melrose in the South Bronx as one of…
According to filings at the Department of Buildings and an article in The Real Deal, plans have been filed to construct two 8-story residential buildings where Yolanda’s Italian restaurant has stood for…
With less than a week left until Christmas, the Garabedian home at 1605 Pelham Parkway, aka the Bronx Christmas House, is once again lit in its guady splendor! Last week we reported…
“Welcome to the f****** Bronx!” That’s what one Bronx woman shouted as she recorded a 49 year old woman taking justice into her own hands. According to the accounts, a woman left…
One of The Bronx’s most iconic actresses and film directors, Penny Marshall, has died at the age of 75. A Bronx ‘girl’ through and through, Marshall never lost her thick, Bronx accent…
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