MELROSE—The Bronx’s oldest commercial shopping district, The Hub is about to get its first luxury…
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MELROSE—Ten years ago, the world famous—and anonymous—street artist from England named Banksy, left his mark…
After several years of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the La Central YMCA in…
THE HUB—The popular Mexican-American fast-food chain Chipotle is opening up a second location in the…
THE HUB—A Starbucks location that opened in The Bronx’s oldest shopping district has closed after…
A Tale of Two Cities as Upper West Side ‘Resolves’ a Crisis Bronx Residents Have Battled for Decades
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MELROSE—Discount retailer 5 Below, which sells products for, you guessed it, under $ bucks, is…
MELROSE—One of the most anticipated affordable housing developments in The Bronx, La Central, is officially…
Melrose—by 5pm yesterday, the air was thick with unease at The Hub, The Bronx’s oldest…
The Hub—The Bronx’s oldest shopping and commercial district located in the South Bronx neighborhood of Melrose is going through the most profound changes since the 70s and 80s when the neighborhood burned around it and its main train line, the Third Avenue El was put out of service and torn down.
Since its beginnings over a century ago when the borough was experiencing a population boom adding over 1 million residents in a span of 30 years, Melrose and The Hub, attracted residents from all over The Bronx due to it being an excellent transportation nexus—and still does today.
New “affordable” housing developments have been constructed surrounding the area and adding over 3,000 apartments and tens of thousands of new residents—with thousands of more units in various stages of construction or planning to come.
As gentrification tightens its grip on the South Bronx, long-time businesses are closing their doors as landlords either are not renewing leases or simply the new rents are too high to keep up.
In the Meatpacking District, people can grab a seat and buy healthy prepared food from a vendor in a bustling plaza. But New Yorkers who live in less affluent neighborhoods tend not to have the same options — at least not yet. A new effort aims to bring several vendors to a plaza under construction in the South Bronx.
Last year, on October 21st, the infamous street artist known as Banksy struck in the Melrose neighborhood of The Bronx on E 153rd Street (just down the block from me) where Elton and 3rd Avenues meet prompting thousands of fans to trek to the area and catch a glimpse of his controversial ‘Ghetto 4 Life’ piece. The 4 story buildings have been vacant for decades (close to 30 years) with the exception of the retail spaces on the ground floor. Now the owner is beginning the process of converting the top 3 floors into market rate residential units.
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