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Epitaph for a Bronx Accent – Tablet Magazine

The following is an excerpt from a wonderful post on The Bronx's Jewish history and how a language united its…

  • News

Bronx Kids Create A Bottled Water Company As A Healthy Option For Other Children

Two Bronx kids—twins Brazil and Princeton Dowe—felt that other children weren't drinking enough water because "they didn't see it" as they…

  • News

Everything You Need to Know as The Bronx’s First Marijuana Dispensary Opens Next Week

Although New York State arguably has some of if not the toughest regulations on medical marijuana, it suffices to say…

  • Animals & Pets

Bats of The Bronx: First Known New York City Bat Study Conducted in Our Borough

Just in time for Halloween, The Bronx Zoo (we really find it hard to ever call it the Wildlife Conservation…

  • News

Do Not Come For Our Bodega Cats—A Brief History of A Symbiotic Relationship

So someone going by the name of Diane D left a rather nasty Yelp review of a Manhattan deli because…

  • News

Saks Off Fifth To Take Over Barnes and Noble Space In Bay Plaza?

Last week we received the news that Barnes and Noble, The Bronx's only bookstore, was closing leaving our borough the…

  • Gentrification

In The Bronx’s Oldest Shopping District, Dozens of Vacant Store Fronts Dominate The Area as Gentrification Tightens Its Grip

The Hub—The Bronx's oldest shopping and commercial district located in the South Bronx neighborhood of Melrose is going through the…

  • News

Watch: What Makes a New York City Kid

The New York Times explored the question of what makes a New York City kid by interviewing a bunch of…

  • News

Gun Hill Brewery Expands Into The South Bronx With Port Morris Distillery Partnership

Back in February of this year, we were told of a partnership between Port Morris Distillery and Gun Hill Brewery…

  • News

Barnes and Noble To Close For Good Leaving Us The Only Borough Without A Bookstore

The Bronx will soon have another sad fact: In a few months when Barnes and Noble at Bay Plaza closes…

  • Parks
  • Real Estate

Throggs Neck Property Values See Increase Near Golf Course

When work began at Ferry Point Golf Course in Throggs Neck, homes were priced at speculative prices banking on when…

  • Gentrification
  • Real Estate

Apartment Listing on The Grand Concourse is Asking for a Ridiculous $575K

Sure it's a deluxe apartment in the sky on the 20th floor of Executive Towers located at 1020 Grand Concourse…

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