Old Whitestone Theater Site Sold Again, This Time For $41 Million
Whitestone Cinemas, where countless Bronx residents both former and current have tons of fond memories at the old drive-in and…
October 23, 2015
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Bronx History: The Lorillard Spencer Estate and The Birth Of Allerton
A French Huguenot family, the Lorillards, settled in the area which is now known as Allerton as well as parts…
October 22, 2015
The Bronx’s Very Own Urban Farmer, Karen Young-Washington, Is In The Running For $10K Award
"The first plant that changed my life was a tomato,” says Karen Washington, a black urban farmer in the Bronx.…
October 21, 2015
Seis del Sur Returns This Friday With Their Latest Exhibition, ‘Barrios’
Back on a cold Saturday evening in January of 2013, thousands of people returned home to the South Bronx at…
October 20, 2015
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens 3rd Official Trailer Released!
Ok so who in The Bronx is NOT a Star Wars fan and remembers back in 1977 when one of…
October 19, 2015
Puerto Rican Born, Bronx Raised Rita Moreno to Receive Kennedy Center Honors
Back in July, the Kennedy Center announced that Rita Moreno, who was born in Puerto Rico and moved with her…
October 19, 2015
The Bronx: New York City’s First Borough
It's a little-known fact that our beautiful borough of The Bronx was, in fact, the first borough of New York…
October 15, 2015
Frida Kahlo Exhibition Shatters New York Botanical Garden Attendance Record
Last year when we first got wind that The New York Botanical Garden was planning a Frida Kahlo exhibition we…
October 14, 2015
Tats Cru Graffiti Gown Rocked by Casita Maria’s Executive Director, Sarah Calderon
Last night at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, The Bronx was in the house in full effect as Casita Maria…
October 14, 2015
Fordham University Student Feels Like A Stranger in Her Own Home Borough; Says University Should Implement a Class on The Bronx
Third generation Bronxite, Antoinette Legnini, and Fordham University student who lives in Belmont in the shadows of the university has…
October 13, 2015
South Bronx Unite Meets with Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Mark-Viverito to Discuss South Bronx Environmental and Health Crisis, Including FreshDirect
Last week, members of South Bronx Unite met with Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and senior members of…
October 13, 2015
Fordham University Professor Wants to Turn Home of Late Jazz Legend, Maxine Sullivan Into A Cultural Center
The following is a guest post from Dr Mark Naison and syndicated from his blog. Turn Maxine Sullivan's House into…
October 12, 2015