Listen: Video Shows Income Inequality Along the 2 Train From Brooklyn to The Bronx Using Music
Brian Foo, a self-described 'data-driven dj' has created a video based on the 2 train which snakes its way between…
February 9, 2015
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Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Provides Funding For Major Capital Improvements to St Mary’s Park
St. Mary's Park in Mott Haven, the recreational heart for thousands of residents of the South Bronx, is getting a…
February 9, 2015
NYTIMES Exclusive: Harper Lee Lawyer Offers More Details on Discovery of New Book
'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee is a book all of us remember as being one of the many…
February 8, 2015
Once Upon a Time Not Long Ago; NYTimes Interviews Bronx Hip Hop Pioneer Slick Rick
Growing up in The Bronx in the late 1980's you couldn't escape the beats and lyrics of Slick Rick's hip-hop…
February 8, 2015
The Bronx is Buggin’ — Study Shows Borough Has Most Diverse Microbes In NYC’s Subway System
As most native New Yorkers, we tend to often not think about all the germs, microbes, and fauna that coats…
February 6, 2015
New Series Focused on the South Bronx of the 70s is Coming to Netflix
The 70s was the decade that South Bronx became the poster child for urban decline. It's when Howard Cosell, during…
February 6, 2015
Community Rallies In Anticipation of (Cromwell) Jerome Rezoning
When the Cromwell-Jerome Study Area Jerome Avenue Study Area (City Planning has since changed the name) was announced last year,…
February 5, 2015
A Chinese Takeout, a Bronx Jewish Businessman & The Creation of the #1 Distributor of Popular Condiment
Here's a fun story with Bronx history we found via The Atlantic about a Bronx Jewish businessman who was able…
February 5, 2015
A Rejected Artist in NYC: Who Really Wins Affordable Housing Lotteries?
In the summer of 2014, 53,000+ people applied to live in 89 affordable apartments at Artspace PS109. This has become…
February 5, 2015
Ceetay Brings Freshly Prepared Sushi To Hostos Community College; Students Rejoice!
Hostos Community College has partnered with its neighbors throughout the years and this latest partnership has several students jumping for…
February 5, 2015
Bronx Memories – Zaro’s Bakery in Parkchester
I remember as a child, my parents would drive to Parkchester so mom could pic up a cake from Zaro’s…
February 4, 2015
New Construction Affordable Housing In Norwood and Longwood Applications Available; Deadlines Approaching
Several affordable housing buildings being constructed in The Bronx are still accepting applications online or via mail but don't wait…
February 4, 2015