In The Bronx, 20 Kids and Counting: Lesbian Couple Raises Foster Children For Past Decade
The New York Times recently published a heartwarming story and slide show in the Lens Blog on a same-sex couple…
February 21, 2014
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BREAKING NEWS: Bronx Borough President Calls On The City To Issue A New RFP For PS 31; Also Calls For New Waterfront District In The Lower Concourse
During Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr's State of the Borough address today, he publicly called upon the city to…
February 20, 2014
Mountaintop: What Bronx Community College’s Campus Means
Did you know that Bronx Community College occupies one of the highest points in the whole Bronx? Do you know…
February 20, 2014
Mayor De Blasio Launches ‘Vision Zero’ Initiative & Website In Effort To Curb Pedestrian & Traffic Fatalities
Last year there were 156 pedestrian fatalities on the streets of New York City representing an increase from 2012 as…
February 19, 2014
City Finally Decides To Save Historical Murals At Bronx County Courthouse After Borough President & Residents Complain
Back in 2010 during renovations at the Bronx County Courthouse, several historical murals depicting Jonas Bronck and local Lenape Native…
February 18, 2014
New Book, ‘Blacks In The Colonial Bronx: A Documentary History’ Is A First
The Bronx County Historical Society has just published a new book, by Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan, on Blacks in the…
February 18, 2014
Bronx Raised Artist Shana Solomon Bares Her Soul In An Outstanding Off Broadway One Woman Show
When my friend gave me tickets to 'Closet Bitch' (written and performed by Shana Solomon) at Stage Left Studio in…
February 17, 2014
Bronx Picture of the Day: Subway Art
Can anyone guess the Bronx train station where this is located? This is only a portion of one mosaic mural…
February 14, 2014
Graffiti Bombed Subway Train Found Last Month At E 180th Train Yard In The Bronx
You may remember last year when a 4 train emerged from the yard and into service at Woodlawn with a…
February 13, 2014
Another Major Building Up For Sale In Melrose On 149th Street
The College of New Rochelle in Melrose at 332 East 149th Street between Courtlandt and Morris Avenues has put its…
February 12, 2014
Bring Back Open Streets And Bicycling To The Grand Concourse
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 12th at the Bronx Museum of the Arts there will be a community meeting at 6:30PM to…
February 11, 2014
Free Valentine’s Day Portraits For Bronx Residents This Friday At the Bronx Documentary Center
In what's become a holiday tradition at the Bronx Documentary Center, this Friday Bronx residents will be able to receive…
February 11, 2014