Over 50% of Bronx Neighborhoods Experiencing High or Extreme Poverty
According to the Furman Center, almost 1.7 million New Yorkers were living below the poverty line between 2011 and 2015,…
June 8, 2017
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New York Botanical Garden Listed As One of World’s 17 Most Beautiful Gardens
Sorry Brooklyn, but according to AOL's Lifestyle section, The Bronx's New York Botanical Garden is one of the 17 most beautiful…
June 7, 2017
ACTION! The Bronx’s Second Film Studio is Under Construction
Soundview―The Bronx is Filming. Two years after announcing their expansion to The Bronx, York Studios finally broke ground for their…
June 6, 2017
New Study Shows The Bronx’s Affordable Housing Threatened; Jerome Ave Leads NYC
A new study released yesterday by the Association of Housing and Development (ANHD) documented the variety of risks to affordable…
June 1, 2017
Take The Quiz! How Many Bronx Neighborhoods Can You Name in 5 Minutes?
So the New York Daily News has issued a 5 minute challenge to see how many of The Bronx's 62…
June 1, 2017
Citibike is Coming to The Bronx—Finally
Ever since the popular Citi Bike bike sharing program launched in NYC back in 2013, Welcome2TheBronx has been highly critical of…
May 24, 2017
40 Years After Shutting Its Doors, The Old Bronx Borough Courthouse Gets New Lease On Life
For the past 15 years Henry Weinstein, the owner of the landmark Beaux-Arts Old Bronx Borough Courthouse in Melrose, has…
May 22, 2017
NYC Taking Away Parkland in The Bronx Will Allow It To Happen Across the Five Boroughs
Make no mistake: New York City's attempt to take away land dedicated and mapped as parkland in The Bronx that…
May 19, 2017
Real Estate Bubble Brewing in The Bronx?
Between 2010 and 2016, the feeding frenzy by developers and investors of Bronx apartment buildings totaled a record $9.6 billion…
May 15, 2017
Another Co-Working Space Arrives in The Bronx
MELROSE―The Bronx is getting another co-working space as Bronx FlexSpace gets ready to open their doors officially next week. Like…
May 11, 2017
Watch: 92 Year Old Bronx Man Dancing Salsa
Yesterday during an excursion to Westchester, I ended up at Empire Casino in Yonkers (Don't judge me) and my father…
May 10, 2017
NYC Parks Erases Promised Bronx Park Land From Website as City Prepares to Take It Away From The Public
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio prides himself on being a mayor for all boroughs and ran a campaign on the…
May 9, 2017