As part of Curbed’s continued articles on The Bronx for ‘Bronx Week’, today they take a look into the most expensive residential real estate for sale in The Bronx and we’re not surprised that ALL of them are located in Riverdale.

Check out what they have to say and head on over to the link at the end to see which “dream” homes made the list.

The Bronx is one of New York City’s most affordable boroughs, but the land of faux castles and inexpensive co-ops also has some pricier properties. Here, we’ve rounded up the ten most expensive listings on the market in the borough right now. Most of the houses are historic, many have been on the market for years and are now asking millions less, and more than you’d think have turrets. Read on.

Source: The Bronx’s 10 Most Expensive Houses For Sale Right Now – Curbed NY

At 3PM in the Co-op City neighborhood of The Bronx, one wouldn’t think that a presidential candidate, let alone of the stature of Hillary Clinton, was coming to the area for a political rally.

Roughly 50 people were standing in like compared to the thousands that were lined up for Bernie Sanders rally in St Mary’s Park two weeks ago.

That rally saw almost half of Co-op City’s population of 50,000 with about 18,500 supporters but here in the northeast Bronx only about 700 had gathered by 7:15PM just minutes before the event began.

Attendees were anxious and angry as they had to endure a long wait and many were seniors who couldn’t find seating and had to stand during the event.

“This is the worst political event I’ve ever attended,” shouted a woman in disgust as she was finally let into the auditorium and saw that seating was extremely limited.

And indeed this was acknowledged by NYS Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson when she took the stage and asked folks to please be patient and she mentioned how her seniors, “had to wait outside.”

Unlike Bernie’s rally which only had one Bronx elected official—NYS Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda who is the only one endorsing Sanders—Hillary had a bevy of Bronx elected officials including Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr, Bronx Democratic Party chair Marcos Crespo, Congressman Eliot Engel, Councilman Andy King, and also NYS Assemblyman Michael Benedetto.

The last two took serious jabs at Bernie Sanders with Councilman King crassly calling Senator Bernie Sanders “BS” by his initials and stating that, “that’s all ‘the other’ candidate stands for…BS” which received a thunderous applause from the audience.

King pleaded with millennials—the group of voters that have overwhelmingly supported Sanders—to please consider voting for Hillary.

Finally, when Hillary was escorted on stage by Ruben Diaz Jr, the crowd was so anxious that several shouted for him to, “LET HER SPEAK!” to which he quipped, “Let your borough president say a few things before the next president of The United States speaks”.

Hillary Clinton spoke for perhaps 15-20 minutes which was much shorter than her Democratic rival and during her speech she emphasized her ties to The Bronx and New York but for someone who often tries to be a separate person from her husband and President Bill Clinton, she referred to his campaigning in The Bronx several times.

But one thing’s for sure is that The Bronx has all of a sudden become an unlikely rallying point during the weeks leading up to New York State’s primary on April 19th.

Never in our borough’s history have so many candidates flocked to The Bronx, and in the case of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, let alone multiple times.

However, it is only to those not familiar with the Bronx narrative that would actually believe that our borough would play an unlikely role in the election of our nation’s president in 2016.

You see, The Bronx’s story is as American as it gets. It’s one filled with a golden era, a great decline, and a transformative rebirth by the resiliency of its people.

If we were a city in our own right, we’d be the 9th largest in America and that’s nothing to sneeze at. The Bronx is often referred to as the most Democratic county in the nation and indeed The Bronx delivered the highest percentage of votes to Obama than any other county in the country.

Next week’s primary election will be interesting and will go down in history. Who will the victor be? One never knows even though polls have Hillary Clinton ahead of Bernie Sanders, however, Sanders has eaten away considerably at her lead.

Congressman Eliot Engel

Seniors were the most visible demographic in Co-Op city’s rally for Hillary.

NYS Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson asks crowd to be patient.

Councilman Andy King took jabs at Bernie Sanders calling him “BS”. The councilman also pleaded with millennials to vote for Hillary.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr introduces Hillary Clinton.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to about 700 individuals in Co-op city.

As part of Curbed’s Bronx Week coverage, they’ve come up with the top ten underrated parks in our beautiful borough. Check out the link below and let us know which are YOUR favorite green spots in The Bronx

The Bronx is positively teeming with green space, with two of the city’s largest parks—Pelham Bay, which clocks in at a massive 2,772 acres, and the slightly smaller Van Cortlandt—situated within its borders. But those big parks aren’t the only reason to head to the borough: The Bronx is full of smaller, less crowded spots where you can relax, sunbathe, play sports, or whatever your heart desires. Here are 10 of those spaces, including a former concrete plant in the South Bronx and a onetime reservoir further north.

Source: The Bronx’s 10 Best Underrated Parks

New York City’s Landmark Preservation Commission voted today to grant landmark status to 165 Schofield on City Island and put off a vote for Immaculate Conception Church in Melrose for a later date.

This is a victory for the people of The Bronx to be able to hold on to two precious landmarks and part of Bronx history. Although LPC did not vote on landmarking Immaculate Conception, they will eventually do so on a later date according to sources at LPC.

One of the reasons the vote has been delayed was due to concerns of the parishioners who claim that a landmark status will place undue financial burden on the church.

However, according to folks involved with the landmarking process LPC recognizes financial hardships and does not push an institution to go for the costlier of repairs that may be needed.

Personally, we’re staunch supporters of landmarking Immaculate Conception in Melrose due to its historical significance and the fact that too many churches have been demolished in recent years including St Augustine in Morrisania which will now be “affordable” housing.

Immaculate Conception Church has been on Landmark’s calendar of properties to consider for landmarking since 1980 and had been one of the few to make the cut when LPC cleared the list of properties that had been sitting on their calendar for decades.

As for City Island’s win, Schofield House has been on the calendar since 2009 and finally the commission has voted to bestow landmark status on this historic property.

According to Historic District Council:

“City Island is an area of New York City that truly stands out as unusual, a small maritime community that has been embraced but not engulfed by the urban sprawl of the larger city. As noted in the AIA Guide to New York City, 4th Edition, “on the streets that run perpendicular to the fishbone spine of City Island Avenue are more than a handful of distinguished older houses…65 Schofield Street, serene and peeling, seems a candidate for a Hopper painting: austere, venerable, self-confident.” This building is a remarkable example of Italianate farmhouse design, characterized by a square plan, tall windows, flat roof with an overhanging cornice and elaborate brackets. The building’s most striking feature is the one-story porch which runs across the width of the building. Fantastically, the main body of the house is still clad in its original wood clapboard, which, admittedly, is in desperate need of repair, but serves to evoke a sense of architectural antiquity in a way much more common to small New England towns than The Bronx. Aside from its obvious architectural excellence, research has uncovered direct connections between this building and the Pell and Schofield families, prominent families who were deeply involved with the development of City Island.  This building is, frankly, an obvious landmark on all counts and should be protected in order to maintain its integrity as a visible, prominent link to City Island’s past.”

Thanks to everyone who’s worked hard on preserving our past for future generations.