New York City’s plan to close 13 migrant centers by June is being overshadowed by…
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The Economic Development Corporation’s pick of Maddd Equities and Joy Construction elevates hopes that decades…
Almost overnight, the South Bronx grew a glittering skyline of market rate luxury rental towers…
While there have been only a handful of truly affordable apartments available on New York…
For over a year, there have been less and less truly affordable housing developments opening…
For the past several decades, The Bronx was considered to be one of the ‘bluest’…
- One month later, Congestion Pricing appears to be working despite critics’ opposition
- First ICE raid under Trump hits The Bronx in the early morning hours
- Construction underway on massive apartment building next to the historic High Bridge
- After 115 years, historic All Hallows High School in The Bronx will close this year
- Archdiocese to close two more Bronx Catholic schools
In a few years, the historic High Bridge, New York City’s oldest bridge, will have a massive next door neighbor which will block its view that many Bronx residents in the neighborhood…
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A new area code may be coming to NYC in 2026
In the beginning, there was only 212 across all the land that is known as New York City. It was one of the first area codes in the country assigned in 1947 and was considered the easiest to dial on rotary phones. Then, in 1984 with the rise of fax machines coupled with population growth,…
Celebrating 15 years of Welcome2TheBronx
It’s hard to believe that 15 years ago, Welcome2TheBronx was born as a hobby based on a deep love for all things Bronx. When I first put pen to paper, or rather fingers to the keyboard, I began with Welcome2Melrose to help combat the negative stereotypes of my neighborhood of Melrose in the South Bronx…
Remembering 9/11
23 years ago, I woke up and began my quotidien morning rituals, like millions of my fellow New Yorkers. I walked to the 149th Street and Grand Concourse Station and grabbed the 2 train to Midtown and was at my office before 8AM, long before the rush of commuters arrived that would swamp the area…
Now available: Truly affordable apartments in The Bronx starting at $465 a month
A new lottery has launched for brand new affordable housing in The Bronx via New York City’s Housing Connect portal. The development, known as Belmont Cove, is located at 656 E 176th Street in the Tremont neighborhood of The Bronx, features amenities like a shared laundry room, bike storage lockers, a playground, a recreation room,…
Scenes of love at Bronx Pride
This past Saturday, The Bronx celebrated its annual LGBTQIA+ pride festival at The Hub hosted by Destination Tomorrow, the borough’s official pride center. The day started with a march that began on the Grand Concourse at 161st Street in front of Joyce Kilmer Park where Bronx artist Lovie Pignata painted a pride crosswalk thanks to…
Massive fire sweeps through The Hub destroying six business including beloved Holland Textiles
MELROSE—A four alarm fire that started this morning around 5AM at a Dunkin’ Donuts quickly spread and destroyed five other businesses before the FDNY could get it under control. The blaze and the resulting FDNY and NYPD response in the area closed off several blocks on Third Avenue between 153rd and 156th streets as crews…
- One month later, Congestion Pricing appears to be working despite critics’ opposition
- First ICE raid under Trump hits The Bronx in the early morning hours
- Construction underway on massive apartment building next to the historic High Bridge
- After 115 years, historic All Hallows High School in The Bronx will close this year
- Archdiocese to close two more Bronx Catholic schools