Money talks. Riverdale, one of the great neighborhoods that make up the Bronx lies perched…
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Last week, Bloomberg told the citizens of the Bronx and particularly the South Bronx that…
FreshDirect Expected At Community Board 1 This Thursday: Here Are 4 Reasons To Say NO To FreshDirect
This Thursday, June 27th at 5:30 pm we expect Freshdirect to come to Community Board…
Folks, let’s face it. When it comes to equality, we’re still living in the dark…
Today David González, of the New York Times, published an article which transported me back…
For months we heard about it. For months we knew it was coming yet assumed…
- With Congestion Pricing coming this summer, the MTA needs to drop Metro-North fares for Bronx residents
- More residential units were completed in the South Bronx in 2023 than anywhere in New York City
- The South Bronx will lose its last movie theater next month leaving the borough with just one
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx
New York City is facing an affordable housing crisis and nowhere is this more apparent than in the northernmost borough of The Bronx. While the borough traditionally has had and continues to…
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‘Ant biodiversity in the Bronx’ wins grand prize in Urban Barcode Project
Students at Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Melrose win the Grand Prize in a science contest. Not only are the students from the Bronx but they are also from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the science and technology industry. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the organization which sponsored the experiment says: “Kids are hungry for hands-on science…
Map: NYC Has New Hurricane Evacuation Zones: Gothamist
NYC just released the new Hurricane Evacuation Zones which now includes an additional 600,000 New Yorkers. This is the long awaited and revamped map since we were struck by superstorm Sandy last year which left us with unprecedented damage and destruction which our city and our region are still recovering from. Gone from the map…
The HUB Looks to Bring in Big-Name Retailers
This has been an ongoing hot topic in Melrose for quite some time: One of the most underestimated retail destinations is the HUB in Melrose. The area has a long and vast history as not only one of the oldest shopping districts in the Bronx that was once filled with boutiques and department stores but…
Pedro Espada Jr. sentenced to 5 years in prison, $850,000 in fines and community service – NY Daily News
Finally some good news in Bronx politics – Pedro Espada Jr is going to do time for his crimes. No amount of good deeds will cover the fact that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pedro-espada-jr-sentenced-5-years-fines-community-service-article-1.1372875 I wonder if Maria del Carmen Arroyo is worried?
ProjectBronx Wants to Know: What’s Bronx Swag?
So folks, what’s Bronx Swag to you?
Koppell nixes board member for vote – The Riverdale Press
From The Riverdale Press: Bob Abbott, chair of Community Board 8’s Libraries and Cultural Affairs Committee, has not been reappointed to the board, an apparent punishment for a vote he made two years ago. Councilman Oliver Koppell asked the borough president’s office not to reappoint Mr. Abbott. Community board appointments, all for two-year terms, are…
- With Congestion Pricing coming this summer, the MTA needs to drop Metro-North fares for Bronx residents
- More residential units were completed in the South Bronx in 2023 than anywhere in New York City
- The South Bronx will lose its last movie theater next month leaving the borough with just one
- The Bronx needs to think big to combat the affordable housing crisis
- Every day is Earth Day in The Bronx