“Chulito” a term of endearment in the latino community meaning little cutie, is the title…
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The 149th Street bridge over Metro North, between Lincoln Hospital, The Bronx Post Office, and Hostos Community College is currently a wasted potential.
Both north and south of the bridge, there is a great potential to do the same that is being done at the Hudson Rail Yards and possibly build much needed affordable housing on it with office towers on either side of the bridge.
Although spring is still two weeks away, due to the incredibly mild weather this winter,…
The Bronx blogosphere just got bigger! We’d like to welcome Bronx Matters, the latest endeavor…
Our mothers are a bit more sensible here in the Bronx than those mothers in…
Late last week, the Riverdale Press reported that Trader Joe’s will be joining BJ’S at…
- Governor Kathy Hochul apologizes after being slammed for saying ‘Black kids in The Bronx don’t know the word computer’
- The landmark Bronx General Post Office is for sale again; Developer asking for over $70 million
- 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
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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Mr Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr: Why Did You Sell Out Our Community?
Dear Borough President Diaz: Last week Bronx residents, including myself, were caught off guard by the announcement in the New York Daily News that “Fresh Direct will receive $130 million in grants, tax breaks and tax credits from the Cuomo and Bloomberg administrations and Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.” Why were we so surprised? Simply…
Family Of Bakers Move Headquarters To Mott Haven – No $130 Million Deal Needed
Check out this story from the Daily News on a family business that outgrew its old headquarters and moved to the Bronx – without having to burden tax payers with a sweetheart deal of $130 million deal in city and state tax breaks and subsidies.
A Victory For Bronx Residents Illegally Arrested For Loitering
A victory for citizens in New York City, who’s First Amendment rights have been repeatedly violated by the NYPD, has been won in court. New York’s laws prohibiting loitering, pan handling and “cruising“, a popular way that gay men hang around at various known places to meet other gay men for the purpose of sex,…
Bronx Residents Outraged As $130 Million Deal To Keep FreshDirect In The City Is Announced Before Public Hearing On Thursday
It seems like the cart was put before the horse. When it was announced yesterday that FreshDirect will stay in New York City by moving from their cramped Long Island City facility to a state-of-the-art building to be constructed in the Bronx to the tune of approximately $130 million deal in city and state tax…
Madonna Coming To The Bronx To Perform At Yankee Stadium
So her Madgesty aka Esther aka Madonna is coming to the Boogie Down Bronx for her first tour in four years and performing at Yankee Stadium. Tickets go on sale on February 13, 2012 – maybe she can fill up the $217 million dollar parking lot for 9,000 cars at Yankee Stadium. Madonna to Play…
Thai Buddhist Temple In The Bronx Has Distinct Honor Of Being First In The US
Wat Buddhayaram, a Thai Buddhist temple founded in 1965 as a study center was the first ever established in the United States. Most would think that the Bronx would be the last place to find one but that’s exactly the kind of hidden treasure we have here. Read more in the New York Daily News.
- Governor Kathy Hochul apologizes after being slammed for saying ‘Black kids in The Bronx don’t know the word computer’
- The landmark Bronx General Post Office is for sale again; Developer asking for over $70 million
- 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