As millions of Americans across the country engage in Earth Day activities and celebrations to raise awareness on environmental issues such as pollution, environmental justice, and even more so as of late, climate change, The Bronx, unfortunately, takes center stage with being the borough that is plagued with many of these issued more disproportionately than any of the other five boroughs that make up New York City. Just a few weeks ago, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice released the first ever comprehensive study on environmental inequality across the cit ..read more

A decades-long dream to connect The Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn directly by a subway or rail was derailed last year when Governor Kathy Hochul dissed The Bronx by mandating that the Metropolitan Transit Authority begin an environmental review for the Interborough Express but only to connect Queens and Brooklyn. Proposed stops on the Interborough Express with only Brooklyn and Queens being considered/Via Governor’s Office As originally proposed decades ago, the then Triboro Rx line would’ve spanned 24 miles stretching from Co-op City in The Bronx down to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn without having to g ..read more

In a city as great as New York, it’s hard to believe that we don’t actually have a public observatory for the average resident to be able to stargaze and enjoy the heavens above. But that won’t be the case for much longer. The 12 foot observatory will soon call The Bronx home/Via Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Thanks to an aggressive push by the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York for the past few years, which we wrote about back in 2022, that is all about to change. After negotiations with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the agency has approved the i ..read more

Residents across The Bronx and New York City woke up this morning to a city blanketed in light snow with an inch of accumulation since midnight and finally ending the longest dry-spell of significant snow in history falling in a single day. It’s hard to believe but the last record of significant snow accumulation was February 13, 2022 when 1.6 inches of snow was recorded in Central Park. The 701 day streak shattered the previous record which was broken on March 21, 1998 when the city went just over a year with 400 days without significant snow recorded. A mother and child commuting in the snow ..read more

A brand new development in the Mott Haven is now accepting applications for affordable apartments. Located at 405 E 146th Street at Willis Avenue, Betances VI Family Apartments was constructed on NYCHA property that is part of the 1,000 plus unit Betances Houses of Mott Haven and replaced an underutilized 1 story commercial building was demolished to make way for the 15 story, 103 unit residential building. 405 E 146th Street aka Betances VI Family Apartments Because it was constructed on NYCHA land, the development gives a preference to applicants from within NYCHA and also has several units ..read more

MELROSE—The Bronx’s oldest commercial shopping district, The Hub is about to get its first luxury high-rise and it was only a matter of time before it happened given what’s been going on down by the Harlem River Waterfront. The Jacqueline, located at 2980 3rd Avenue at E 153rd Street, the 15-story building is the first market-rate and luxury development in the neighborhood and is nearing completion after construction began over a year ago. The Jacqueline, The Hub’s first luxury high-rise Once complete, which should be by the end of the year or very early 2024, will feature 69 apartments rangin ..read more

While New York City’s Affordable Housing program via lottery has provided residents with many opportunities for truly affordable housing, every now and again we encounter a listing that is anything but affordable. 1258 Shakespeare Avenue is literally nothing special and as basic as basic comes for new construction/Via Housing Connect Many luxury buildings that have been constructed on the Harlem River Waterfront in the South Bronx neighborhood of Port Morris have a percentage of units set aside for “affordable” which are anything but, but that’s to be expected in The Bronx’s ground zero for ge ..read more

For over 150 years, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has captured the imagination across the globe and has been reinterpreted countless times in popular culture. But now, for the first time ever, The Bronx will be home to a massive horticultural exhibition inspired by Alice’s magical journey “through the looking glass” set on the 250 acres of The New York Botanical Garden. Beginning May 18, 2024 through October 27, 2024, visitors to the world famous New York Botanical Garden will be able to enter Wonderland: Curious Nature, an exhibit based on the on the magical tale along with its sequels, Th ..read more

Photo Credit: The New City Island Bridge Facebook Page The following is an Op-Ed by John Doyle, Kim Jones Woodruff, and David Diaz, board members of the community based non-profit group, City Island Rising. As proud residents of City Island, we are passionate about our unique community. Like many Islanders, the tranquility that washes over us as we cross the City Island Bridge returning home is a feeling we cherish. Our community’s history as the “Seaport of The Bronx” is deeply ingrained in our culture, evident in our yacht clubs, marinas, and boatyards, and in the countless vessels crafted h ..read more

PORT MORRIS—A new waterfront park is now open to the public along the Harlem River in the South Bronx. Located at the foot of the Third Avenue Bridge leading into Manhattan, the new waterfront park is part of the Bankside luxury development that is gentrifying the neighborhood but thanks to provisions within the Special Harlem River Waterfront Rezoning, any development within the rezoned area must provide a Shore Public Walkway. A new waterfront promenade is now open to the public in the South Bronx Eventually, this area will link to the greater network along the Harlem River Greenway that is ..read more