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Bronxites and residents across New York City and even New Jersey were awoken by a loud, ground-shaking boom this morning around 6AM. Many residents were caught off guard given the fact that thunderstorms weren't in the forecast, just rain, especially given the fact that many were still sleeping snuggly in their beds.

lottery has opened for 225 brand new affordable apartments just blocks from Yankee Stadium. Located at 1164 River Avenue at the 167th Street Station on the 4 subway line, the development is one of three going up on that block and the first to be nearing completion.

For the past 70 years we've been taught to never forget the genocide of six million Jews but a new survey released today on Yom Hashoa, Holocaust Remembrance Day, shows that it is fading into memory.

The sound of slot machines may soon ring in the air along the Hunts Point waterfront in the South Bronx if a local politician gets her wishes. On April 9th, New York State's new budget was enacted and it provides for three full new casinos and state Assemblymember Amanda Septimo thinks that The Bronx should get one and benefit from the economic boom such entertainment facilities bring with them by way of jobs.

Walking Through The Busiest Part of The Bronx - South Bronx @Thebingbuzz on all platforms

A stranger's selfless action touched a New York City teacher as she was on her way to school. The woman was carrying supplies and boxes of doughnuts and headed for the Brooklyn school where she gives classes.

Fordham Road on the D train

Stunning Mansion in Riverdale, Bronx - NYC Living @Thebingbuzz on all platforms

Happy π Day! Not only is March 14 a day we celebrate the mathematical constant known as Pi (thus 3.14) but it is also the birthday of the late Albert Einstein…what a wonderful coincidence that he was born on this day!

An atrocious attack happened at the East 241st subway station in the Bronx located in New York City. Reports show that Frank Abrokwa, a Bronx resident in his late thirties, smeared feces onto the face of a nearby passenger in what was described as a vicious crime.

MOTT HAVEN—Applications are now being accepted for 277 brand-new apartments in the tallest building on the Grand Concourse via New York City's Housing Connect affordable housing lottery website.

For decades, the Congressional District representing most of the South Bronx, currently the 15th Congressional District of New York, has been labeled as the poorest such district in the nation where the median income household income is $31,061.

Several years ago, newer developments in the South Bronx, particularly in the Port Morris and Mott Haven area, were renting luxury apartments with rents as high as just over $4,000 for four bedrooms over at the Clocktower expansion along Bruckner Boulevard.

With winter in full swing and recent brutal temperatures battering the city, many in The Bronx are feeling its impact more than others across the city. In fact, the situation is so extreme that The Bronx, to date, has registered more heat complaints than any other borough in New York City by a large margin.

A vital, yet dangerous connection between The Bronx and Westchester County has taken a step closer to remediation of constant flooding and icing during the winter creating hazardous conditions.

Fred Koch's family made his wealth by inventing a new technique of thermal cracking by which petroleum is converted into lighter oils and gasoline. This invention made the Kock family one of the most powerful and influential families in the United States. This article will talk about the richest woman in the Koch family who lives in New York.

Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul directed the Metropolitan Transit Authority to move forward with taking a look to see if an Interborough Express line (IBX) connecting Brooklyn and Queens would be feasible.

Another affordable housing lottery has been launched in The Bronx, this time in the Fordham neighborhood of the borough. Cyrus Place Apartments, located at 4697 Third Avenue at Cyrus Place just south of E 188th Street, the 8-story development contains 53 units ranging from studios to three-bedroom units.

MELROSE—When it opened in the summer of 2017, Porto Salvo quickly became a neighborhood favorite and gathering place for both locals and those who work in the neighborhood. While the South Bronx had its share of Italian restaurants that have been around for decades, Porto Salvo quickly stood out with its menu not so much focusing on Italian American cuisine but on continental Italian food as you would have if you were in Italy.

Applications are now being accepted for 119 brand-new apartments located at 980 Westchester Avenue in the Foxhurst neighborhood of The Bronx. This is another affordable housing development where the units are actually affordable for local residents.