Welcome2TheBronx

12/31/2024

Last in The of 2024. May tomorrow's sunrise on the bring you nothing but health, wellness, and good fortune.

12/29/2024

NYC's OLDEST , The High Bridge, connects Manhattan's to in The

12/19/2024

Why is the intersection at Fordham and Webster ALWAYS SO CHAOTIC?! 😭 😭

12/17/2024

Did you know that the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at Community College is the first hall of fame in the United States?

It was built in 1901 when the campus was still part of NYU (Yes, if you didn't know that, BCC was once NYU's campus before it was sold to CUNY in 1973.

12/17/2024

Hey fam, what was your train and stop growing up in The Bronx? What's your stop now?

12/13/2024

St Ann's and 149th Street, across from St Mary's Park in The

11/13/2024

Brand new and truly affordable apartments now available in the Bedford Park area of The with rents starting as low as $454 a month. Vouchers accepted for some of the units!

While there have been only a handful of truly affordable apartments available on New York City’s Housing Connect portal over the past two years, every now and again a development pops up that…

11/12/2024

Would you pay almost $4,400 a month for a two-bedroom in the Fordham Heights section of The ?

For over a year, there have been less and less truly affordable housing developments opening up in The Bronx that the majority of local residents can actually afford let alone qualify for due to in…

11/11/2024

For decades, The was one of the 'bluest' Democratic counties in the country but last Tuesday the borough took a dramatic turn to the right.

Read more: https://www.welcome2thebronx.com/2024/11/11/once-one-of-the-countrys-bluest-counties-the-bronx-takes-a-dramatic-shift-to-the-right/

11/05/2024

Hey ! Did you vote? Make your voices heard.

11/03/2024

Congratulations to everyone who ran in today's ! The energy in The was, as always, electrifying as spectators cheered on the runners at the infamous "wall" of the race during their final stretch of the 26.2 mile journey across the five boroughs.

11/02/2024

Reflection of the year's last after 5pm in The

10/17/2024

The wait is over! German discount supermarket LIDL to open its FIRST Bronx store next week and first 100 customers will get a LIDL gift card!

Details in the link!

The wait is finally over for Bronx residents to get a taste of the wildly popular discount European supermarket Lidl located at The Bronx Terminal Market. And to celebrate the grand opening of their first store, Lidl will be offering gift cards to the first 100 customers so make sure you get there b...

10/07/2024

New York City might be getting another area code by 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,…

09/17/2024

Today's will be the last at 7pm for the rest of the year as we quickly head towards the autumnal equinox this Sunday.

Pictured is spectacular sunset a few years ago as see from The with the in the background.

Are you ready for shorter and cooler days?

09/11/2024

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 for the rest of the work day.

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…

08/26/2024

Apply now for truly affordable apartments in The Bronx at the brand new Belmont Cove in the Tremont neighborhood of the borough! (link in comments!)

Rents start as low as:
$465 a month for studios
$591 a month for 1 bedroom units
$700 a month for 2 bedrooms and
$800 a month for 3 bedrooms!

07/03/2024

The Kingsbridge Armory is considered to possibly be the largest armory in the world and is yet another one of The 's beloved landmarks that are sitting empty and simply languishing. Hopefully the latest plans community led plans will actually come to fruition.