The Bronx Is Up! The real estate blog 6sqft.com recently posted about the residential boom occurring in the Bronx: “During the first six months of 2016, the Bronx [accounted] for nearly 32 percent of all permitted units, a major jump from its […]
The supposed gentrifiers Ed Condé seeks to chase away are providers of jobs and opportunities within the borough.
The Bronx Is Up Devastated for decades, the borough has roared back—but pockets of poverty remain. Four decades ago, the Bronx was burning. Today the Bronx is boasting—of its new people, new jobs, and, believe it or not, trendy new […]
The future of our community will be decided on February 23rd with the election for our next City Councilmember. More than just another City Council race, this race is a reflection of the national debate in the presidential race: money […]
Polanco Politics: Year-end Review by Juan Carlos Polanco, Esq., MBA What an epic year in the political world. Two of the three most powerful men in New York were convicted on several corruption charges and thrown out of Albany. And our […]
Bronx businessman and community activist Julio Pabón announced today that he is running in the February 23, 2016 (unofficially) Bronx Special Election for the 17th Council district. The incumbent Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo announced earlier this month that she’s […]
Gentrification is nothing new. There have always been urban development initiatives which have displaced poor and working class people, sometimes associated with urban renewal, sometimes shaped by market forces. But what makes gentrification so toxic and dangerous today, not only […]
THE SOUTH BRONX ISN’T BURNING, ITS BEING EXPLOITED by David Lesch, Esq. My family has been in the law practice business since 1965. Most, if not all of our legal work has done has been out of an office […]
Don’t Let Gentrification Be The Main Consequence of the Reclamation of the Bronx’s Cultural Legacy It is great to see the cultural landmarks of the Bronx, such as the street jazz great Maxine Sullivan lived on, be officially recognized by […]
The Borough President sat down with the Bronx Chronicle and host Coach Stevan Lynn to answer our concerns on issues ranging from FreshDirect to Gentrification. Just what is the “New Bronx”?
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