Bronx Housing Policy: Metro-North Plan and New ELURP Fast-Track
Two big housing policy developments are shaping the Bronx in 2026: the Metro-North Station Area Plan is approaching its 2027 station openings, and the city’s brand-new ELURP fast-track process just recorded its first approval in Mott Haven. Here’s what Bronx residents need to know.
Fordham Road Gets a New Café Anchor: What’s Opening in the Bronx
Capital One Café opens at Fordham Road and Grand Concourse, Mott Haven’s 355 Exterior Street nears completion, and the Bronx’s commercial momentum shows no signs of slowing.
South Bronx Unite’s Food & Farm Tour Returns for Year 12
Every spring, a coalition of community gardeners, environmental justice advocates, urban farmers, and curious neighbors comes together in Mott Haven and Port Morris for one of the Bronx’s most beloved annual traditions: the Bronx Food and Farm Tour. Now in its 12th year, the tour is a 4-mile journey by bus and bike through the […]
Bronx Hidden Gems: Hunts Point, the Bronx River Greenway, and Soundview
A self-guided South Bronx walking route through Hunts Point, Concrete Plant Park, the restored Bronx River Greenway, and Soundview Park — one of the most successful urban river restoration stories in the country.
Bronx Weekend Preview: May 2-3, 2026 — Bronx Week, Wave Hill & Student Engineers
The Bronx has a packed weekend ahead, anchored by some of the borough’s most cherished annual traditions. Bronx Week is in full swing, Wave Hill is at its springtime peak, and young engineers from South Bronx schools are competing in a one-of-a-kind soapbox derby. Here is everything you need to know before heading out in […]
Bronx Development Watch: New 13-Story Buildings Planned for East Fordham Road
East Fordham Road has always been one of the Bronx’s most active commercial corridors — a dense mix of retail, transit access, and neighborhood energy that stretches through Fordham, Belmont, and the surrounding blocks. Now, a series of new building permit filings signals that the next chapter of that corridor’s story is beginning to take […]
Sky Zone Opens in Belmont: The Bronx Has a New 30,000-Sq-Ft Playground
The Bronx has a new magnet for families, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who has ever wanted to spend an afternoon bouncing off the walls — literally. Sky Zone Trampoline Park has opened in Belmont, bringing a 30,000-square-foot indoor activity complex to a neighborhood that sits steps from the Arthur Avenue restaurant corridor and some of […]
Bronx Community Voices: POTS, Fordham Prep, and the Quiet Partnership Feeding the South Bronx
Walk down Webster Avenue near 184th Street on a weekday morning, and you will see the line outside POTS — Part of the Solution. It moves quickly. Inside, neighbors pick up groceries from the food pantry, eat a hot meal in the community dining room, get a haircut in the Dignity & Wellness Program, see […]
Bronx Hidden Gems: A Self-Guided Walk From Wave Hill to Arthur Avenue
The Bronx is the most underestimated borough for weekend walking, full stop. There are gardens overlooking the Hudson, an eight-mile river greenway through restored wetlands, an Art Deco architectural corridor most people have never heard of, and a 400-acre cemetery-arboretum where some of the most famous Americans of the 20th century are buried. All of […]
Bronx Neighborhood Spotlight: What’s Changing in Mott Haven Right Now
Mott Haven is in a building boom: The 360 just landed $130M for 304 units with a grocery anchor, Haven Court has a 129-unit affordable lottery open, and 351 Powers Avenue is the city’s first fast-track land review. The local insider’s read.