Meet the specialty bricklayers helping to preserve a quaint remnant of New York City’s early days. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Bronx (NYC)”
How Tish and Snooky Bellomo, the Manic Panic Sisters, Spend a Day Rocking Out
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2025
Tish and Snooky Bellomo are still creating wild hair dye colors for the brand, which took off in the 1980s. But they also make time for harp lessons, Italian dinners and the sauna. Source: New York Times
Metro-North Expansion in the Bronx Is Likely to Be Delayed by 3 Years
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2025
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority blamed the delays on Amtrak, its federal partner, adding that partial service could still be delivered on time. Source: New York Times
How an Elite Public High School Set Mamdani on the Path to Politics
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s time at the Bronx High School of Science expanded and helped shape his views of New York, from the cricket pitch to politics. Source: New York Times
Cannabis Taxes Fund First Wave of Grants to Community Groups in New York
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
State officials awarded $5 million in grants to 50 nonprofit organizations that provide services to young people in areas that were targeted for marijuana arrests. Source: New York Times
New York City Is Full of Green Space. You Just Have to Find It.
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2025
The city’s millions of residents are crammed together, competing for space to live, play, work and rest. Source: New York Times
For the First Time in the Mayor’s Race, Cuomo Campaigns at a Mosque
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2025
Andrew M. Cuomo, who has faced criticism for bypassing mosques as he seeks to become mayor, spoke of New York as a beacon of opportunity during an appearance in the Bronx. Source: New York Times
Book Review: ‘Paradise, Bronx,’ by Ian Frazier
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2024
Ian Frazier’s history roams far and wide, on foot and in the archives, celebrating (if not romanticizing) a perennially “in between” part of New York. Source: New York Times
Dumping of ‘Green Book’ Actor’s Body Leads to Corpse-Hiding Charge
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
Frank Vallelonga Jr., whose father’s story was the basis for the Oscar-winning film, was found dead in the Bronx this week. Source: New York Times
For Bronx Children’s Museum, a Long-Awaited Home
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
After more than 10 years of busing exhibits across the borough, the museum is opening a permanent space on the Harlem River. Source: New York Times
Boy, 14, Is Fatally Shot in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
The police said the boy, whose name has not yet been released, was found Wednesday night outside a building in Fordham/University Heights with a gunshot wound to his torso. Source: New York Times
Mother Held After Toddler and Baby Are Fatally Stabbed in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2022
Police officials described her as a person of interest. Officers had come to investigate a report of erratic behavior before finding the children. Source: New York Times
Bronx Fire Leaves Four Dead, Including Three Children, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on October 30, 2022
Two other people who were in the home were taken to the hospital and were in critical condition, the police said. Source: New York Times
Louis Gigante, Priest Who Led South Bronx Revival, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2022
The brother of a convicted Mafia boss, he became a Democratic Party leader and a city councilman, and helped build thousands of units of housing. Source: New York Times
A NYC Mobster Dodged Hit After Hit. His Son Finally Got Him.
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
Anthony Zottola was convicted of murder-for-hire Wednesday. Prosecutors say he wanted the real estate business of his father, Sylvester, a reputed Bonnano crime family associate. Source: New York Times