The Bronx is a borough of immigrants in a nation of immigrants that shape our…
At 55%, The Bronx Has Highest Rate of Residents Who Can’t Afford the Basics
Here’s another report about The Bronx that probably (and sadly) won’t shock you. According to…
Bronx Renters & Homeowners Earn The Least of Any Borough; Highest Rent-to-Income Ratio in City
StreetEasy has issued a report on average housing costs and incomes broken down by NYC…
Watch: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Back Bronx Program That Teaches Real Estate to Kids
J-Lo aka Jenny from The Block is giving a bit more back to The Bronx…
Millions of Unclaimed Funds Owed to Hundreds of Thousands of Bronx Residents and New Yorkers
Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of New York State residents and Bronxites…
Watch: New Program Lets Bronx Tenants Establish and Build Credit Through Rent Payments
A pilot program in The Bronx was announced yesterday, that if successful, will end up…
Bronx Home Prices Reach New Record; Rapid Gentrification Predicted
The Wall Street Journal states that Bronx home prices have, “…eclipsed the previous record set…
JPMorgan Chase Creates $2 Million South Bronx Entrepreneurs of Color Fund
Following the success of Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, JPMorgan is creating the South Bronx…
Bronx Foreclosures Jump 44% in 2017—Highest in 8 Years
650 Bronx properties entered first time foreclosure in 2017 representing a 44% increase over the…
The Bronx Sees Highest Increase in NYC Foreclosures Over Last Year
In a report issued by real estate research site, PropertyShark, The Bronx has seen the highest increase in foreclosures in the second quarter of 2016 compared to the same time period last year—by 47%.
Leading the Bronx in foreclosures is the 10473 zip code encompassing the neighborhoods of Parkchester, Soundview, and Castle Hill with 24 new foreclosures listed totaling $3,034,143 with an average lien of $379,267.
See how you can help avoid foreclosure.
Tomorrow: New York Paid Family Sick Leave Breakfast Series
Tomorrow, Thursday, February 18th at the Andrew Freedman Home located at 1125 Grand Concourse, join small businesses for a discussion on paid family leave insurance program, its impact, policies, and details of this new program.
It’s Illegal For Landlords to Deny Housing For Those Receiving Aid
Bronxites see it all the time: An ad for the perfect apartment which they can afford but then the line that sinks their hopes—”sorry, no Section 8 or programs.”
Many hard working Bronx residents working low wage jobs, qualify for such lifelines like rental assistance to get them by and even those who are unemployed for health reasons too.
But it is illegal, yes illegal, for a landlord to deny housing to someone based on their legal income which includes section 8 programs and the likes.