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Half-mile Sedgwick Avenue stretch remains dumping hotspot despite cleanup efforts

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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Arts & Entertainment

New ‘Tropical Passage’ mural celebrates culture and community pride in Highbridge

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

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Highbridge affordable housing development in progress has already added $23 million to the Bronx economy, developers say

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

NYPL, and HPD celebrated the additional funding at St. John’s House II, an affordable housing development near Melrose Library where Neighborhood Internet was recently installed.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlights Highbridge Gardens shed removal as city advances new scaffold rules

By Lesley Cosme Torres Conversation…

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Tenants at 1235 Woodycrest Ave., still displaced, living in poor conditions after August fire

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Average rent prices across the Bronx have increased in 2025 compared to previous years: report

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Permits filed for residential building with 27 units in Highbridge

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Mamdani and supporters rally in Highbridge around future rent freeze

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Average rent in select Bronx neighborhoods rises year-over-year in August 2025, thanks to surge among two-bedroom units: report

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

Residents of a Highbridge building said that last week's fire broke out in the laundry room, although the FDNY has said that it's still investigating the official cause of the fire.

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Tenants in fire-damaged Highbridge building say it’s been neglected for years by absentee landlord

By Sadie Brown Conversation…

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Housing lottery closing soon for 12 units in Highbridge, rent starts at $761

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Vacant lots near High Bridge cleaned after yearslong battle with owner

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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Housing

Average rent continued to climb across select Bronx neighborhoods in July 2025, despite dip among one-bedroom units: report

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Select Bronx neighborhoods experience increased cost of rent in June 2025: report

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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Permits filed for 6-story residential building with 26 units in Highbridge

By Ethan Marshall Conversation…

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South Bronx student going from Highbridge to Harvard

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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