An affordable housing lottery has just opened in the Bronx and is offering rental units as low as $465, according to NYC Housing Connect. Wakefield Yards, a new affordable housing opportunity, will be located in the Wakefield section of the Bronx and will offer more than 200 units.

NEW YORK -- On a sweltering summer day, children leap between rocks along the Bronx River while cyclists pedal on newly paved paths. Kayaks rest on what was once an industrial dumping ground, now transformed into a bustling promenade along the city’s only freshwater river.

The unwillingness of domestic violence victimes to work with authorities, experts say, are fueled by an array of factors that include poverty, limited access to social services and a distrust of

I never expected this to really happen to her because she’s not a bad kid,” the teen’s somber grandma said at the grisly scene.

Maddd Equities has submitted plans for a 1 million-square-foot residential development in the Bronx. Here's what the project would entail.

The New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies agreed to a trade on Friday afternoon involving veteran third baseman Ryan McMahon. The Rockies will receive two pitching prospects in return: lefty Griffin Herring and right-hander Josh Grosz.

The next generation of tennis greats is being bred in the Bronx. The love of the game is blossoming in Crotona Park, where the borough’s youth flock every weekend to serve up some fun against police officers-turned-coaches as part of the city’s effort to keep kids off the street and out of trouble.

The Bronx Zoo is re-opening a nocturnal experience called the World of Darkness on Saturday, July 12. The exhibit features 25 nocturnal species in over 20 different habitats, including tropical forests, wetlands, deserts, caves and subterranean environments.

Spencer Jones is making it harder and harder every day for the Yankees to leave him in Triple-A. In his first three at bats Thursday, Jones slugged three straight home runs, making it 13 homers in 19 games at the Triple-A level.