The Bronx Bounces Back
Melrose is one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the city – another sign of the South Bronx’s rise from the ashes.
There are eight million stories in the Naked City — or 8,175,133, to be more precise, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau figures. NYCity News Service reporters hit the streets to put faces to the numbers in a series of story packages that offer snapshots of who we are, how we live — and where. We found the only thing you can count on in the city is change.