Round'em Up

Here are some Bronx-related stories which we've rounded up you, our lovely readers, while trolling the interweb with our horse and lasso this fine morning:

Longtime Bronx landlord (who has a spotty record of proper building maintenance) looks to snap up more properties to boost his estimated 1/2 billion dollars net worth [New York Times]

A few photos from one writer's recent trip to City Island [The Awl]

Community Board 6 member vows a 'Tremont Renaissance' with plans to build an 18-story mixed use development E. Tremont and Webster Avenues [Yournabe.com]

6 train riders in the Bronx won't have to dangle their heads above the tracks to look for signs of oncoming train headlights anymore... countdown clocks are coming to the Brook Avenue, E. 149th Street, and Longwood Avenue stations [New York Times]

~ErLu