Why So Many Bronx Families Are Moving From One Neighborhood to Another |

Don’t let the title fool you—the Bronx isn’t emptying. The situation isn’t even close to an exodus.

Families aren’t fleeing for Brooklyn or Manhattan, but what they are doing is moving sideways. A mom in Mott Haven can’t handle her two-bedroom’s $500 rent hike, so she packs up and heads to East Tremont. A dad in the South Bronx wants a better school for his teen and swaps his apartment for one near Riverdale. 

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