By Enxhi Dylgjeri on April 22, 2020
coronavirus, covid-19, DOH, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, healthcare, hospital, nurses, NYC, nysna
Bronx, Coronavirus, Healthcare, News, Public Health

The New York State Nurses Association, the state’s nurses’ union, sued the New York State’s Department of Health and two medical centers Monday over working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union filed three lawsuits—against New York’s Department of Health, Montefiore Medical Center, and Westchester Medical Center. A press release issued by the union states […]
By Staff on March 11, 2020
Bronx, Lens on New Yorkers, Multimedia, Video

By Carson Kessler and Currie Engel A Mom Battles for Her Special Needs Child from NYCityLens on Vimeo. For one mother, finding her child a place in a special needs classroom was an uphill battle. Read the full story here.
By Christopher Howell on March 4, 2020
Access a Ride, Bronx, commuters, disabled, E-Hail, mta, New York, New York City, NYC, pilot program, public transit, The Bronx
Bronx, Public Health, Video

The MTA is planning changes to a program serving New Yorkers with disabilities, and some of them are not happy about it
By Angie Hernandez Pena on February 9, 2020
Bronx, Cops & Courts, News

Two NYPD officers were shot in two different incidents in less than 12 hours in the Bronx, police said, and a suspect is now in custody. At around 8 a.m. Sunday, the alleged shooter, identified by police as Robert Williams, went into the 41st precinct office and opened fire, according to police. A lieutenant, who […]
By Jennifer Doherty on May 12, 2019
Andrew Cuomo, labor union, mta, New York City, New York City Transit, transit workers
Bronx, News

On April 21 at 10:30 a.m., while many New Yorkers were enjoying their Easter candy, Denaul Jenkins II, 33, was on the job as an MTA subway conductor, waiting to catch the second train of his shift. As he sat on the southbound platform at the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station in the Bronx, Walter Rivera, […]
By Staff on April 16, 2019
Bronx, NY City Scene, Video

Orchids are one of the oldest flowering plants on the planet, but due to the increasing threats to the environment they’re starting to head to extinction.
By Sofia Quaglia on April 3, 2019
Bronx, Education, NY City Scene

When nine-year-old Fatima Ali is restless, and she has trouble falling asleep, she lays down in bed and spells out words in her head to help her get to sleep. She often does it alongside her mother, who isn’t a native English speaker and uses this bedside exercise to practice her pronunciation too. Mom tucks […]
By Morgan Hines on March 9, 2019
AOC, Comic, Devil's Due
Bronx, Brooklyn, Entertainment, Politics & Policy

A new comic book features the new congresswoman from the Bronx and Queens
By Emma Vickers on March 7, 2019
Bronx, Cops & Courts, News

Why are crime rates twice as high as the rest of the city?
By Olivia Eubanks on February 16, 2019
affordable housing, Bronx, gentrification, New York, South Bronx
Bronx, Housing, Politics & Policy, Struggling in the City

Bronx residents are hopeful about the La Central housing project, but wary that it comes with complications
By Morgan Hines on February 7, 2019
Bronx, Bronx Zoo, Gift Ideas, Hiss, Name a Roach, Roaches, Valentine's Day
Animals of New York, Bronx, NY City Scene

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Can’t decide whether to buy roses or chocolates? Longing to give something more original? What’s more romantic than…a roach? For a minimum fee of $15 dollars (with higher prices for those looking for more extravagant packages), the Bronx Zoo will let you name a Madagascar Hissing roach—which can […]
By admin on February 7, 2019
Bronx, Bronx Zoo, Gift Ideas, Hiss, Name a Roach, Roaches, Valentine's Day
Animals of New York, Bronx, NY City Scene

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Can’t decide whether to buy roses or chocolates? Longing to give something more original? What’s more romantic than…a roach? For a minimum fee of $15 dollars (with higher prices for those looking for more extravagant packages), the Bronx Zoo will let you name a Madagascar Hissing roach—which can […]
By Erewa Uku on May 11, 2018
Bronx, Gun Violence, Video

One non-profit takes a neighborhood approach, reaching out to youth twice a day, every day
By Erewa Uku on May 7, 2018
Bronx, Neighborhoods, News

A resilient pharmacy continues to operate despite serious damage
By Nico Lupo on April 27, 2018
Bronx, Grammy, music
Bronx, Education, Lens on New Yorkers, Video