The Bronx is Changing…and Many are Poised to Take Advantage
Local businessmen see opportunities as the area gentrifies, but pace of profitability is slow
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Homeless Find Refuge Underground Amid Winter Storm Toby
While everyone else hurried home to get out of the storm’s way, the homeless hunkered down in Grand Central
The Jerome Avenue Rezoning, Explained
A major change to the South Bronx’s Jerome Avenue has been hard fought and controversial, but it is about to be approved
Police Arrest A Bronx Teenager for Threatening to Shoot Classmates
Days after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, a bullied teenager gets caught after saying he wanted to buy a gun online
Local Nonprofit Finds Evidence of Pathogens in Bronx River
Testing during summer months found remnants of sewage in the river flowing downstream from Westchester
In The Bronx, Art vs. Gentrification
Alejandro Tavarez didn´t expect to sell much early in the afternoon, but not even two hours after the exhibition started he barely had time to talk to visitors. Instead, he was on his knees, picking T-shirts and jumpers from below the table. “Give me the brown one,” someone demanded, as Tavarez pulled clothes […]
Police Officer on Trial for 2016 Shooting Draws Protest
Hawk Newsome raised his fist in protest at a Bronx courthouse Monday morning, his bellowing voice demanding attention amidst the roar of street traffic at rush hour. As nearby court officers yelled instructions to potential jurors, Newsome struggled to jolt New Yorkers out of their morning commute daze. Newsome, a 41-year-old full-time activist who founded […]
Where's the Body?
Luz Maria Sanchez died in September at the age of 48 in her Brooklyn home. Her sister said she has yet to receive her body from the funeral home
Where’s the Body?
Luz Maria Sanchez died in September at the age of 48 in her Brooklyn home. Her sister said she has yet to receive her body from the funeral home
Bronx Residents Fight Jerome Avenue Rezoning
One of the concerns of residents is that auto workers in Jerome Avenue would be displaced.
English Classes Give West African Immigrants a New Lease on Life
“People need English proficiency to navigate the city, to navigate civic life.”
A Bronx Elementary School Steps Up to the Plate
It took some doing, but P.S 25 Bilingual is getting a Wiffle ball clinic
Giving Students a Chance to Be Kids in the South Bronx
SBU provides after-school tutoring, soccer programs, and legal services.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
With the start of baseball season in New York City, both Mets and Yankees fans are excited and optimistic about their teams this year.
Fighting for a School Designated to Close
On a recent Monday evening, the auditorium at Arturo Toscanini Middle School (M.S. 145) in the South Bronx was packed with teachers, students, and alumni who had come out in the hopes of convincing the Department of Education to Vote “no” on an upcoming vote to close the school. Testimony went well over three hours, […]