No more on the down low, gay leaders vow
South Bronx lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community leaders are uniting to combat the rise in anti-gay crimes in their borough and beyond.
Month: October 2010
In their own words: LGBT Bronxites react
The recent anti-gay crimes in Morris Heights left lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered residents in
New charter school beckons future doctors
Unlike any other school in New York, the Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health and Science Charter School will equip students with both academic and vocational training so that upon graduation, all students will be certified Emergency Medical Technicians.
That will equip the graduates, who come from an area where 38 percent of residents live below the poverty line, according to the Census, to earn an income immediately after high school.
Alumni return to Mott Haven for a big birthday
St. Luke’s School is marking a past that stretches back a century by looking forward. At its 100th birthday celebration on Oct. 2, the school announced a $2 million fund-raising campaign in an effort to salute the past by securing the future.
At a time when the Archdiocese of New York is closing Catholic schools, the parish school on East 139th Street in Mott Haven is determined to be around for many more anniversaries.