Frontrunners are no-shows at Melrose mayoral forum
Residents packed a Melrose church to listen to the city's mayoral candidates explain their positions on the issues but didn't get to hear from the three candidates who are considered…
New allies join FreshDirect foes
Sustainable South Bronx, Greenworker Cooperatives and the Bronx Council on Environmental Quality have joined the opposition to FreshDirect’s move to the Harlem River Yards.
High schoolers harness sun’s power
Teens at the Bronx Design and Construction Academy look to continue their success after winning two prestigious prizes.
Pols say “no” to closure of PO
Elected officials are challenging the US Postal Service’s attempts to sell the historic post office building at the corner of 149th St. and the Grand Concourse.
Police handcuff activist filming them
Ed Garcia Conde found himself in handcuffs shortly after he left the Bronx Documentary Center’s latest show on March 14. His crime? “Creating a dangerous situation,” said police. Videotaping police…
Hip-hop collective evicted
Supporters say eviction is a sign developers are trying to gentrify the South Bronx.
From the editor: Just garbage
The city is supposed to build a new garbage facility in Manhattan to relieve the South Bronx of the unfair burden it has shouldered for years. Now, though, some politicians…
Artists recapture South Bronx history
Three participants in a radical artistic collaboration in the late 1970s were reunited at the Bronx Documentary Center on Feb. 16 to recall a time when a shabby storefront near…