Out of state volunteers help create Mott Haven garden
Some 30 cyclists rode down to Mott Haven from the coast of Maine earlier this week, the latest in a wave of activists from all over coming to rescue a…
Rep. Serrano wins Democratic primary
Rep. Jose E. Serrano won the New York Democratic primary on June 28, trouncing the challenger, political newcomer Leonel Baez. Serrano won 8,343 to Baez’s 990. Serrano seeks to enter his…
Hostos to take part in pilot program for formerly incarcerated
Hostos Community College has been selected to participate in a pilot program that will allow people who are in jail to receive federal Pell grants to study when they are…
New commanding officer named at 40th Precinct
Former Queens precinct leader succeeds Carlos Valdez For the third time in just over two years, there is new leadership in the 40th Precinct. On June 21, Deputy Inspector Brian Hennessy was named…
Area churches take to the streets
Some 250 parishioners from local churches marched in Melrose last Sunday, to draw attention to two lingering issues that they say continue to erode the area’s quality of life: rising…
Tuesday’s primary pits incumbent against upstart
Tuesday is Election Day in the South Bronx. Longtime Democratic incumbent Jose E. Serrano will try to fend off a challenge from a political newcomer in New York’s 15th Congressional District,…
NYCHA announces affordable housing plan for seniors
Local seniors who live in public housing hope a new plan from the city will help open up housing opportunities for them while helping make the neighborhood more attractive.
Volunteers revive neglected garden
On June 22, residents and green space advocates gathered to celebrate the reopening of a long-venerated community garden that had fallen on hard times.