‘Carwasheros’ question job safety after co-worker dies
South Bronx resident William Alberto Gomez died three days after becoming sick while working at the C & P Car Wash in Tremont. Although there’s no evidence that his death…
New business brewing in Port Morris
A new gourmet coffees shop is scheduled to open soon at the corner of 134th St. and Third Avenue. Its owners say their ultimate goal is to provide a community…
NYCHA seeks young residents to combat violence
Bloody January helps spur Authority’s move to form advisory committee The New York City Housing Authority is hoping to engage young public housing residents to help make the complexes they live…
Audit reveals improper spending at local charter school
The South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts overpaid its principal $23,000 to supervise an after-school program she was already under contract to oversee, according to a…
From the editor: Our new city council member
As the district manager of Community Board 2 Rafael Salamanca was an energetic advocate for Hunts Point and Longwood. He was a visible presence at neighborhood meetings that addressed concerns…
Pabon remains defiant in concession speech
Julio Pabon, who campaigned as a political outsider and called for a revolution in the South Bronx, finished a distant third in the Feb. 23 special election for the 17th…
Rafael Salamanca voted to City Council
Community Board 2’s district manager wins special election to replace Maria del Carmen Arroyo Rafael Salamanca, the candidate endorsed by the Bronx County Democratic Committee and the district manager of…
Op-ed: When it comes to environmental justice, communities know best
A prominent Mott Haven environmentalist says the City Council has the right idea as it considers bills to begin reversing generations of environmental injustice in the South Bronx, but lawmakers…