Elected officials rail against Trump threat to cut funding
Elected officials say they will protect New Yorkers’ interests if Donald Trump tries to cut off funding to the Big Apple because of its status as a sanctuary city, as…
Photo exhibit documents dissent
As mass protests against the new President sweep the nation, a new photo exhibit is underway at the Bronx Documentary Center to remind New Yorkers that dissent is in the…
New channel offers closeups of Bronx life
“We want to create content that is both driven by the Bronx and also for the people of the Bronx,” said Gillian Todd, the venture’s co-creator and producer.
As crime declined citywide in 2016, it rose in Mott Haven
While Mayor de Blasio proudly touts record-low violent crime statistics across the city, many Mott Haven residents say they're seeing a darker picture.
Mixed feelings surround strip club’s future
Sin City comes in front of the State Liquor Authority on Jan. 25 for a renewal of its liquor license. Some side with the borough president, who wants the club's…
Advocates worry about future under Trump
Since the presidential election in November, social and health workers across New York City have been bracing themselves for the uncertain consequences of a shift in power in Washington.
From the editor: Bring less garbage to the South Bronx
Just how Intro 495, a proposed law that would cap the amount of garbage that can be dumped on the South Bronx, North Brooklyn and Southern Queens, went from near-certain…
Bronxites to city: Slash our trash
Fearing that years of effort to limit the amount of garbage trucked into Hunts Point and Port Morris was about to be lost some 70 local and environmental activists rallied…