Birth workers provide essential services for local families
As the pandemic continues to expose racial and socioeconomic disparities in health care, three Black
Year: 2020
Dancer launches local ballet school
Jessica Epting was a gymnast as a child. After she mastered her tumbles, cartwheels and
City’s Department of Investigation issues scathing report on NYPD actions during Mott Haven, other city protests over killing of George Floyd
The city’s Department of Investigation has released a report slamming the NYPD for its heavy
Local charter school gives out holiday food baskets
A Morrisania charter school is lending support to students and their families this holiday season,
Bronx Book Festival founder announces plans to crowdfund for new Bronx bookstore
Literary organization The Bronx is Reading recently announced its plans to begin crowdfunding in 2021
Struggles with NYPD, ICE will continue despite new president, says local group
Despite the relief many South Bronxites are feeling after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, a local
Two South Bronx power plants face elimination
Environmental justice coalition successfully pressures New York Power Authority to phase out ‘peaker’ plants When
Bronx Community Board 1: COVID vaccines to the rescue
South Bronx residents should expect access to Pfizer’s free COVID-19 vaccine by mid- or late-spring