Free doula care now available for Bronx families
One Mott Haven resident has a unique insight into the role doulas can play for Bronx families who are expecting. Evelyn Alvarez, founder of the grassroots group Bronx Rebirth, refers…
Cannabis licensing sparks hopes of high profits
The New York Office of Cannabis Management issued the state’s first-ever licenses for recreational dispensaries on Monday, ending decades of strict drug prohibition. Out of more than 900 applicants, the…
Community Fridge movement gains traction
It started in 2020 with one food-packed fridge on East 141st Street. Grassroots Grocery is now a model for how food insecurity and food waste might be addressed even beyond…
Absenteeism charges at Rikers spur renewed push for federal takeover
Chronic absenteeism by correctional officers at Rikers Island, along with the reported deaths of 18 incarcerated people and 412 stabbings, has spurred a renewed push to turn the jail over…
Modern history classic, South Bronx Rising, gets an update
In 1981, a New York Times article brought Jill Jonnes, a Columbia Journalism student, to the Bronx. Decades later, she’s one of the borough’s most credible historians– and she’s still…
New migrants find a haven at H.A.N.D.S. Community Center
Johan Caldera and his wife walked from Venezuela to the Texas border this spring, following thousands of others through Darien’s Gap, a 65-mile stretch of mountainous jungle connecting Colombia and…
Incumbents cruise to victory in local elections
While countless national elections were decided by razor-thin margins last Tuesday, it was business as usual in the South Bronx, where the Democratic machine continues to roll on. Democratic incumbents…
New Yorkers approve historic proposal to address environmental inequities
New Yorkers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of the $4.2 billion Environmental Bond Act, the largest measure of its kind in the state’s history — and one that is expected…