New immigrants can access free HIV care in South Bronx
Most days of the week, Lucia stands with a friend outside Yankee Stadium selling Dominican sweet beans. She’s lived in the Bronx for a year, ever since she left the…
A champion for mental health in the South Bronx
About eight people gathered in a small studio on Canal Place in Mott Haven in February to share stories about a topic Bronx native Charles LaLoma doesn’t think gets talked…
South Bronx tenants rally for building repairs
Residents of a Melrose building that went on the auction block last week are hoping for new owners who will invest in repairs and renovations to make apartments liveable again. …
Portraits of South Bronx history take center stage at Bronx Doc Center
Graffiti-covered walls and old-school tunes spun by a DJ set the retro scene for some 100 patrons who came to experience an evening of South Bronx nostalgia at the Bronx…
The Salsa Project returns to Port Morris
Salsa is one of the heartbeats of the South Bronx, and if salsero Brandon Espinosa has his way, it will stay that way forever. A Bronxite with Cuban and Puerto…
Latest effort to clean up St. Mary’s Park may include money for needles
Abandoned orange plastic caps, alcohol swabs and discarded needles are a familiar problem in St. Mary’s, the South Bronx’s largest park. The newest proposed solution? Money in exchange for dirty…
South Bronx students shine at K-12 STEAM fair
Daylong event at Mother Hale highlights some 60 experiments, workshops, and artwork by students from South Bronx schools. Last summer’s hazardous wildfire smoke from Canada gave two Bronx sixth graders…