Charter schools to federal DOE: Where’s our money?
Two South Bronx charter schools are among eight statewide—six in the city and two in Buffalo— that are fighting the US Department of Education to recover nearly $1 million they…
Vacant Melrose lot poses health risk, raises unanswered questions
A Melrose dry cleaner that closed in 1968 is now the site of a toxic underground mess that is rattling nerves in 2022. The fenced-in, grass-covered lot at 753 Melrose…
Police or mental health supports in schools? Students prompt debate
Delia Davis –– a high school senior in the South Bronx –– says that as a Black woman, she feels self-conscious passing through metal detectors and encountering the NYPD on…
Bronx Fashion Week struts an inclusive and diverse vision for the fashion world
Kiara Carrion was 15 when she designed her first corset with her mother for a friend’s fashion show fundraiser. From then on, she strove to prove herself to her critics…
South Bronx neighbors and volunteers fight evictions
On a rainy afternoon in late June 2020, the residents of 387 138th Street in Mott Haven were down on their luck. Outside on the wet streets, economic life had…
Behind the scenes with Mitchel Houses activist and artist Ramona Ferreyra
Designer and housing activist Ramona Ferreyra is leading fellow residents of Mitchel Houses to pressure the city to protect Section 9 housing for low-income tenants. This video by Aina Izham…
INCENDIO DESTRUYE CUATRO EDIFICIOS EN LA CALLE E 143
Un infierno que destruyó cuatro casas adjuntas, en la calle E 143, a mitad de la noche del 18 de mayo, todavía está bajo investigación. El incendio que provocó tres…
Free COVID test kits available for at-home delivery by postal service
Days after New York officially moved its COVID alert level to “high,” the federal government is offering a third wave of free at-home rapid tests for COVID. The at-home antigen…