Festival brings a taste of Ghana to Crotona Park
Africans from across the city celebrated Ghanaian culture at the 7th annual Afro Cultural Parade and Festival in Crotona Park on Aug. 13.
Art extravaganza gets mixed reviews
Glitz, glam, and nostalgia were on display in Port Morris for three days this weekend, as the neighborhood played host to the “No Commission NY Art Fair,” and a small…
Edgy exhibit opens at BronxArtSpace
A new exhibit at BronxArtSpace features four textile artists who use domestic materials such as yarn and fabrics to recreate pieces representing serious themes like war and gentrification.
Students learn debating skills at bilingual school
At the American Dream school on E. 141st Street, inaugural members of the school’s debate team dedicate their lunch breaks and afternoons to studying current events, vocabulary and rhetoric in…
New library opens at Bronx Documentary Center
The Bronx Documentary Center has opened a photography library to celebrate the legacy of the late Tim Hetherington, a British photographer and award-winning filmmaker who was tragically killed covering the…
St. Roch members continue fight for their church
The Archdiocese's decree states that the church would remain “open for public worship,” but that “Masses and other sacraments will not be celebrated on a regular basis at the church…
Mexican activist returns after two-year ban
Angelo Cabrera co-founded the Mexican American Students Association in 2001 as a response to proposed New York state legislation that would have made undocumented students pay out-of-state tuition. Now he's…
Mott Haven church takes on Preservation Commission
Father Skelly and the Archdiocese of New York are completely against landmark designation, feeling that the financial burden of maintaining the church to historic standards will be too much for…