Past and present intersect through street art
Colorful new murals painted by a duo of Florida artists now adorn a gritty Mott Haven highway underpass, thanks to an international festival aimed at adding color to urban areas.
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble makes a Bronx stop
Grammy winners perform at ‘Subway Series’ The steady whine of the violin, hum of the French horn and vibrations of plucked cello strings merged into the perfect pitch in the…
Unused churches will house homeless
One the eve of Pope Francis' arrival in New York City, Mayor de Blasio and Cardinal Timothy Dolan came to a Melrose homeless shelter to announce the launch of an…
Parishioners prepare for popular Pope’s visit
A visit to St Anselm’s and other Catholic churches in Mott Haven showed how the excitement over Pope Francis’s visit to New York City is spreading through the neighborhood.
When art meets activism
“¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York,” an exhibition at The Bronx Museum of the Arts and two Manhattan venues, is a cultural and artistic review of the group's complex…
St. Roch Church’s appeal delayed
Parishioners from the Church of St. Roch are still waiting for the Vatican's final decision on whether the church will be merged as part of the Archdiocese of New York's…
City encourages immigrants to get their IDNYC cards
The public can receive IDNYC cards at Lincoln Medical Center and the Dept. of Finance site in Melrose.
For iconic photographer, imitation is sincerest form of flattery
An exhibit at BronxArtSpace through Aug. 8 combines the work of a renowned Bronx photographer and the paintings of two Brazilian artists who for years admired his iconic photos from…