Amid Rikers crisis, Bronx borough jail builders start design process
Brian McFadden has owned Bee’s Famous Barbershop on East 138th Street and Cypress Avenue for 29 years. His shop sits a few blocks away from where New York City plans…
Brian McFadden has owned Bee’s Famous Barbershop on East 138th Street and Cypress Avenue for 29 years. His shop sits a few blocks away from where New York City plans…
A high profile takedown of a Mott Haven cannabis dispensary has left residents concerned about the effects of illegal pot shops on young people in the neighborhood. While investigating a…
A program aimed at keeping nonviolent offenders out of jail and offering them new skills, has opened an office in Mott Haven. A ribbon cutting was held for the Center…
Some NYCHA resident leaders in the South Bronx say they were stunned by the bombshell news last week that workers in their buildings were among the 70 employees charged in…
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Bronx social justice organizations hosted a town hall on Dec. 5 to raise support for the proposed “How Many Stops Act,” to increase transparency around policing in New York City,…
As Rikers Island awaits a decision about a possible federal receivership, community members in the South Bronx are calling for control of the jail complex to be transferred to agencies…
Cesar Talor grew up with domestic violence. The 46-year-old said he was a “witness” to it, watching his father abuse his mother. So when his girlfriend invited him to the…