Mott Haven residents respond to a week of shootings
South Bronx residents are feeling unnerved after a spike in shootings over the past week. Enriqueta Lopez, 71, was fatally injured on Sept. 14 on the corner of E. 139th…
Teen gets 15 years to life for slaying innocent bystander in 2022, as she walked home from school
An 18-year-old Bronx man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for killing a 16-year-old girl in April 2022, while she was walking home from school. In August,…
After 31 years, New York City’s ‘floating jail’ slated to close in October
New York City’s “floating jail” is set to close next month, more than 30 years after it was opened on a temporary basis. Known as “The Boat” to clients and…
Construction of new Bronx jail may be damaging nearby homes
Home is not so sweet for residents of a Mott Haven street, who say they are being forced to move out because their modest row houses are collapsing all around…
Jail abolitionists rally in Manhattan
At a demonstration at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan today, dozens of family members of Rikers Island inmates stood in the pouring rain with activists, calling for “ending torture” and…
Bronx Defenders unites Melrose with its annual block party
Melrose came alive with music, food and games, as the Bronx Defenders threw its 24th annual block party. The nonprofit, which opened its doors in 1998, provides legal services for…
Port Morris protesters have until Aug. 30 to make claims in suit against NYPD
Para leer una version de este anuncio en español, vaya aquí. The deadline is fast approaching for protesters who took part in the Black Lives Matter protests in Port Morris…
Some Bronxites say new cannabis law benefitting them is only fair
Many Bronxites are hopeful for the opportunity to open cannabis dispensaries, to take advantage of the new law favoring those formerly jailed for nonviolent drug crimes. One Fordham resident with…