Families look to combat youth violence
Melrose and Mott Haven parents and teenagers gathered recently for a different style of team competition. Their challenge: to figure out what drives youth violence and how to divert teens…
Thanksgiving shooting spree leaves Melrose residents on edge
Melrose residents say they are frustrated with what they perceive as a lack of responsiveness by the NYPD and the de Blasio administration to violent crime in their neighborhood. A…
Elected officials, prison reform advocates, host community forum
Community leaders and elected officials sounded off at a town hall in November over the issue of ending solitary confinement in state prisons, and the need for parole reform. Frustrated…
Voters consider more police oversight in Nov. 5 voting
Initiative to expand powers of NYPD monitoring board attracts more interest than uncontested elections
Bronx elected officials remain divided over jail
On Oct. 17 the City Council voted overwhelmingly to back the de Blasio administration's historic proposal to replace the jails on Rikers Island with four borough-based jails, but two Bronx…
Outrage over opioid crisis may cause it to get worse, experts fear
Meeting addicts with sympathy, not scorn, improves chances of rehabilitation, say health care professionals On a recent evening, Zadel DeLeon was afraid to let his girlfriend, Jennifer Pera, walk alone…
City Planning Commission votes yes on jail plan; Bronx member votes no
As the city fast tracks its plan for four borough-based jails to replace the dilapidated facilities on Rikers Island, the Bronx is definitely not in the house. The borough’s public…
Proposal for Mott Haven jail faces uncertain fate in City Planning Commission
After Community Board 1 and borough president reject it, plan moves on in ULURP A Mott Haven jail that would tower over schools a block away and house more than…