Earth Fest reaches out with music and games
The Bronx throws a party for Earth Day’s 40th birthday Legendary emcee Grandmaster Caz has been packing parties in the South Bronx since 1974, but none quite like the one…
Archbishop of Canterbury visits St. Ann’s
The Archbishop of Canterbury visited St. Ann’s Church on Jan. 27 to gain an understanding of the work the the Episcopal Church does with the poor. Rev. Martha Overall, the…
Mott Haven art tour attracts the curious
Tourists brave cold to find cutting edge work Barry Kostrinsky paused near the place where the bond trader Sherman McCoy took a wrong turn to the Bronx and disaster in…
Melrose friary campaigns against pre-marital sex
The Corazón Puro (Pure Heart) program encourages abstinence to reduce teen pregnancy
Show uses Mott Haven streets to tell story of the Bronx
Performance on a bus explores a changing borough, but critics say it misses the point.
Blast from Mott Haven’s past recalls an artistic keystone
For a brief time Fashion Moda is reborn, uniting generations Hundreds of people pass by Third Avenue and 147th Street each day without a second glance at the storefronts that…
African Muslims sink roots in Mott Haven
“This is us: we work in car washes, factories, and drive taxis,” said Degumeh Sillah, 60, an African art dealer. A Bronx resident since 1972, Sillah expressed pride at the…
Mosque focuses on Muslim unity
In contrast to its quick early growth in the Middle East, the spread of Islam in West Africa was gradual, members of the Ebun Abass mosque point out. Merchants and…