South Bronx lashes out over plans for massive new migrant shelter
The expected opening of a 2,200-bed shelter for migrants in Port Morris next month is drawing heat from South Bronx residents who say yet another shelter is the last thing…
Annual award ceremony underscores injustices of century-old law for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican culture was on full display at Hostos Community College on Dec. 13, as five prominent members of the Borinqueño community were honored with the third annual Urayoán award.…
As New Yorkers Hit the Polls, Bronx Residents Share Why They Voted
In the nine days of early voting that kicked off on Oct. 26, just shy of 1.1 million New Yorkers had already made it to the polls, according to NYC’s…
2024 Election in NYC: Poll Site Confusion, First Time Voters & Hopes for Change
By 6 p.m., nearly 2.2 million New Yorkers and counting had turned up to vote in Tuesday’s election—many saying they were motivated by the chance for change and hopes for…
Polling site snafu stymies some Melrose voters
On Election Day, would-be voters by the score were turned away from their familiar polling site, PS1 The Courtland School in Melrose, and re-directed to the Classic Community Center four…
Safety, drugs, inflation: What’s on the minds of South Bronx teens ahead of a tense election
This fall, reporters from the Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express hit the streets of the South Bronx, attended local events, and led workshops to understand what young people…
There’s more on the ballot than Harris vs Trump
There’s more to the election on November 5 than who will be the next president. In addition to state senate and state assembly races in several jurisdictions, on the flip…
Bronxites react to Trump comedian’s “island of garbage,” anti-Puerto Rico slur
One comedian’s derogatory comments about la Isla del encanto have ignited a load of bochinche in the boogie-down. The commotion was touched off when standup comic Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto…