Salon workers protest inhumane conditions
When management at Envy Nail 148 in The Hub cut off workers’ access to the small room where they used to take breaks and eat lunch, away from the chemicals…
Iran and Saquon Barkley hold backpack giveaway at Patterson Houses
As music played and smoke drifted from meat cooking on grills, at least 50 people gathered in the courtyard of the Patterson Houses in Mott Haven on Saturday, Aug. 31…
New substance recovery program opens in The Hub
A new program in The Hub aims to provide a boost for Bronxites on the road to recovery from substance abuse. The Peer Alliance Recovery Center (PARCBronx) opened its doors…
Blake disseminates tips on self-protection for immigrants
In response to the publicity surrounding raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agents nationally, Assemblyman Michael Blake has released a series of tips advising immigrants on ways to…
To the editor: Closing Rikers and the Boat is about human rights
As a resident of the Mott Haven neighborhood in the South Bronx, I have worked to develop more equitable bus system; NYCHA transparency, and historic criminal justice reform that will…
Jail or no jail: Mott Haven considers city’s plan to build it here
City and justice reform groups says a Mott Haven site is the only sensible choice, but some residents say it belongs on 161st Street; a coalition of abolitionists wants no…
Community Board 1 Land Use committee votes down jail plan
At its monthly meeting on May 15, Community Board 1’s Land Use Committee voted 13-0 to reject the city’s proposal to build a new jail on the site of an…
Borough president continues attacks on mayor over jail
In a scathing letter to the mayor on Apr. 22, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. registered his “disdain for the timing of your creation of a Design Advisory Group for…