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…
NYCHA residents take to the polls
Several candidates ran as progressive alternatives to Democratic incumbents in this year's primary, challenging their more experienced counterparts on matters like public and affordable housing, MTA management, and ethics. In…
Challenger takes on political establishment in Sept. 13 primary
Hunts Point native Amanda Septimo will try to unseat Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo in a face-off that pits a 27-year-old, grass roots organizer against an 82-year-old party matriarch whom the challenger…
Parkland activists take their fight to the Bronx
A nationwide, youth-led campaign to muzzle gun violence made a stop in Port Morris on Friday, bringing an urgent message to Bronx residents: Vote for change.
Governor announces $10 million infusion for South Bronx
The governor was at Boricua College on July 3 to announce $10 million in state investment for parts of the South Bronx.
Community groups call for creation of a ‘public bank’
Activists from citywide community organizations gathered in front of the New York Stock Exchange on June 6 to press the city to divest from Wall Street banks and instead create…
City shoots for safe injection site in Longwood
A prominent Mott Haven business booster agrees that Longwood is a bad place to put the site, and has a suggestion for the mayor: Put it in The Hub.
Protesters rally in front of tow pound to denounce jail plan
Rep. Jose E. Serrano and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. recalled their boyhoods growing up in the neighborhood, while assuring a hundred-some protesters that they are on residents' side…