Tenants hope new law will help stave off displacement
“Rezoning and gentrification are one and the same, and they cause displacement,” said a housing advocate from CASA: Community Action for Safe Apartments. “It hurts my heart to see my…
Fear of deportation still haunts Hondurans, even after extension of amnesty program
The family is one of a growing number of Honduran immigrants with mixed immigration status who could be split by deportation or return together to a country that no longer…
Special election: Three candidates vie for open State Senate seat
Whoever wins the special election will hardly have time to get their seat warm. Another election will follow in the fall, for the two-year term that starts next January.
Participatory Budgeting voting underway
A citywide government program called Participatory Budgeting allows citizens to vote on how the local council member will spend part of his money – up to $1 million -- in…
New jail belongs behind courthouse, says councilman
Reaction has been fierce in Mott Haven, where residents have said they will fight the city's plan to build a jail on the site of an NYPD tow pound.
South Bronx is new home for some hurricane victims
People displaced by extreme weather events caused by climate change have no legal protections, said an attorney at the Sabin Center for Climate Law. In contrast, the captains of industry whose…
Diaz Jr. hammers mayor at State of the Borough
Borough president says new Bronx jail site must be decided locally In his State of the Borough address this afternoon, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. kept Mayor Bill de Blasio…
City announces plans for new jail in Mott Haven
Local elected officials are split on the proposal As part of its plan to replace the decrepit jail facility on Rikers Island with a borough-based system, the city says it…