Tuesday’s primary pits incumbent against upstart
Tuesday is Election Day in the South Bronx. Longtime Democratic incumbent Jose E. Serrano will try to fend off a challenge from a political newcomer in New York’s 15th Congressional District,…
Students learn debating skills at bilingual school
At the American Dream school on E. 141st Street, inaugural members of the school’s debate team dedicate their lunch breaks and afternoons to studying current events, vocabulary and rhetoric in…
Bronx voters decisively back Clinton
Despite grassroots support, Sanders comes up well short in Democratic primary Bronx voters overwhelmingly came out for Hillary Clinton in the April 19 Democratic presidential primary. Clinton tallied 58 percent of…
Mexican activist returns after two-year ban
Angelo Cabrera co-founded the Mexican American Students Association in 2001 as a response to proposed New York state legislation that would have made undocumented students pay out-of-state tuition. Now he's…
Sanders storms St. Mary’s Park
It was the first time a presidential candidate had made a campaign stop in the South Bronx since Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Mott Haven church takes on Preservation Commission
Father Skelly and the Archdiocese of New York are completely against landmark designation, feeling that the financial burden of maintaining the church to historic standards will be too much for…
Sanders candidacy lights a spark among Bronx voters
Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda (left), meets with Bronxites in Crotona Park to strategize on getting out the vote for the Sanders campaign. The borough’s political establishment stands behind Clinton James Duarte…
From the editor: Our new city council member
As the district manager of Community Board 2 Rafael Salamanca was an energetic advocate for Hunts Point and Longwood. He was a visible presence at neighborhood meetings that addressed concerns…