Bronx workers and residents remember 9/11 in the wake of increasing first responder deaths
The storm outside the Engine 73 / Ladder 42 firehouse grew from a drizzle to a downpour as the ring of the silver bell honored the 343 firefighters who died…
Día de los muertos coming to Longwood Art Gallery
Día de los Muertos is coming to the Longwood Art Gallery on the Grand Concourse next month. The gallery, located at Hostos Community College, will celebrate the holiday that is…
Back-to-school event offers families relief from rising costs
Jose Muñoz had little time to spare as he darted between unloading boxes, setting up tents and keeping tabs on the growing line of people holding their kids and shopping…
Teen gets 15 years to life for slaying innocent bystander in 2022, as she walked home from school
An 18-year-old Bronx man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for killing a 16-year-old girl in April 2022, while she was walking home from school. In August,…
NYCHA pressured to make its policies public. Tenants have just weeks to weigh in.
Residents of the city’s Public Housing Authority have long been forced to abide by a wide array of confusing rules and procedures about NYCHA policy that had never been made…
After 31 years, New York City’s ‘floating jail’ slated to close in October
New York City’s “floating jail” is set to close next month, more than 30 years after it was opened on a temporary basis. Known as “The Boat” to clients and…
South Bronx residents and workers respond to the migrant crisis
South Bronx residents are open to welcoming migrants, but have their own complaints with the city. “There’s so many people flooding in,” said Loretta Johnson, 34, who works as a…
Businesses battle back: South Bronx entrepreneurs attempt to shake off the after effects of the pandemic
Last spring, The Hunts Point Express and Mott Haven Herald took a close look at the state of small business in the South Bronx, in the wake of COVID. As…