The Bronx roars for housing rights
“Whose Bronx?” “Our Bronx!” “Whose Bronx?” “Our Bronx!” The chant repeated six times, with rising decibels each time, from the 160 residents seated in the BronxWorks gym last week for…
Mott Haven student journalists win two Newsies! awards
Young writers at the Mott Haven’s Laboratory School of Finance and Technology (HS 223) can now call themselves “award-winning student journalists.” Their just-launched news website, The Eagle Express, recently took…
Exhibit commemorates Bronxites lost to COVID
An outdoor exhibit in Melrose underscored the tragic toll COVID-19 has taken on the neighborhood. The exhibit was put on by the Bronx Documentary Center, where those who died during…
Public housing residents want rental assistance included in state budget
New York City Housing Authority residents and activists want state lawmakers to fund a rent relief program in the state’s annual budget that would go towards paying the estimated $466…
Instagram becomes art at the Bronx Documentary Center
A tortoise crawling through the street as curious onlookers walk by. A BMXer flying through the air. Little girls hula-hooping. Kids cooling off at a hydrant on a local street…
BronxConnect youth uses the arts as communication and crime prevention
Ten-year-old Jaylynn Padgett had the audience clapping along and curious passersby stopping to listen Saturday as she belted out “Rise Up,” in a performance of pre-teens and teens coordinated by…
La Finca del Sur sets its sights on reopening in April
On a cold and windy Sunday afternoon, Erica Pantoja came out to La Finca del Sur’s Waking Up the Farm event with her kids, Faith, 12, and Izaiah, 8. Their…
Boogie Down Crawl for Change showcases local businesses
Big Bronx energy boomed at the launch of Boogie Down Crawl for Change, a pilot for a walking tour of South Bronx-owned businesses, where locals got to know six creative…