Stage Garden Rumba returns
Sweetness was on tap in Melrose for an eagerly anticipated, in-person opening with a them of “Bronx Bees and Honey” theme. Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater and Nos Quedamos are collaborating…
Photos of perseverance, spirituality, and baseball on display across Melrose
Latin American Foto Festival features works in outdoor locations, from many countries. Images of Dominican baseball players, El Salvadoran traditionalists, and Chilean expats in Brazil are visible on the streets…
Group will offer financial services to offset lack of local banks
South Bronx residents have long put up with limited access to financial services in their own neighborhoods. The closing of local bank branches in recent years has made the problem…
City uses cameras to stop illegal dumping in Hunts Points, Port Morris
Hunts Point and Port Morris are part of a citywide pilot program aimed at curbing illegal dumping, by ticketing violators caught in the act on newly mounted security cameras. The…
Commission proposes changes to Port Morris, Longwood City Council districts
City Council districts in the South Bronx are likely to change, according to newly drafted maps of the city’s 51 Council districts drawn up by the New York City Districting…
City of Water Day brings summer fun, and a message about the environment
The South Bronx celebrated the 15th annual City of Water Day on Saturday, with messages of optimism and alarm. The annual event is aimed at raising residents’ awareness of both…
Bronx voices are quiet while City Council maps are redrawn
Few Bronxites showed up for a hearing at Hostos Community College, where the New York Districting Commission took comments from the public. The commission is redrawing the city’s 51 Council…
Bodegas, the South Bronx’s food lifeline, are struggling
Pre-pandemic La Mina Mini Market at the intersection of Hoe Avenue and Aldus Street would have been bustling with customers. The bodega’s owner, Nicolas Moronta, pointed from behind the counter…