Plans announced for 95 Section 8 apartments in Mott Haven
A four-building complex at 205 Brook Avenue will be the site of 95 Project-based Section 8 apartments. Brookhaven Apartments, located a block away from the 6 train’s Brook Avenue station,…
Business owners look to grants and business improvement districts for relief
As the owner of two men’s clothing stores, Larry Franco is used to working more than 80 hours a week. But when the COVID-19 pandemic started, he had to close…
Paving the way: Graffiti transformed from a crime to an art
Bianca Romero’s floor to ceiling “Phoenix Rising” mural is the newest addition to increasingly filled walls of the WallWorks art gallery in the South Bronx. Completed in just one evening,…
Democrats cruise to victory in South Bronx congressional, state Senate races
A changing of the guard is on tap for the first time in three decades in the South Bronx’s lone congressional district. Ritchie Torres, the city council’s first openly gay…
Three new members elected to Assembly in South Bronx districts
The South Bronx will have three new New York State Assembly members representing them as of January. Following the Nov. 3 general election, Chantel Jackson will take over for her…
First-time voters weigh in on heated election
Carlos Garcia could have voted in the last presidential election, but he said it slipped his mind. Now 21 years old, he feels strongly about the act of voting. “I…
Fearing long lines and contentious results, some South Bronx voters headed to the polls early
Despite long lines at New York City early voting stations splattered across social media, crowds were minimal over the course of the week at the Bronx County Supreme Court House…
Young progressive looks to revive hope for local Assembly district in trying times
Assembly candidate Amanda Septimo is hoping her third run for office is the charm Two weeks before Election Day Amanda Septimo was sitting in Bronx afternoon traffic on her way…