Candidate: Frangell Basora
We will build a system where healthcare is directly focused on our people and on our communities. Additionally, we will address our communities’ mental health crises and the disparity in…
Candidate: Melissa Mark-Viverito
Melissa Mark-Viverito 2014-2017 Speaker of the New York City Council 2006-2017 New York City Councilmember, District 8Â 2019-2020 Candidate for NY-15 Melissa Mark-Viverito was the first Puerto Rican and Latina…
City opens lottery for nearly 500 apartments in Melrose
Selection process for affordable housing begins at La Central The lottery is now open on 494 apartments at the La Central complex in Melrose. Eventually, the complex will comprise five…
Elected officials urge City leaders to halt jail plans in Mott Haven, citing Covid-19
Critical programs to serve vulnerable populations should be funded instead, they argue Eleven elected officials who serve the Bronx across multiple bodies of government joined forces to send a letter…
Local businesses turn to Go Fund Me campaigns to keep doors open
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been called by many The Great Equalizer, black and brown business owners in the Bronx haven’t shared in that sentiment. Recently, a report from The…
Five local public charter schools recognized for academic achievement
Six Bronx charter public schools were honored for academic achievement, earning 2019-20 “Recognition Schools” awards from the State Education Department. Of the six, five are located in the South Bronx:…
Holy Thursday food boxes offered at Betances Houses
Catholic Charities and RDC Development will join hands Thursday to distribute 400 boxes of food to residents of the 40-building Betances NYCHA Complex in Mott Haven. The boxes, each containing…
Rapper Fred the Godson sick with the coronavirus
Rapper Frederick Thomas, better known as Fred the Godson, has the coronavirus. The 35-year-old Highbridge native tweeted a picture of himself wearing an oxygen mask in what appears to be…