From the editor: Living wage sold out
The battle to require businesses that receive city subsidies to pay their workers a living wage began with a bang when Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. led a fight…
Community budgeting nears decision time
Delegates study proposals, will select projects to fund Residents are eager to know how their decisions will impact the spending of $1 million in tax revenue this winter in Mott…
Arts help kids learn, study finds
Students from PS 132 in Morrisania posed in front of a mural they made of the neighborhood. The school is one of five in the area that teaches using an…
Magic in Mott Haven
A modern-day Houdini showed his magic to sick children at Lincoln Hospital.
Nos Quedamos says it’s set to rise again
New director takes reins of pioneering housing organization Nos Quedamos, the advocacy organization that has served South Bronx residents for nearly two decades on issues ranging from housing to immigration,…
City tells seniors to move out
Short of apartments for bigger families, NYCHA tells elderly “we need your home” In late September, 78-year-old Sylvia Matos opened her mailbox only to find an alarming letter from the…
From the editor: Reclaim the Harlem River
A federal pledge to help revive the Harlem River gives new hope for the creation of a Harlem River Greenway, providing parks and recreational opportunities on a long-neglected stretch of…
Gompers High School faces possible closure
The Melrose high school is on the city’s hit list The Samuel Gompers Career and Technical Education High School could start phasing-out next school year, one of 25 schools the…