Mott Haven march denounces gun violence
By Joe Hirsch [email protected] Naisha Pearson was just 10 years old when she was gunned downed in Saw Mill Park on East 139th Street. She was playing at a Labor…
Melrose kids get new playground
by Jeanmarie Evelly [email protected] Renovations to the Melrose Playground are finally complete, to the delight of local children and residents. “Happy days are here again, because the playground is open…
Feds charge Arroyo kin with embezzlement
Housing money paid for politicians’ trips, says complaint Taxpayer funds intended for two low-income housing projects in Mott Haven paid for trips to Puerto Rico for Councilwoman Maria del Carmen…
Buy-back takes an arsenal off Bronx streets
By Azriel James Relph [email protected] When you subtract nearly a thousand guns from the arsenals of residents, what do you get? Safer Bronx streets, say the organizers of the Fourth…
Federal stimulus funds will open Randall’s Island to Bronxites
But a controversial proposal could keep playing fields off-limits By Lindsay Lazarski [email protected] Elected officials and the Parks Department describe Randall’s Island as an invaluable resource, and boast that its…
Lawsuit seeks to block Randall's Island deal
Several South Bronx and East Harlem organizations and residents filed suit on May 27 in an effort to keep the city from carrying out its plan to reserve most of…
Earthfest ’09
Local non-profits, government agencies and environmental activists provided hands-on activities and information on everything from paddling the Bronx River to conserving energy in your home at the second annual South…
New borough chief will bring change
Diaz emphasizes spending on schools and green jobs By Caroline Linton [email protected] The Bronx Borough President’s race was all about the numbers: 21; two; $200; $270,000; three and 149. Twenty-one…