Private trash hauler faces backlash over safety violations
At a rally in front of the BIC’s office in downtown Manhattan on May 9, a half-dozen City Council members joined several dozen trash industry workers and immigrant advocates to…
Bronx Doc Center students take home national prizes
This month, five local students from the Bronx Junior Photo League received Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a prestigious national competition founded in 1923 by the Alliance for Artists and…
Protesters rally in front of tow pound to denounce jail plan
Rep. Jose E. Serrano and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. recalled their boyhoods growing up in the neighborhood, while assuring a hundred-some protesters that they are on residents' side…
Voices of Mott Haven: Community members reject mayor’s jail plan
Mott Haven residents speak out against the city's plan to build a jail on the site of an NYPD tow pound.
Mitchell-Lama seniors cry foul over rent app
Elderly residents of a Mott Haven Mitchell-Lama complex who receive Section 8 subsidies worry that their management company's plan to switch to online-only billing is part of a ploy to…
Sepúlveda wins special election for State Senate seat
Democrat Luis Sepúlveda won a special election for a seat on the State Senate in the 32nd senatorial district last night, easily defeating his two challengers.
On the air: Local students host newly launched radio show
The show, which is broadcast live online and runs Monday through Friday from 4-6 p.m., covers music, sports, fashion, comedy, relationships and everything in between.