Tenants challenge police policy
Public housing "residents feel like they’re being targeted and harassed in their own homes,” says a tenant leader.
Bodega owners consider armed defense
Would guns promote safety or violence? By Paul Bufano Last August a drunken brawl broke out at Sam’s Mini Market Deli and Grocery on Willis Avenue. At one point someone…
No more on the down low, gay leaders vow
South Bronx lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community leaders are uniting to combat the rise in anti-gay crimes in their borough and beyond.
In their own words: LGBT Bronxites react
The recent anti-gay crimes in Morris Heights left lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered residents in the Bronxthem unnerved. Some felt the suicides of gay children and young adults, like Tyler…
In the news, August 22-28
A gathering of evangelical Hispanic Christians in St. Mary’s Park on Labor Day will bring thousands of the faithful to Mott Haven, its organizers say. They will celebrate the 80th…
In the news, August 1-7
The work of the renowned architect C.B.J. Snyder, best known for his work on public schools, will be discussed by researcher Jean Arrington. The free lecture is scheduled to take…
In the news, July 26-August 1
Beginning a string of three homicides in seven days, 18-year-old Troynisha Harris was killed by a man who jumped from a Lincoln Town Car and plunged a knife into her…
In the news, July 6-11
The farmer’s market at La Finca del Sur will open this Saturday, July 10, from 10-1. The mid-summer Farm Fest is July 31. Nineteen-year-old Mavon Chapman was gunned down on…