New jail belongs behind courthouse, says councilman
Reaction has been fierce in Mott Haven, where residents have said they will fight the city's plan to build a jail on the site of an NYPD tow pound.
Serving Mott Haven, Melrose & Port Morris
Reaction has been fierce in Mott Haven, where residents have said they will fight the city's plan to build a jail on the site of an NYPD tow pound.
People displaced by extreme weather events caused by climate change have no legal protections, said an attorney at the Sabin Center for Climate Law. In contrast, the captains of industry whose…
The coalition's goal is to prevent obesity and diabetes, two familiar scourges in the neighborhood.
Borough president says new Bronx jail site must be decided locally In his State of the Borough address this afternoon, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. kept Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Local elected officials are split on the proposal As part of its plan to replace the decrepit jail facility on Rikers Island with a borough-based system, the city says it…
"Undesign the Redline" takes visitors on an interactive visit into a dark chapter in the nation’s past, as it details how racism permeated health care and housing, both in New…
As the eyes of the nation turn to a troubling wave of opioid addiction in rural and suburban communities, residents of the South Bronx are asking what took them so…
Watch a video of counselors and a recovering drug user documenting the challenges they face battling stereotypes surrounding addiction.