Protecting the South Bronx from a flooded future
In the wake of torrential rains that have put much of the city on flood watch and disrupted travel in parts of the Bronx, the threat of flooding is increasingly…
Photography through young Bronx eyes now on exhibit
Ten years ago, the Bronx Documentary Center started a program to train Bronx youngsters in the art of photography. The Bronx scenes those young artists have captured over the years…
Environmental justice is a new priority for Community Board 1
Bronx Community Board 1 has created an Environmental Justice and Sanitation Committee to oversee ways to overcome a history of environmental injustices in the South Bronx, including the lack of…
Scooter robberies and St. Mary’s Park conservancy plans headline 40th Precinct meeting
Scooter robberies have boosted South Bronx robbery numbers in the past couple of months, but arrests for all types of crimes are way up, a police representative told community members…
A bilingual community theater serves as a safe place for Latinxs in Mott Haven
Para leer una versión en español, vaya aquí. In the…
Migrant women create bonds of solidarity in Mott Haven embroidery workshops
Three days a week, Eufemia Neri arrives at 146th Street between Willis and Third Avenue at 11 a.m. with two bags: one with embroidery materials and the other with quesadillas…
Back to pen and paper in an outdated Mott Haven school building
Carts of unused Macbook Air computers and Chromebooks sit in a quiet classroom corner at a K-12 public school in Mott Haven while the teacher and students use pen and…
New program encourages Bronx businesses to work together
Greater collaboration between South Bronx businesses may be on the horizon. The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corp. (WHEDco) recently began a program focused on helping Bronx-based businesses by putting…