Teen arraigned for attempted murder
A grand jury charged a 17-year-old for firing a .357 revolver into a crowd on Cypress Avenue and East 140th Street in Mott Haven on Dec. 20. Raymond Leonardo is…
From the editor: Unjust punishment for an immigrant
An advocate for immigrants has been barred from the United States. You can help right this wrong.
Program helps turn lives around
A Mott Haven program attempts to reform non-violent offenders with lessons of trust and loyalty.
Old Bronx Courthouse launches a comeback
The historic Bronx Courthouse at the corner of Third Avenue and 161st Street will soon be empty no longer, as an entrepreneurial arts organization plans to move in later this…
The year in crime: numbers drop drastically
Although crime is down in Mott Haven, the 40th Precinct is putting body cameras on some of its cops to help defuse potential confrontations.
Film depicts rise of beatboxing
The art of beatboxing is thriving, according to the creators of a documentary that was recently screened at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Residents protest FreshDirect groundbreaking
FreshDirect and its government backers celebrated the start of construction in Port Morris, but protesters remain hopeful the city and the state will withhold financing for the project.
Biking takes off in South Bronx
Biking initiatives are taking hold in the Bronx, but while 65 miles of bike lanes were installed between 2007 and 2013, there is only one protected bike lane, outside the…