Group to honor Bronx volunteers
The Bronx Volunteer Coalition is seeking nominations for a few of the borough’s most remarkable volunteers. The group will recognize four Bronxites whose efforts to help improve their communities serve…
CITGO offering grants to local groups
Non-profit community organizations that offer services to South Bronx residents are encouraged to apply for funding from CITGO Petroleum Corporation’s charitable foundation, The Simón Bolívar Foundation. The foundation is accepting…
A day in the storm
Cold weather and snowy streets have made the days harder than usual for the city's homeless, forcing many to seek refuge at shelters.
Exhibit highlights girls forced into marriage
An exhibit of the work of Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Stephanie Sinclair in Melrose highlights the stark realities faced by young women who are married off to much older men in…
Group targets violence at its root
Program is staffed by reformed gang members who work to defuse tensions between rival gangs.
USPS puts General Post Office up for sale
Over the objections of neighbors, local politicians and conservationists, one of the Bronx’s most beloved buildings – the historic General Post Office on E. 149th St. and Grand Concourse –…
Tax preparer pleads guilty to fraud charges
The owner of a Mott Haven tax preparation service was sentenced to six months in jail for falsifying tax returns for his corporate clients. Joseph Barrios Jr., 50, pled guilty…
Circa ’95 gives back to Bronx youth
Hip-hop duo looks to take its act on the road.