Police Beat: the week of 10/6 in crime
Robbery with violence Two men were robbed after one lent his phone to a stranger at 1:27 a.m. on Oct.6. According to police, while walking near Willis Avenue and East…
Father Grange dead at 73
Father John Grange, longtime pastor at St. Jerome's Church on Alexander Avenue, died on Oct. 17. He was 73.
Beyond the Garbage Pail — Mapping Trash in New York City
The graphs show how trash is distributed around the city, and highlight the disproportionate burden on the South Bronx.
Residents weigh in on budgetary needs
Residents began the Participatory Budgeting process in Mott Haven for the third straight year, proposing neighborhood improvement projects with funding from City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito's budget.
Group tells businesses: Stop dumping on Bronx
Members of the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition convened on the City Hall steps on Oct. 2 to urge mayoral candidates to reduce the amount of Manhattan's trash that's trucked…
Police Beat: the week of 9/29 in crime
Assaults POLICE ARRESTED three people for assault in separate incidents in cases involving victims struck in the head with objects ranging from a cellphone to a glass bottle. A 38-year-old…
Former Nos Quedamos director arrested
Yolanda Gonzalez, the former director of Melrose development agency Nos Quedamos, was arrested Wednesday for stealing $900,000 from the organization her mother founded to improve housing stock in the South…
Festival introduces Bronxites to their river
Some 400 people showed up for the Fourth annual Harlem River Festival at Roberto Clemente State Park to celebrate access to the river.