Vacant Melrose lot poses health risk, raises unanswered questions
A Melrose dry cleaner that closed in 1968 is now the site of a toxic underground mess that is rattling nerves in 2022. The fenced-in, grass-covered lot at 753 Melrose…
Police or mental health supports in schools? Students prompt debate
Delia Davis –– a high school senior in the South Bronx –– says that as a Black woman, she feels self-conscious passing through metal detectors and encountering the NYPD on…
Bronx Fashion Week struts an inclusive and diverse vision for the fashion world
Kiara Carrion was 15 when she designed her first corset with her mother for a friend’s fashion show fundraiser. From then on, she strove to prove herself to her critics…
South Bronx neighbors and volunteers fight evictions
On a rainy afternoon in late June 2020, the residents of 387 138th Street in Mott Haven were down on their luck. Outside on the wet streets, economic life had…
Lizzy Alejandro: the Bronx-based artist who challenges the status quo
When Bronx artist Lizzy Alejandro was about 10 years old, she accompanied her grandmother to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Gun Hill. During the question-and-answer portion, she asked: “If…
First South Bronx Art Tour announces June dates
Mott Haven-based nonprofit En Foco, which spotlights the work of artists of color, is launching three photo exhibitions this June. The galleries are opening their doors free of charge.On June…
New life in Melrose: Tree giveaways return to the South Bronx
The South Bronx is short on trees. But new saplings are growing in the borough following tree giveaways in Mott Haven and Melrose, both hosted by the New York Restoration…
Behind the scenes with Mitchel Houses activist and artist Ramona Ferreyra
Designer and housing activist Ramona Ferreyra is leading fellow residents of Mitchel Houses to pressure the city to protect Section 9 housing for low-income tenants. This video by Aina Izham…