Nuevas protecciones vigentes para los “deliveristas”
Miguel, un inmigrante de México, ha sufrido varios problemas desde que comenzó a repartir comida en su scooter eléctrico por el sur del Bronx en 2014. Una vez fue derribado…
DA indicts two Morrisania residents on illegal firearms charges
The NYPD and the Bronx district attorney Thursday announced the indictment of two Morrisania-based men for selling 33 illegal guns to an undercover police officer. The men allegedly operated on…
Future of NYC school government to be decided by NYS legislature
Some South Bronx community members and elected officials call for end to mayoral control, others argue to extend Farah Despeignes, a former teacher at Samuel Gompers High School in Mott…
Vanessa Gibson, first Black woman Bronx borough president says “It’s My Chapter”
Vanessa Gibson, the first woman and first Black to hold the office of Bronx borough president, has been breaking through glass and race barriers for most of her life. Her…
Kinship is the motto at Balimaya
Next door to the gas station on Third Avenue near 138th Street in Mott Haven, a small and unassuming West African restaurant that is a long-time favorite of grave-shift taxi…
Bronx jobless rate continues to improve, but still more than double the national rate
Bronx County’s unemployment rate is recovering from 2020 pandemic highs, but it remains the highest in New York State, according to new data released by the state Labor Department. While…
Bronxites push for commitment to shutter polluting peaker plants
Clean energy is on its way to the city. But residents of the South Bronx want to ensure it comes with concrete commitments to end the polluting footprint of four…
Fotógrafos de los disturbios del capitolio se reúnen en Melrose
Las imágenes tienen el poder de transmitir verdades –a veces, crudas verdades– que atraviesan las mentiras de personas en posiciones de autoridad. Pero en la llamada era de la “posverdad”,…