The South Bronx keeps getting shadier
A tree grows in the South Bronx. In fact, thousands of them! The South Bronx, a heavily industrial residential area and home to “Asthma Alley,” has become shadier at a…
A SOMOS Doctor advises what you need to know about Omicron
As the world nears the two-year mark of COVID-19, the pandemic continues to be a reality in the Bronx and across the five boroughs and the Omicron and Delta variants…
Bringing food education and the South Bronx to TikTok
Ora Kemp stands in a light grey v-neck sweater and jade green necklace in her Mott Haven kitchen. She grabs her blender, removing the bladed bottom section and places it…
Want to make a movie? Bronx Film 48 expands to address the void
Gregory Hernandez believes there are three key components to becoming a filmmaker: You watch films, you meet filmmakers and you make a film yourself. But if you’re in a borough…
In wake of devastating fire, attorney general warns of charity scams
In the aftermath of the tragic fire that claimed at least 19 lives in the Tremont section of the Bronx on Sunday, New York Attorney General Letitia James is urging…
Community Board 1 turns down new affordable housing proposal
Community Board 1 voted in December not to support turning a former church on E. 151 Street into an affordable housing development, citing traffic, environmental and affordability issues. New York…
Bronx gallery keeps street art, graffiti culture alive
Walking around areas like Mott Haven and Hunts Point, you might find intricate and impressive murals under bridges, down alleyways and on buildings. The street art, often created with large…
As moratorium ends, tenant organizers fear wave of evictions
More than 24,000 eviction filings in the Bronx could go to court starting in mid-January, when the statewide eviction moratorium ends, and the result could be an increase in homelessness.…