Exhibit commemorates Bronxites lost to COVID
An outdoor exhibit in Melrose underscored the tragic toll COVID-19 has taken on the neighborhood. The exhibit was put on by the Bronx Documentary Center, where those who died during…
Fund helps Bronx scholars shine
Before COVID, Jaleesa Lopez, a Bronx resident and mother of two, was spending over 50% of her salary on rent. Even with the occasional influx of welfare and unemployment assistance,…
Free COVID test kits available for at-home delivery by postal service
Days after New York officially moved its COVID alert level to “high,” the federal government is offering a third wave of free at-home rapid tests for COVID. The at-home antigen…
Governor’s new plan to lift mask requirements, other pandemic relief
Gov. Kathy Hochul officially lifted the state’s indoor mask-or-vaccine requirement for businesses Thursday, as Omicron cases in the state continue to plunge. Local businesses and elected officials are now free…
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…
“Pasa factura” Profesores discuten agotamiento y problemas de salud mental
Pasando por las concurridas y ruidosas corredores de Mott Haven Community High School, el profesor colaborativo entre pares Wardell Minor, expresó preocupación por el agotamiento y la salud mental de…
Vaccinations happening in train stations, freebies coming soon as rewards
How about getting vaccinated at the train station? Or how about getting some tickets to some New York City attractions in exchange for getting needled? Well Bronxites, now those options…
Free ticket to a game if you get vaccinated at the ball parks
Take me out to the vaccine – and then the game? You betcha! In an effort to get more COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of reluctant New Yorkers, Gov. Andrew…