AOC, Bernie Sanders stump for Jamaal Bowman at St. Mary’s
Just three days before Democratic primary elections, a crowd of about 300 withstood sweltering heat and humidity at St. Mary’s Park to rally for Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Bowman, a progressive…
Latest effort to clean up St. Mary’s Park may include money for needles
Abandoned orange plastic caps, alcohol swabs and discarded needles are a familiar problem in St. Mary’s, the South Bronx’s largest park. The newest proposed solution? Money in exchange for dirty…
Scooter robberies and St. Mary’s Park conservancy plans headline 40th Precinct meeting
Scooter robberies have boosted South Bronx robbery numbers in the past couple of months, but arrests for all types of crimes are way up, a police representative told community members…
Running to empower South Bronx’s community of color
(Vaya aquí para leer este articulo en español.) An Interview with…
Summer concert series in St. Mary’s Park celebrates Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary
A potpourri of Hip-Hop artists helped celebrate the genre’s half-century mark at St. Mary’s Park on Sunday. KRS-One, DJ Chuck Chillout and DJ Ralph Mercado. The concert series features a…
Activism pays off, as needle boxes are removed from St. Mary’s Park
Carmen Santiago’s crusade to rid St. Mary’s Park of unsightly and ineffective needle disposal boxes finally met with success. After months of lobbying city and Bronx officials, conducting community walkthroughs,…
Residents worry about an ongoing safety risk at St. Mary’s Park: Discarded needles
A group of six concerned citizens walked through St. Mary’s Park on a Tuesday afternoon in late January, to see what impact syringe disposal boxes are having on one of…