Day care owner Eva Sanjurjo discusses her career running “Eva’s Kids”
She has been called “Mayor of the Children” by the New York Times and has
Year: 2016
Tough times for Southern Boulevard businesses
Merchants along Southern Boulevard in Longwood face a number of challenges they say are keeping them from prospering, from the economy to being squeezed by the sanitation department.
Area parks await upgrades
The city broke ground on Lyons Square Park in late November, and plans for Hunts Point Playground are in the final review process.
Young immigrants worry about future under Trump
During his campaign, the president-elect vowed he would terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provided work papers, and eliminated the threat of deportation, for some undocumented students.
St. Ignatius students and family celebrate the Feast of Guadalupe
The feast is a Latin American Catholic celebration that honors the Virgin Mary who appears in the services as a Mexican peasant.
Shelter system under renewed scrutiny after Hunts Point tragedy
Elected officials have vowed to take action to avoid future accidents like the one that killed two girls on Wednesday, and also discontinue the city’s “cluster-site” shelter system.
Toddlers’ deaths mourned on Hunts Point Ave.
Pink balloons, lit devotional candles and stuffed animals have filled a make-shift shrine at the entrance to 720 Hunts Point Ave., in honor of the two babies who were killed by steam from the radiator in their bedroom on Wednesday afternoon.
Bronx Children’s Museum finally finds a permanent home
They see it like this: Inside an old powerhouse that looks like a castle,
PharmaCannis opens a medical marijuana dispensary in Hunts Point
Many residents who felt that the previous planned location was too isolated are relieved that the dispensary will be in a high-traffic area. They were nervous that the isolation of the company’s former choice of locations, and the fact that its transactions are in cash, would have made it a target for crime.