Councilman blasts city’s Southern Boulevard redevelopment plan
City Councilman Rafael Salamanca Jr. is taking a hard line against the mayor’s push to
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Al Quiñones dead at 65
Albert Quiñones, a major figure in the cultural resurrection of the South Bronx during the decades when buildings burned and city government went MIA, died on Dec. 2 after a long illness. He was 65.
Funds earmarked for Drake Park slave burial ground are unaccounted for
Justin Czarka, a school teacher at Public School 48 on Spofford Avenue, reached into a
Bronxites move to the beat of the bongos for Garifuna culture
Garifuna are the descendants of Afro-indigenous people from the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent, and mainly reside in Honduras, and Belize in Central America. There are currently nearly 200,000 Garifuna living in New York City, with the largest concentration in the South Bronx.
Community board wants to shut down Hunts Point’s last gentlemen’s club
Hunts Point’s lone remaining gentlemen’s club may have hosted its last lap dance. At least, that’s what neighborhood leaders are hoping.
Advocates meet governor’s Sheridan enthusiasm with skepticism
Advocates are excited about new access to the waterfront, but say they are frustrated with the State’s tone deafness to residents’ concerns about the upcoming highway improvement plan, referred to as the Hunts Point project, which calls for new ramps between the Sheridan and Edgewater Road.
Young activist returns to his roots
To engage the high schoolers in social justice advocacy, Davila compares and contrasts significant figures like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
Volunteer turnout boosts cleanup initiative
The third Hunts Point Neighborhood Cleanup saw 60 eager volunteers prepared to brave the November
Bronx schools take a unique approach to teaching kids about water
PS 62 students learn about water quality by caring for trout Gasps of excitement filled