After 31 years, New York City’s ‘floating jail’ slated to close in October
New York City’s “floating jail” is set to close next month, more than 30 years after it was opened on a temporary basis. Known as “The Boat” to clients and…
New York City’s “floating jail” is set to close next month, more than 30 years after it was opened on a temporary basis. Known as “The Boat” to clients and…
Home is not so sweet for residents of a Mott Haven street, who say they are being forced to move out because their modest row houses are collapsing all around…
At a demonstration at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan today, dozens of family members of Rikers Island inmates stood in the pouring rain with activists, calling for “ending torture” and…
Melrose came alive with music, food and games, as the Bronx Defenders threw its 24th annual block party. The nonprofit, which opened its doors in 1998, provides legal services for…
Para leer una version de este anuncio en español, vaya aquí. The deadline is fast approaching for protesters who took part in the Black Lives Matter protests in Port Morris…
Many Bronxites are hopeful for the opportunity to open cannabis dispensaries, to take advantage of the new law favoring those formerly jailed for nonviolent drug crimes. One Fordham resident with…
At its April 27 virtual meeting, Community Board 1 unanimously rejected requests for letters of support from developers for two proposals looking to build taxpayer subsidized, supportive housing in Melrose.…
New Yorkers beaten and kettled by the NYPD during a Mott Haven protest following the George Floyd killing may receive part of a recently announced multimillion dollar settlement, but some…