Iran and Saquon Barkley hold backpack giveaway at Patterson Houses
As music played and smoke drifted from meat cooking on grills, at least 50 people
Government
New substance recovery program opens in The Hub
A new program in The Hub aims to provide a boost for Bronxites on the
Blake disseminates tips on self-protection for immigrants
In response to the publicity surrounding raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agents
To the editor: Closing Rikers and the Boat is about human rights
As a resident of the Mott Haven neighborhood in the South Bronx, I have worked
Jail or no jail: Mott Haven considers city’s plan to build it here
City and justice reform groups says a Mott Haven site is the only sensible choice,
Community Board 1 Land Use committee votes down jail plan
At its monthly meeting on May 15, Community Board 1’s Land Use Committee voted 13-0
Borough president continues attacks on mayor over jail
In a scathing letter to the mayor on Apr. 22, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. registered his “disdain for the timing of your creation of a Design Advisory Group for the future sites of the new borough-based jails that have been proposed to replace Rikers Island,” blasting the administration for its “lack of any real commitment to community input in its ongoing proposal to build a new jail in The Bronx.”
NYCHA residents take to the polls
Several candidates ran as progressive alternatives to Democratic incumbents in this year’s primary, challenging their more experienced counterparts on matters like public and affordable housing, MTA management, and ethics. In the end, though, South Bronx voters helped the incumbents hold on.