Outgoing Borough President Diaz holds his last State of the Borough
Ruben Diaz Jr is urging Bronx residents to take part in the 2020 Census. This
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Residents talk trash: sanitation tickets cause a stir at community board
After residents complained that they are being unfairly ticketed over trash, a representative from the sanitation department was taken to task over code enforcement by members of Community Board 1 at their January meeting.
A Bronxite’s guide to the 2020 census
On the eve of the new decade, all levels of government are gearing up for the 2020 Census.
¡Oye, Bronxite! Entérate sobre el Censo 2020
En la víspera de la nueva década, los gobiernos federales, estatales y locales se están alistando para el Censo del 2020.
First in a crowded field: a Mott Haven local joins the race for Congress
On one of the first cold nights of the season, Jonathon Ortiz spent his evening after a day’s work as a financial planner to distribute flyers outside the Brook Avenue station in Mott Haven.
Voters consider more police oversight in Nov. 5 voting
Initiative to expand powers of NYPD monitoring board attracts more interest than uncontested elections
Bronx elected officials remain divided over jail
On Oct. 17 the City Council voted overwhelmingly to back the de Blasio administration’s historic proposal to replace the jails on Rikers Island with four borough-based jails, but two Bronx lawmakers oppose the part of the plan that calls for the Bronx jail to be built at East 141st Street and Concord Avenue.
Judge to decide asylum case of immigrants’ rights leader
Upcoming verdict in Mott Haven resident’s asylum case could pave the way for the cases of other immigrants’ rights advocates.