The propaganda machine is working overtime.
Ever since a judge declared a key component of stop and frisk unconstitutional and ordered the NYPD to cease and desist the controversial program, the NY Post and city officials have been working around the clock to instill fears in our hearts.
The collective of 6 Nuyorican photographers known as Seis del Sur have graciously donated several prints for a fundraiser tonight at La Casa Azul in El Barrio on 103rd and Lexington Avenue for the award winning documentary, El Barrio Tours which is a labor of love by Andrew J Padilla and chronicles the impact gentrification is having on Spanish Harlem, aka El Barrio.
A couple of weeks ago a debate began on my Facebook page regarding the old CSX lines in the Bronx which are no longer in use and many individuals indicated that they’d like to see them put to use for a triboro train to connect the outer boroughs without Manhattan.
Now the Gothamist has written a thorough piece on this very issue that was discussed on my page.
Back in February of this year we broke the story via welcome2melrose.com that our beloved…
If you build it, they will come. For the better part of the year, Crunch…
Smack dab in the heart of the South Bronx on one of its main streets…
The Bronx beat Brooklyn in terms of new housing units completed in 2023, according to a new report issued by the New York City Department of City Planning, and it’s the first…
Please come-out and join this community forum on the death of 14-yr. old Shaaliver Douse. Join us as we grapple with the realities of how we are failing our children. This death highlights: we adults are not caring for our children adequately, guns from out-of state are plaguing our community and our Police Officers do…
We have just learned that Maria del Carmen Arroyo has been denied public Funds for this election cycle. For every dollar donated from NYC residents, the campaign finance board donates $6, however, this will not happen for Arroyo this time. If you’ve been following the corrupt trail that the Arroyo clan has left then you…
TONIGHT: 5:30-8:30pm. Bronx Documentary Center Founder Michael Kamber’s never-before exhibited documentation of his earlier years in the Bronx, and his compelling portraits from citizens in conflict zones. At theBronxArtSpace, 305 E. 140th St # 1a, Bronx, New York 10454 https://www.facebook.com/events/152102061656126/
Army football team, which already has played at the new Yankee Stadium is working on returning to the Bronx and play one game a year beginning in 2014. In 2014, Army will play Connecticut followed by Rutgers in 2015 and are currently working on bringing Notre Dame in 2016. Meanwhile, the National Hockey League is…
A question first and only asked here 5 months ago has been answered. On March 19th I asked our readership, “Will a Bronxite Bring Down Stop & Frisk?” and this morning judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled, in a 195 page decision, that the controversial policy violated the Fourth Amendment as well as 14th Amendment. The…
Unless you’re from the Bronx, many people don’t realize that our borough is home to a very large and vibrant Mexican community particularly in the Melrose and Mott Haven neighborhoods. You have Dominican bodegas right beside Mexican bodegas as well as Mexican restaurants sharing the block with Puerto Rican or Dominican ones. Here we have…
