Update: Sources retracted that tear gas was used but said pepper spray was used. In…
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This is how we take care of our own in The Bronx. After a night…
Melrose—by 5pm yesterday, the air was thick with unease at The Hub, The Bronx’s oldest…
After the violent turn of events last night in The Bronx and Manhattan as protesters…
Fires are being lit everywhere across Fordham Road as protesters are breaking into stores and…
BREAKING NEWS: A curfew will be in effect tonight at 11PM until tomorrow at 5AM as protests in NYC have turned violent. #GeorgeFloyd
Bally’s gambling complex proposal at the former Trump Links in Throggs Neck relies on getting state approval to alienate parkland, but lacks local leaders’ support as the legislative session winds down. By…
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Nationwide Protests Demanding Justice for George Floyd Reach The Bronx
Yesterday at 3PM, hundreds of protestors gathered at Roberto Clemente Plaza at The Hub as part of a Black Lives Matter rally and march demanding not only for justice for the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer but an end to all racial injustices against Black people in this country. After listening…
New York City Expected to Enter Phase 1 Reopening by June 8
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that New York City would begin Phase 1 reopening after almost 3 full months under lockdown of non-essential businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 crisis has impacted The Bronx more than any other borough with the highest rates of infection and mortality due to the virus and…
The Bronx Defenders Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize
Melrose—Employees of The Bronx Defenders, the public defense non-profit that provides legal services to low-income Bronxites, have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. Citing that as the, “…office continues to grow in size and influence, the organization has failed to stay true to that mission,” and that, “power and prestige are prioritized over client-centered representation and the…
Bronx Unemployment Reaches 16.5% Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic—Highest in NYC
With The Bronx already on edge as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City making it the hardest hit borough, there’s one more thing to worry about: Unemployment. The unadjusted unemployment rate for April 2020 hit 16.5%—over 3 times what it was the same time last year when it was 5%. In…
WATCH: This Bronx Bakery Has Been Making Bread For Over 100 Years
Tucked away on Arthur Avenue in The Bronx, New York City’s REAL Little Italy, is Madonia Bakery. This Bronx Italian institution has been baking bread for over a century, including their signature olive bread using the same recipe and techniques as when they started back in 1918 when Mario Madonia arrived from Sicily. One of…
WATCH: Bronx Woman Opens Her Urban Farm to The Community
Tanya Denise Fields, founder of Black Joy Farm in the Longwood neighborhood of The Bronx is making sure that her community doesn’t get left out when it comes to open spaces. But Fields isn’t simply about just providing access to open spaces, which, now more than ever are more important to safely practice social distancing…