Advocates To Obama: Keep Your Promise
Around 400 concerned Bronx residents, politicians, and clergy marched down 159th Street and the Grand Concourse on Sunday imploring President Barack Obama to finally sign an executive order reforming...
View ArticleFire Leaves Tenants With Holes In The Walls
Smoke overcame the odor of fresh paint as six apartments were damaged by a fire that started on the first floor of a five-story building in the Soundview section of the Bronx shortly after 3.30 p.m on...
View ArticleOccupy Bronx Day 2: Yankee Stadium Just Another Bailout
The New York Yankees are now squarely in the sights of the Occupy Bronx protesters, who consider themselves the real “99 percent” of the non-wealthy Americans.
View ArticleEvacuation Expert Fights To Rescue Morrisania
Two days before Hurricane Irene slammed into New York City, evacuation expert Maria Forbes was told by city’s emergency coordinators to prepare for a possible disaster.
View ArticleThe Agony & The Ecstasy Of Ethiopian Marathoners
Fikadu Lemma braved the early November frost in Van Cortlandt Park on Saturday morning, pumping his legs, stretching his triceps, in a final half-hour push before his run in the world-class New York...
View ArticleAfrican Immigrants Add Their Own Flavor To South Bronx
On a recent chilly fall day, Bourema Niambele wore a black dashiki—a thin, loose, dress-like garment worn by West African men—to work. He complemented the African attire with his regular cowboy hat and...
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