Bronx
COVID-19: Scenes from a Shutdown
Jarrett Murphy, Daniel Parra, Jeanmarie Evelly and Sadef Ali Kully |
Our reporters captured scenes of the first full day under the governor’s order for 100 percent of non-essential employees to stay home.
Housing and Homelessness
De Blasio Admin. Says There’ll be No Southern Boulevard Rezoning
Sadef Ali Kully |
‘While the city is not undertaking an area-wide rezoning at this time, the draft strategies will serve as a guide to the community and property owners who may pursue land use changes.’
ARTS and CULTURE
Documental que enseña sobre la autodefensa contra el desplazamiento urbano
Jarrett Murphy |
Decade of FireLa difunta Hetty Fox, trabajando en el Bronx. Traducido para Daniel Parra. Read the English version here. El viejo refrán, a menudo desfigurado, nos recuerda que “aquellos que no pueden recordar el pasado están condenados a repetirlo”. ¿Pero qué pasa con aquellos que sí recuerdan?
Bronx
Africans in the Bronx Find Family on the Soccer Field
Michael Simpson |
Originally dubbed the African Diaspora Youth Sports Club, that team is now called the United Africa Football Club—a multilingual group that has won seven annual soccer tournaments.
Bronx
Film Offers Instruction on Self-Defense Against Urban Displacement
Jarrett Murphy |
A new short film extracts lessons from the experiences of community advocates in the Bronx, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles to inform neighborhood efforts at survival.
Bronx
Opportunity Zones Show Scant Impact in the Bronx as Key Deadline Passes
Rachel Rippetoe |
Brokers predicted that the kind of investments the tax incentive could attract would create an entirely new borough. But a year later, the fervor around opportunity zones in the Bronx has shrunk from a clap to a whisper.
Bronx
The Tooth of the Matter: Bronx Pol’s Dental Legislation, Campaign Loan Scrutinized
Ahmed Jallow |
Bronx Senator Luis Sepulveda has made headlines for big campaign loan he received from a dentist friend. Turns out he wrote dental legislation soon thereafter.
Bronx
Opinion: A Councilmember on Why He Opposes the Southern Boulevard Rezoning
Rafael Salamanca |
‘As Mayor de Blasio once said, we can no longer tell the tale of two cities. Rezonings such as the one proposed for Southern Boulevard will ensure that tale lives on. ‘
The Ride
MTA’s Bronx Bus Redesign Leaves Some Disappointment at the Curb
Gyana Guity, Blossom Okonkwo and Jeanmarie Evelly |
Some say the plan fails to provide meaningful service improvements that would draw riders back to the bus.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
How Environmental Concerns, Property Activism and Density Fears Halted a Bid to Change NYC Zoning Rules
Olivia Schwob |
The city’s decision to forego (for now) changes to rules on Special Natural Area Districts reflects the complex politics around density, nature and local control.
