Bronx
LGBTQ Group Reboots as Hate Worries Grow
Naomi Cohen |
After scandal scuttled the Bronx Pride Center, a new entity is taking shape amid persistent concerns about the hostile atmosphere that confronts the borough’s gays.
Bronx
FreshDirect's Bronx Foes Weigh Appeal
Jarrett Murphy |
A state judge last week threw out their lawsuit, which claimed the city’s approval of the project cut corners on its environmental review.
Bronx
Mott Haven Talks Schools: Little Love for Mayor or Critics
Matthew J. Perlman and Nicholas Wells |
Patrons of Camaguey Restaurant hold nuanced views on mayoral control, charter schools and teacher evaluations—and feel the state of the schools is more important than who’s mayor.
Bronx
Crowded Guest-List for Bronx Mayoral Forum
Jordan Moss |
Eleven candidates have signed up for the Q&A session in the city’s only mainland borough.
Bronx
Dozens of Candidates Seek Bronx Council Seats
Naomi Cohen |
A primer on the races and the candidates.
Bronx
City Shouldn't Overload Bronx Nabe With Social Services
Jay Shuffield |
This Bronx resident says a planned concentration of supportive housing and other social services in his neighborhood threatens to undermine city plans to spur investment.
Bronx
Public Finally to Have Access to Hyper-Local Crime Stats
Jordan Moss |
Newly signed legislation will correct a blind-spot in the NYPD’s crime-report transparency, one we reported on last year.
Bronx
Advocates Fear Homeless Program Threatens Affordable Housing
Jordan Moss |
Responding to the shelter surge, the city has placed homeless families in clusters of apartments in private buildings. The pricey program might undermine rent stabilization.
Bronx
Mott Haven Up For Grabs in Mayor's Race
Matthew J. Perlman |
If patrons of Camaguey restaurant are any indication, voters in Mott Haven are undecided about the mayor’s race, but do know what they want in the next mayor: the good of Bloomberg without the bad.
Bronx
Campaigns Skip Mott Haven, Drug Centers and Shelters Don't
Joe Hirsch |
Mayoral frontrunners skipped a recent forum in the South Bronx neighborhood, where many residents are upset about the number of drug and mental health facilities in the area.
