A team of students from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY spent a day talking to senior citizens in the Bronx, where—as in the rest of the city—a grayer future is coming.
‘Before this happens again, all the elected officials, school teachers, journalists, priests, ministers and rabbis should look in the mirror, and assume the responsibility for human life we have been reluctant to embrace.’
‘Real-estate interests and a hired-gun lobbyist are part of the discussion to take the site away from the proposed Bronx animal shelter.’
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The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation will hold the 10th Annual Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium, with 100% of funds raised directly supporting innovative cancer research. Participants are encouraged to raise funds for cancer research. The Runyon 5K is the only event of its kind held inside the iconic stadium. The course winds through the ballpark’s concourses and ramps, and upstairs between levels. The 2018 Runyon 5K is presented by MetLife Foundation.
The administration’s first neighborhood rezoning in the Bronx and its fourth overall was unanimously approved by the Council after protesters were removed from the chamber.
‘No matter how many luxury towers are built in Mott Haven they will always be outnumbered by the low-income and supportive housing that is already in the area.’
From matters of affordability to school overcrowding, much remains subject to ongoing negotiation between the Council and the administration.
The Bronx borough president makes the case for a revised version of the de Blasio administration’s proposed Jerome Avenue rezoning.
El futuro plan para la avenida Jerome representa una tremenda oportunidad con un potencial de trasformación no solo para los vecindarios circundantes, sino también para todo el Bronx.