Archive | April, 2010

Graffiti, girls, and bragging rights

A kid from a rival crew is accused of stabbing 17 year-old Juandy Paredes to death in the South Bronx.

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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, Southern Bronx5 Comments

VIDEO – Fast Bus, Slow Business

Faster buses are replacing old routes but businesses are complaining.

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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Transportation0 Comments

Weeks before graduation, students lose a classmate

Students at St. Raymond High School for Boys mourned a classmate who was fatally shot.

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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime4 Comments

One Man, One Beat: Michael Horowitz’s Lifetime As Co-op City’s Journalist

One Man, One Beat: Michael Horowitz’s Lifetime As Co-op City’s Journalist

Michael Horowitz has been reporting from Co-op City since 1974. When not writing articles, he shares his thoughts on journalism and this unique community in the Bronx.

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Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Bronx Tales, North Central Bronx1 Comment

State Senator Wants Tougher Stance on Graffiti

Sen. Klein and civic leaders launch new program to wipe streets clean of unsolicited art.

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Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime0 Comments

Tenants Speak Out on Canceled Section 8 Vouchers

Tenants Speak Out on Canceled Section 8 Vouchers

South Bronx resident Lachonnz Morton fears losing her home of 33 years, after the city cancels Section 8 housing vouchers.

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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing, Money, Politics, Southern Bronx4 Comments

Cuba Takes Center Stage in the South Bronx

Cuba Takes Center Stage in the South Bronx

The Bronx Museum of the Arts features Cuban culture on first Fridays.

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Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods0 Comments

Year 87 of a Bronx Ritual

At dawn the only person outside Yankee Stadium besides the street sweepers was one Chris McCably who waited for the ticket windows to open. He was from, of all places, Boston.

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Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Multimedia, Sports1 Comment

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