Samuel Lee, 43, a poet, sat outside The Bronx Welcome Center, pen and paper in hand. Two weeks ago he was living on the streets, now he sleeps in a bed at a hotel-turned-shelter in Morrisania. “I lost my job,” Lee said. He worked as a food delivery worker, when his landlord evicted him because […]
Archive | October, 2022
Welcome Center for Homeless – First of its Kind – Opens in the Bronx
Posted on 20 October 2022.
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Community Board Member Requests Stronger Communications from DOHMH
Posted on 18 October 2022.
At the Bronx Community Board 2 meeting last month, Roland Lopez stood up to complain about lack of notice for pesticide spraying by the Department of Health in his neighborhood, Longwood’s historic district. Lopez, who is the board’s environmental chair, claimed that the DOHMH is not doing an adequate job notifying the public. They’re not […]
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Non-Profit Community Center in Kingsbridge Needs $2 million in Repairs
Posted on 18 October 2022.
On a Wednesday morning in October, the sound of children playing filled the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, a non-profit organization in the Bronx. Classrooms were filled with dozens of students while strollers lined the sides of the building. Staff members cooked in the kitchen getting the next meal ready for families that may be struggling […]
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Excelsior Scholarship Not Reaching Bronx Students
Posted on 18 October 2022.
Introduced in 2017 by then New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and hailed as a “groundbreaking proposal” by both Cuomo and Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Excelsior scholarship program intended to help low to middle income students, isn’t getting to the poorest students in the state, according to a report published in May by the Urban Institute, […]
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Remaining Quonset Hut Serves as a Reminder of Current New York City Housing Crisis
Posted on 18 October 2022.
In the midst of New York City’s housing crisis, in which Mayor Eric Adams has initiated the construction of a tent city for over 10,000 migrants, a huge silver-colored dome-shaped hut made of rigid steel sits between Rosedale and Metcalf — in the middle of Seward Avenue — in Soundview. It’s a reminder that the […]
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In the Face of Record Shop Closures, Moodies Records Persists
Posted on 18 October 2022.
Reggae music overpowers light chatter in a room where music legends cover the walls; Michael Jackson posters, Taylor Swift CDs and Lauryn Hill vinyl records flank a narrow aisle weaving between the rows of entertainment. Baskets filled with incense and hair conditioners sit near the cash register as Williamsbridge’s older residents chat on the shady […]
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Bronx District Attorney Holds Annual 5k for Domestic Violence Awareness
Posted on 17 October 2022.
More than 500 people registered for the Bronx District Attorney’s annual 5k Run/Walk/Jog event last Saturday, as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It was the highest number since the event was created 5 years ago. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark addressed the crowd which she called a “sea of purple” as attendees dressed […]
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City Council Committee Moves Bill Forward that would Create New Public Restrooms
Posted on 15 October 2022.
In a public hearing Tuesday, the Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure voted unanimously in favor of urging Mayor Eric Adams to start working towards increasing the number of public bathrooms in the city. All 10 Committee members supported a bill that would create an agency dedicated to creating public restrooms in every zip code. The […]
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