Posted on 30 June 2010.
The Bronx Ink is based at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and provides ongoing coverage of many neighborhoods in the city’s greenest borough, including stories about politics, crime, the economy, education and culture. Get in touch with all our staff by emailing thebronxink@gmail.com Eno Alfred is from London and is a 2009 graduate […]
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Posted on 18 May 2010. Tags: Bronx, Brooklyn, Daniel Fastenberg, Department of Housing, Eta Eckstein, housing, landlord, Moshe Piller, Selamawit Gebrekidan, Sonia Dasgupta
After 18 months of rehabilitation for a broken hip, all that Eta Eckstein wanted was to go back home to her Brooklyn apartment. The 92-year-old Holocaust survivor had lived at 8750 Bay Parkway for 40 years, but when her son visited her apartment while she was still at the Shore View Rehabilitation Center, he found a red eviction notice on the door.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Housing, Multimedia
Posted on 23 April 2010. Tags: Boxing, Golden Gloves, Soundview
A young boxer from the Bronx makes it to the Golden Gloves at Madison Square with the help of adopt-a-boxer program.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Multimedia, Sports
Posted on 15 April 2010.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts features Cuban culture on first Fridays.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods
Posted on 05 March 2010.
Ruben Diaz Jr. delivered his first state of the borough address.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods
Posted on 04 March 2010.
On her own, Gloria Cruz has created a movement against random gun violence.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Southern Bronx
Posted on 23 February 2010. Tags: Courthouse, Dan Lieberman, Daniel Fastenberg, Nos Quedamos
In a cramped city, it’s not everyday you find an 85,000 square foot empty building like the old Bronx Courthouse, vacant for more than 30 years. (Photo: Dan Lieberman / The Bronx Ink)
Posted in Multimedia, Southern Bronx
Posted on 18 February 2010.
The new Yankee Stadium has more to offer than just baseball.
Posted in Bronx Life, Southern Bronx