The Bronx Ink

Starting on Feb. 16, most of the borough’s 34 libraries will be open about six hours less, dropping from an average of 51 hours a week to 45. Photo by: Sam Fellman

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 […]

The world according to Ken Bollella, cork manufacturer.

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

Slow economic recovery in the Bronx makes competition for jobs intense.

by Sam Fellman The sweeping health care reform bill passed by Congress will benefit many immigrants, who now qualify for tax credits and more affordable insurance. However, because it bars undocumented immigrants from the new private insurance exchanges, critics say it runs counter to the goal of greater access to health care. The city estimates […]

Jacob Sowell called 911 and then, with his son, rushed to the bedroom window. Below them, a man and a woman were leaning out of a fifth-story window, gasping for air. “How can I help?” Sowell wondered.