Honoring a Legendary Salsa Musician in the Bronx
27 October 2012
Fans of the late Arsenio Rodriguez keep his music alive on the streets of Longwood
Featured Stories
Why are So Many Highbridge Students Unprepared for College?
26 October 2012
Only 13 percent of the neighborhood's high school students are ready to go to college when they graduate.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Education, Featured, Southern Bronx0 Comments
State Pulls Funding from Highbridge’s only Mental Health Clinic for Children
25 October 2012
Astor at Highbridge, a mental health clinic for children and adolescents in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, will lose three-quarters of its funding from New York State by next year.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Health, Southern Bronx0 Comments
Bronx Muslim Leaders Aim to End “Destructive Talk”
25 October 2012
In a borough where Islam is the fastest-growing religion, Muslims in the Bronx want a more nuanced view on their faith.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Culture, Multimedia0 Comments
From Weeds to a Healthy Harvest at Fordham
25 October 2012
A student transformed abandoned land at Fordham University into an on-campus farm, offering fresh organic vegetables to both Fordham students and residents in the Bronx.
Posted in Bronx Life, Bronx Neighborhoods, Culture, Education, Food, Health, Multimedia, North Central Bronx, Slideshows, The Bronx Beat0 Comments
Bronx Kids: Lace Up Your Skates
24 October 2012
The new Van Cortlandt Park ice skating rink opening on Nov. 15 promises to teach the Bronx to skate again.
Posted in Bronx Life, Sports3 Comments
Lack of Cheap Housing Boosts Illegal SROs in the Bronx
23 October 2012
The city housing authority has tried to crack down on illegally converted single room occupancy units, but the boom in the Bronx continues.
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New Tax Rules Shut Down Hundreds of Bronx Nonprofits
23 October 2012
Recent changes to tax rules for nonprofits have led 280,000 charities to lose their nonprofit status across the nation. In the Bronx, small, local organizations were the ones hit the hardest.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Money0 Comments