Superheroes from the Bronx
20 October 2011
Two artists from the Bronx are trying to revive the borough's comic legacy
Featured Stories
Despite controversy, nun still calls Hunts Point home
20 October 2011
Sister Thomas has been in the area for decades and she has no plans to leave now.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Bronx Tales, Multimedia, Slideshows, Southern Bronx1 Comment
Yemenis in South Bronx can’t forget the turmoil they left behind
19 October 2011
As violence escalates in the Arabian Peninsula nation, Yemeni Americans worry about their families back home while dealing with the stigma of Yemen as a haven for terrorist organizations.
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Family and neighbors remember life of slain Eastchester teen
18 October 2011
Simmons Jr. led the surrounding crowd in a prayer. “In Jesus name may we all pray that we get to see something beyond,” he said to the crowd. “Because this man was denied the greatest facets of life. Amen.”
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Crime, North Central Bronx0 Comments
Fire in Soundview building leaves tenants with holes in the walls
18 October 2011
Three workers believed to be hired by the Soundview building's new owner, Gazivoda Realty Inc, may be responsible for the fire.
Posted in Bronx Neighborhoods, Featured, Housing0 Comments
Bringing the farm to the Grand Concourse
18 October 2011
A Bronx food-share project has reached its membership limit so now organizers are hoping to spread the healthy eating message in other ways, such as the potluck supper, which was made by members using their recent supply of produce.
Posted in Bronx Beats, Bronx Life, Culture, Food, Health1 Comment
Far from Occupy Wall Street, Bronx parks wait for their own clean-up
18 October 2011
“If Bloomberg is interested in cleaning up parks,’ said resident Richard Garey, an architect, “he can start in the Bronx.”
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Occupy Bronx, Day One
17 October 2011
“I was born and raised in the South Bronx,” said Maribel Vasquez, a Fulbright scholar. "It wasn’t until I left that I realized I was raised in the poorest congressional district of the United States.”
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