Bronx schools debate resource sharing
Public and charter school administrators came together with education advocates for a panel discussion at Hostos Community College, to exchange views about ways of easing tensions over scarce resources.
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St. Ignatius girls receive a special visitor
Fourteen seventh-grade female students got a jolt of girl power when the Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations, Laura Flores, stopped by St. Ignatius Middle School school for a special visit.
African fashion on display at Music Heritage Center
Africa: In Fashion and Fabric will run until June 4 The fashion designer Valentino showed
Hunts Point Library hosts card game sessions
Yu Gi Oh is a Japanese collectable card game that was created, developed, and published by Konami, a Japanese entertainment company, in 1998. The card game is based off the fictional game of Duel Monsters which was created by manga artist Kazuki Takahashi.
New coffee shop opens in Hunts Point
Birch Coffee and StartUp Box, a local business incubator, opened a coffee shop at 866
The Point: Urban Word NYC
The themes of self-empowerment, racism and family were the threads that ran through many of
New library opens at Bronx Documentary Center
The Bronx Documentary Center has opened a photography library to celebrate the legacy of the late Tim Hetherington, a British photographer and award-winning filmmaker who was tragically killed covering the front lines of the war in Libya at the age of 40.
Rocking the Boat sailing program garners national acclaim
Just one year after adding a sailing program to its roster, Rocking the Boat has been recognized by the America’s Cup sailing organization.
City’s process to develop Spofford draws rebukes
Some in Hunts Point are frustrated with the city’s Economic Development Corp. for lacking transparency in its process of selecting a winning proposal to develop the closed juvenile detention facility on Spofford Ave.
Southern Boulevard building among city’s worst
922 Southern Boulevard has earned the dubious distinction of landing on the city housing department’s list of worst landlords, along with several other buildings in the neighborhood.
Students get a lesson in archaeology
Students from P.S. 48’s English Language Learners program will be conducting research in Joseph Rodman Drake Park in Hunts Point. Drake, the 19th century poet, is buried there, along with his family members. Archeologists believe a slave burial ground was located just south of the cemetery, a history that was unearthed by students from the school three years ago.
Online food biz sets up shop in Hunts Point
Marley Spoon, an e-commerce meal-kit business — a burgeoning trend in the food industry – has taken a lease on a 20,000-square-foot warehouse on Manida Street.
Express reporter is honored
A reporter for the Hunts Point Express won this year’s undergraduate honor from the James Aronson Awards for Social Justice Journalism for her story about three women who have lived on Kelly Street for decades, keeping the community spirit there alive.
Local photojournalist trains lens on Boricua contemporaries
A new photo series by local photographer Edwin Torres, uses striking black-and-white portraits to contrast the strength and determination carried by Puerto Rican millennials like Hunts Point native Andrew Boyrga, in the face of the island’s uncertain economic future.
Bronx voters decisively back Clinton
The margin of victory was larger in the 15th congressional district, which includes Hunts Point and Mott Haven, than in any of the other 26 congressional districts in the state. With 95 percent of the votes counted in the district, Clinton had 72 percent of the votes.
Charter school students block Cruz visit
Student opposition to the Republican presidential candidate’s proposed campaign stop prompted a two-day flurry of defiance that included making signs, writing an angry letter to their principal, Alix Duggins and planning a walkout.
Residents, elected officials protest city’s jail plans
City Councilmember Rafael Salamanca and State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein organized the protest after they heard that Hunts Point was on Mayor De Blasio’s list for potential locations for a new 2000-bed prison.
Jazz Fest hits the roof!
Commuters looked on from the elevated Freeman Street subway station. Passersby spontaneously grabbed dance partners
Mexican activist returns after two-year ban
Angelo Cabrera co-founded the Mexican American Students Association in 2001 as a response to proposed New York state legislation that would have made undocumented students pay out-of-state tuition. Now he’s back, following a two-year ban from the U.S.
Sanders storms St. Mary’s Park
It was the first time a presidential candidate had made a campaign stop in the South Bronx since Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Mott Haven church takes on Preservation Commission
Father Skelly and the Archdiocese of New York are completely against landmark designation, feeling that the financial burden of maintaining the church to historic standards will be too much for a congregation whose median income is $25,000.
Sanders candidacy lights a spark among Bronx voters
Sanders boosters say the candidate’s focus on issues of social inequality has resonated with Bronx residents. They cite his push for a $15 minimum wage and his criticism of soaring incarceration rates among black youth.
Wi-Fi options are limited in Hunts Point
Less than 60 percent of households have a broadband connection in community districts 1 and 2 in the Bronx. But other than the Hunts Point Library and Wi-Fi at The Point, there are no spots indoors for residents to connect to the Internet, and even outdoors in parks and subways, options are limited.
Reflections, Memories, and The Grove
bronx art article Three women artists working in New York City whose work ranges from
Salamanca gives nod to mayor’s revised housing plan
Newly elected City Councilman Rafael Salamanca voted earlier this week in support of Mayor de