The South Bronx Has a Pollution Issue. Congestion Pricing May Worsen It.
Preliminary data from the first few weeks of New York City’s tolling plan show a possible uptick in traffic in the ...
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Composting is universal in NYC. But is anyone participating?
A new analysis by a Baruch College professor shows that only 4.6% of all organic waste in the five boroughs was composted ...
Was the Jewish Bronx the ‘paradise’ that it seemed? | COMMENTARY
The Bronx, like its Jewish community, didn’t disappear, but became something new, first for the worse, then for the better.
Eric Adams rules out switching to GOP in NYC mayor’s race
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) ruled out running as a Republican for reelection, following renewed speculation that he ...
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Was the Jewish Bronx the ‘paradise’ that it seemed?
A new book charts the rise and fall of a short-lived haven for working-class immigrants and their soon-to-be upwardly mobile ...
Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84
He marshaled epidemiological research to press for changes in drug policy, alternatives to prison and needle-exchange ...
Justice Sotomayor brings her Latin roots to Miami, and has a message for young people
We adults have messed up the world for you,” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells students at Miami Dade College.
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Bronx photographer wins opportunity to shoot Knicks game at MSG
Leander Gomez, a 20-year-old freelance photographer from the South Bronx, will soon have the chance to showcase his talents ...
Officials keep charter schools crammed out of spite — give kids space!
The space inequity of Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts – Manhattan is not the exception — it’s the rule across ...
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The story of the Black ‘Brooklynites’ and their fight for freedom in NYC
Their history is Brooklyn’s history, spanning from the borough’s era as a slaveholding capital in New York and through the ...
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Bronx poet Roya Marsh celebrates launch of second book, “savings time”
Bronx poet Roya Marsh is celebrating the Feb. 4 release of her second collection, “savings time,” described as a “love letter ...
Ponce De Leon Foundation Grant Awarded in the Amount of $610,000 to Nonprofits
BRONX, N.Y., Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of the Ponce De Leon Foundation is pleased to announce it has awarded $610,000 to nonprofits that are making a difference in our ...