2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1827+ words) Graduating seniors from the South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts (SBCSICA, or X309) have come forward with allegations of a chaotic learning environment that harmed their academic performance. Multiple students filed complaints with the DOE Charter Schools…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (529+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an appearance on day two of the inaugural Bronx Economic Development Summit, where he pledged City Hall's partnership in correcting past injustices that unfairly harmed the borough's people, infrastructure and reputation." In attendance for Mamdani's speech…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (336+ words) The Grand Concourse will once again come alive with music, culture, and Puerto Rican pride this Saturday, May 30, as the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrates its 40th anniversary. The milestone event is expected to draw thousands of attendees from across…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (713+ words) Colin Kaepernick visited students at DREAM Charter School on May 21 as they presented graphic novels they created using Lumi AI, a tool that uses AI to support student storytelling. "We have been spending time learning about how to responsibly and…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago  (882+ words) Entrepreneurs and content creators from New York City and 19 states gathered May 19 at Tik Tok's Manhattan headquarters, where they showcased their unique brands and discussed the power of social media in the independent business ecosystem." City Council Speaker Julie Menin…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (525+ words) Mayor Mamdani announced a multi-agency housing initiative aimed at improving housing quality, reducing health disparities and preserving existing neighborhoods, with a major focus on communities in the South and Northwest Bronx. The announcement, made Tuesday at Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (749+ words) Public Advocate Jumaane Williams joined a May 22 rally against ICE enforcement in the Norwood area, where multiple recent arrests have occurred." About two dozen residents and community advocates shouted, "ICE out of the Bronx!" and "Hands off the Bronx!" outside…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (551+ words) A windowless Volkswagen bus filled with plants and wrapped in groovily-painted vinyl, plays Jefferson Airplane's 1967 hit, "White Rabbit." At the Tulip Tree All'e, Gil Scott-Heron's 1971 anthem, "The Revolution Will Not be Televised," blares out of a spray-painted school bus. Near…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1279+ words) Mitchell-Lama housing across New York was created in the 1950s to provide affordable rental homes and ownership opportunities. But for many in the Bronx and the rest of New York City, the dream of keeping their New York City home for…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (182+ words) NYCHA buildings are home to more than 500, 000 residents, making it the country's largest public housing authority. But it is also highly distrusted, especially in the Bronx, where residents have witnessed the partial tower collapse at Mitchel Houses, an apartment flooded…...