COVID-19 Updates Transmission Rates & Trends As of August 9, all five New York City counties have community transmission considered substantial or high by the CDC. On July 27, the CDC issued an updated recommendation that all people, regardless of vaccination status, should return to wearing masks in indoor, public spaces in areas of high […]
Free Bird Walk Tours Free bird walks are offered every Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. from April 27 through July 20 at the Van Cortlandt Nature Center. Bird watchers can look for various species of residents and migrants and discuss a wide range of avian topics. For more information, email Joseph McManus at mcmnaus638@aol.com. No […]
The city has aggressively stepped in to help tenants of a troubled Kingsbridge Heights apartment building who were reportedly forced to share a single bathroom for weeks. The superintendent for 60 E. 196th St., Cristian Rico, says that conditions first reported by the New York Post were exaggerated. He insists that The Morgan Group, which […]
Editor’s Pick JGH-BID Fall Festival The Jerome-Gun Hill BID presents its 16th Annual Fall Festival, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., along Jerome Avenue between Mosholu Parkway and Gun Hill Road. Events include musical performers, hula hoops, jump rope, caricatures, face painting, food, free health screenings and giveaways. No rain date. For more […]
by Hayley Camacho Although start-up and testing recently began in one part of the Croton Water Filtration Plant, it will not be until next April when the rest of the plant begins testing as well, with a solid operational date nowhere in sight. The news has outraged Bronxites who looked forward to the re-opening of […]
A number of local groups and elected officials will host a forum tonight at the Riverdale Y, 5625 Arlington Avenue, from 6 to 8 p.m. “Laying the Foundation for Healthy Living,” is the first in a series of forums organized by the Bronx-Smoke Free Partnership, and will focus on the health benefits of smoke-free housing […]
After sustaining major damage in a fire last December, Bank of America, the largest commercial bank in the country, reopened its branch on East 204th Street and Perry Avenue last month.
Standing near the entrance to the downtown 4-train at the Mosholu Parkway station, Councilman Oliver Koppell is making a valiant attempt to shake hands with commuters and ask for their support. It's 8 a.m. and the straphangers are loaded down with bags, purses, babies, coffee cups and egg sandwiches. Some stick out their hands. Others hurriedly offer whatever they can. A wrist. A forearm. A pinky.
Standing near the entrance to the downtown 4-train at the Mosholu Parkway station, Councilman Oliver Koppell is making a valiant attempt to shake hands with commuters and ask for their support. It's 8 a.m. and the straphangers are loaded down with bags, purses, babies, coffee cups and egg sandwiches. Some stick out their hands. Others hurriedly offer whatever they can. A wrist. A forearm. A pinky.
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