Elections 2021: John Sanchez Aims to Harness Bronx Power  

  John Sanchez said there’s a role for everyone to play in changing society. One of six remaining candidates aiming to replace newly elected Congressman, Ritchie Torres, in the 15th District City Council race, Sanchez is focused on reducing unemployment, expanding affordable housing, and investing in municipal broadband services as one way to address education […]

Friends of Devoe Park Gather for Park Clean-Up & Crocus Bulb Planting Event

  As part of their regular and ongoing efforts to clean-up parks in the Northwest Bronx, and generally to promote a strong community spirit, Friends of Devoe Park (FoDP), along with some members of Northwest Bronx Democrats for Change, gathered, once again, on Saturday, Nov. 7, to take part in a crocus bulb-planting and clean-up […]

New Elevators Finally Installed at Bedford Park Blvd Subway Station

  The grand opening of long-awaited ADA compliant elevators at Bedford Park Boulevard subway station took place on the Grand Concourse on Thursday, Oct. 15. MTA Construction & Development President, Janno Lieber, launched the opening alongside a group of MTA colleagues, and was also joined by elected officials, Congressman Adriano Espaillat and State Assemblyman José […]

Battle Lines Drawn in Belmont over Columbus Statue

  About twenty-five demonstrators, protesting a Christopher Columbus statue in Belmont, were met by fifty angry counter-demonstrators, one openly carrying a baseball bat and another an axe handle, as fifty police officers barely kept the groups separated during several, violent confrontations in the Bronx last month.   It was literally “high noon” on Saturday, Sept. […]