Council Member Fernando Cabrera, Victor Rivera, CEO of Bronx Parent Housing Network, and community residents will be distributing free food and masks on Tuesday, May 19, at midday at Jerome Avenue and W. Kingsbridge Road. “The most recent numbers show the Bronx still has the highest COVID-19 infection rate per capita among the […]
Starting Monday, the Bronx will no longer be the only borough in New York City without a kosher food distribution site as part of the City’s Get Food program. After weeks of advocacy from Bronx elected officials, the City has agreed to distribute free kosher grab-and-go meals at P.S. 24 in the the borough starting […]
It took just 15 minutes for City workers to run out of free face coverings at a mask distribution site in Williamsbridge Oval Park on Tuesday, May 5. Distribution of the masks was scheduled to take place between noon and 2:00 p.m., but empty folding tables were already being moved back inside the park’s […]
There is no firehouse or hospital in the immediate area of the Amalgamated Housing Cooperative, located opposite Van Cortlandt Park South, yet residents of the cooperative have been joining in the national ritual to thank first responders on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic by going to their windows every night at 7 p.m. […]
Make no mistake. Social distancing has fast become the new catchphrase of 2020. Yet, many Bronxites, from lovers to parents to MTA workers are simply not adhering to the required minimum 6-feet distance from others while in public, nor are they always wearing masks. This, despite recommendations issued by the City’s health department […]
The long-awaited flattening of the curve that officials had been talking about since the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York State came just as reports began to break about an overflow of bodies at local hospitals, nursing homes, and funeral parlors. This, as the Bronx went on to report the highest number of coronavirus […]
In the midst of a pandemic, public health is the number one priority. People need to know what is being done at every level of government to keep them safe. In the case of COVID-19, an additional worry is that there is currently no vaccine, nor any clinically proven treatment for the virus. Local officials […]
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio assured Bronxites that no New Yorker would go hungry during the COVID-19 pandemic when he paid a visit to the Kingsbrige Armory on Saturday, Apr. 18, along with Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr., and number of other City agency officials. “My message today is simple,” he said. […]
Just like her neighbors, 74-year-old Norwood resident, Silvya Parodi relies on the leafy surroundings of Mosholu Park for her physical and mental well being. Prior to the enactment of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s statewide PAUSE order, the vast, tree-lined, green zone served as a welcome sanctuary from the City’s daily hustle and bustle. When the […]
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