Working Toward Opening Day 2009

In his speech at a recent groundbreaking ceremony at Harris Park, Bronx Parks Commissioner Hector Aponte braced the audience for change. "It's a long time coming, but take a look around, because what you see will soon be unrecognizable," Aponte said. |  Read More

Bizarre Senate Race Plays Out on YouTube

The Bronx's most heated and contentious political race is being fought on multiple fronts - in the blogosphere, across two counties, at local meetings, in various court rooms and on YouTube. Welcome to the bizarre world of the 33rd District Senate race. |  Read More

A Civil Court Race With Wider Political Significance

The race for a seat on the Bronx Civil Court has gotten a lot more interesting, thanks to some upper-level political machinations. A coalition of legislators opposing Bronx Democratic party leader and Assemblyman Jose Rivera, have backed an opponent to Rivera's pick for the open judgeship. |  Read More

Merchants Wage Signage Battle in Bedford Park

Two businesses on Bedford Park Boulevard plan on erecting signs to block the view of a huge new and possibly illegal sign and awning protruding from a bold new neighbor's storefront. The businesses say the enormous signage is blocking their own signs and hurting their bottom line. |  Read More

Suit Stalls Reservoir Blasting

The city can't blast at the Jerome Park Reservoir until a Sept. 3 court hearing, a state Supreme Court justice ordered. |  Read More

 Gonzalez Seeks Trial Dismissal

 Quinn Wants Schools at Armory, Seat Cut Review

'Select Bus' Raises Ire of Manhattan-Bound Residents

Hundreds of west Bronx bus riders are calling for the city to make traveling from Fordham Road to Manhattan easier by restoring local service to Manhattan and restoring a bus stop that was eliminated with the debut of the new, supposedly faster Select Bus Service. |  Read More

Renovation Displaces Firefighters

The lights are on inside the Engine 79 and Ladder 37 firehouse in Bedford Park, but no one is home. The building is closed for renovations through the end of the year, and possibly into January. |  Read More