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Free After-School Journalism Program in the Bronx (Applications Due Friday!)

Above is a link to an interview with me, Bronx Youth Heard Director and Norwood News Editor Alex Kratz, and Lehman High School student Adonis Jimenez for a Bronx 2.0 segment that aired on Bronxnet in February. Everything I talk about in that segment remains true. Bronx Youth Heard is a fantastic program for students interested in journalism or who love to write or who want to have impact on their communities and think (like we do) that journalism is a way to make that happen.

Clinton Football Looking to Stay Undefeated This Weekend (Slideshow from Port Richmond Game)

DeWitt Clinton’s football team likes to live on the edge. The Governors have won their first three games of the 2013 season by the narrowest of margins — 6, 2 and 4-point victories — and in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion. This weekend, they plays Brooklyn Tech in a Saturday noon homecoming showdown behind the Castle on Mosholu Parkway. The photos above were taken by local photographer Adi Talwar during Clinton’s dramatic come-from-behind, double-overtime win over Port Richmond two weeks ago. Enjoy.

Fordham Plaza Another Piece of BID’s Puzzle

The Bronx’s biggest Business Improvement District (BID) is about to get bigger. The Fordham Road BID is currently under negotiations to expand its territory to cover 1 Fordham Plaza, the giant building with eye-catching blue windows located on one end of Fordham Plaza.

New Five-Two Commander To Be Introduced Tonight

Inspector Joseph Dowling is moving on from his post as commander of the Bronx’s 52nd Precinct. But first, he will introduce his replacement, Nilda Hofmann, at tonight’s Precinct Community Council meeting at St. James Episcopal Church (2500 Jerome Ave., across the street from Monroe College), which starts at 7 p.m.

Messier Becomes Face of Armory Ice Complex

In 1994, when Mark Messier helped lead the New York Rangers to the team’s first Stanley Cup title in 54 years, he was given the loftiest of nicknames: “The Messiah.” Now, after recently becoming the CEO of the Kingsbridge National Ice Center, which is poised to open inside the Kingsbridge Armory in 2017 as the largest ice sports complex in the world, he may need a new nickname: The Messenger.

Ritchie Torres, the Freshest of New Faces in Bronx Politics

As midnight approached outside of Ritchie Torres’ campaign headquarters in Belmont, a half dozen political soldiers basked in the dim, orange light, happily drinking, smoking and trading war stories. After an exhaustive Democratic primary campaign in the Bronx’s 15th District that ended in success last Tuesday night, there was nothing left to do but relax and enjoy the moment.

At 40 Years Old, Group Keeps Working for the Bronx

For four decades, the organization now known as BronxWorks has assisted the people of the borough with their most basic needs and problems. As it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, the jack-of-all-needs nonprofit is saying good-bye to its longtime leader and hello to an exciting future.

Hot Off The Press, Get Your Norwood News Now!

The latest print edition of the Norwood News is making its way into Bronx libraries, schools, community centers, hospitals, medical offices, laundromats, grocery stores and more. In this issue, you’ll find: primary election coverage, including local results and controversies; a story about hockey legend Mark Messier and his new role as head of the Kingsbridge National Ice Center at the Kingsbridge Armory (the project was approved by Community Board 7 on Tuesday night; the story behind the suicide attempt inside a Norwood Catholic church; health tips for allergy sufferers, our Out & About arts and entertainment guide and more. If you can’t make it out to pick a copy up of your own, no problem, just download the digital version at any time. We’ll start rolling out the print edition stories here on Breaking Bronx on Friday.