Crime can happen anywhere. And it does, everywhere. But why is it worse near 205th Street and Perry Avenue in Norwood?

As the weather warms and people return to local parks, the city is also getting on track with several improvement projects.

A coalition of Bronx community groups, elected officials and the city Parks Department is progressing with plans to transform the underutilized Harlem River waterfront into an accessible and amenity-rich open space.

Protecting North Central Bronx Hospital was a prevalent concern among local elected officials and advocates testifying at a Bronx hearing on possible reductions in state medical facilities last week. The Norwood institution does not appear to be under an immediate threat, but some worry that prior downsizing makes it vulnerable to closure.

The Yankee Stadium project, which we oppose, has been poisoned by a total subversion of the democratic process. Though the proposal is headed for approval in the City Council as we write this, we believe it’s critical to document how public debate was consistently quashed and how poorly our elected officials have served their constituents.

Last September, when the city replaced most whole milk offerings in schools with one percent and skim milk in the public schools, little notice was paid. But it was a hard-won, homegrown victory for kids’ health that was led by a group of Bronx health advocates, educators and parents.

Harlem residents, elected officials and community leaders converged last week on the midtown offices of the controversial Pinnacle Group to denounce the company’s practices.

City Council members are asking new questions about the Bronx Meals on Wheels pilot for homebound seniors. Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo, the new Aging Committee chair, protested a cut to senior meals in a budget hearing this month. She also criticized the cost effectiveness of the controversial program in a statement issued after the hearing.

The committee set up by the City Council to monitor the construction of the water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park has a new look, leaving the immediate community’s sole representative owith concerns that it will lose a critical local perspective.