Bronx Pols Get Behind Cuomo’s Tax Plan

Yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that legislative leaders in the senate and assembly had reached an agreement that would lower taxes for the middle-class New Yorkers, while increasing taxes for the wealthiest. Bronx pols say it will benefit the Boogie Down.

Breaking Bronx Eats at Ebe Ye Yie

This is the first in a new series of Bronx restaurant profiles we’ll be rolling out periodically on Breaking Bronx. Find out what’s hot at Ghanaian restaurant Ebe Ye Yie.

Seabrook Jury Split; Judge Warns Defense Team

The jury deciding the fate of City Councilman Larry Seabrook is split on whether or not to convict the Bronx rep, who faces federal corruption charges of fraud, money laundering and soliciting bribes. Deliberations began last week, and the jury announced Friday that they were deadlocked over one of the charges against Seabrook–that he’d given a lucrative Yankee Stadium contract to a boilermaker in exchange for $50,000. After a second day of deliberating yesterday, the group announced they could not agree on any of the 12 counts charged against the councilman. The group continues to review evidence today in the

Bedford Park Man Shot in Kingsbridge Heights

A 21-year-old Bedford Park man is clinging to life today at St. Barnabas Hospital after being shot several times in Kingsbridge Heights.

In Last Fall’s Primary, New Voting Machines Lost 1,500 Bronx Votes

By Jeanmarie Evelly Remember those fancy new voting machines the state rolled out last September? Instead of heading into a booth and pulling a lever, voters on Election Day last year filled out paper ballots by hand and feed them into an optical scanning machine (pictured above). The change was made to ensure an accurate vote count–states were required by federal law to update their voting machines, a response to the 2000 presidential election fiasco. But a report released this week found that flaws with the new method resulted in 50,000 to 60,000 votes across the state going uncounted because

After Supreme Court Ruling, Bronx Councilman Wants to Legislate School Access for Churches

Following a Supreme Court decision that would keep churches from worshiping inside school buildings, Bronx Councilman Fernando Cabrera, a deeply religious politician who doubles as pastor of a church on Morris Avenue, will attempt to legislate guaranteed access for churches at New York City public schools.

Bronx Sports Roundup: Bronx Basketball Rivalries, Praise for Bronx Girl’s Soccer

With the football season winding down (see below), it’s time to make way for the Bronx basketball season and also recognize some borough soccer stars in this week’s edition of The Bronx Sports Roundup!

Bronx Church’s Petition to Worship in Public Schools Denied by Supreme Court

The Bronx Household of Faith, a small congregation in University Heights, and dozens of other churches throughout New York City will become homeless on Jan. 1 after the Supreme Court decided today not to review an appeals court ruling in June that upheld the city’s policy of excluding churches from using public schools for worship services.

Got An Old Winter Coat? Donate to Keep the Bronx Warm

Got an old winter coat hanging in your closet that you never wear? Have the kids outgrown theirs from last year? Earn some good karma points by donating them to Keep the Bronx Warm, the borough-wide annual coat drive sponsored by the Bronx Borough President, New York Cares and Healthplus. Through the rest of December, dozens of Bronx locations will be serving as donation drop-off sites, including local NYPD Precinct stations and even the Bronx Zoo (where your donation can earn you a free entrance ticket!) We all can truly make a difference in the lives of many families in