Opinion

Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Arrest of DL Leader and BOE Employee Nicole Torres

By DAVID GREENE
After federal prosecutors recently announced that Nicole Torres, an NYC Board of Elections employee and a Bronx district leader in Assembly District 81, which broadly covers the northwest Bronx, was arrested for allegedly illegally demanding payments from Bronx residents to herself and to a local Bronx organization in exchange for selecting those individuals as poll workers, and for allegedly falsifying documents to fraudulently obtain poll worker paychecks, this week, we asked readers if they still had faith in the NYC Board of Elections ahead of November’s presidential and other general elections.

Op-Ed: Project 2025 – The Bronx Fights Back

By SILVIA BLUMENFELD  
Folks in The Bronx are fighters. We care about all the issues that affect our lives and shape our communities. Healthcare, housing, justice, and education are top priorities, but some of the pundits would have you believe that threats to democracy itself are less important to our citizens. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Op-Ed: Prioritizing Minority Mental Health

By ANGELA HANSON
Throughout July, during National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, it is important to acknowledge the health disparities that exist within communities as it relates to the use of tobacco products. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), smoking is more highly prevalent in adults with mental health conditions than those without.

Op-Ed: Historic Ruling for People with Disabilities 

By REGINA MARTINEZ-ESTELA
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made disability rights history, releasing a highly anticipated final rule implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which will prove to be a powerful tool in fighting discrimination based on disability in healthcare and human services. It is significant news, especially after more than 40 years of advocacy by the disability community to secure greater protections.

Op-Ed: Wanted: The Grinches Who Stole Pride

By AJ RAMOS
As someone who has spent many an hour, day, and literally years advocating for the Norwood / Bronx LGBTQIA+ community to finally be represented locally, witnessing a group of people film themselves commit a hate crime by destroying the rainbow balloons and decor which decorated a nationally registered historic place, the Williamsbridge Oval during the inaugural Norwood Pride festival this past June 23 was heartbreaking.

UPDATE Bernie Sanders Joins AOC, Jamaal Bowman, Unions & More in The Bronx for St. Mary’s Park Rally

By DAVID GREENE
Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and twice former Democratic presidential primary candidate joined Bronx Democrats, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), who represents parts of Brooklyn, at a last-minute campaign rally organized by the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress campaign team in St. Mary’s Park in the Mott Haven sectio of The Bronx on Saturday, June 22.