Ignored, PS 51 Parents Take List Of Demands to Chancellor

Members of PS 51 Parents United, a group consisting of parents of current and former PS 51students and members of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC), say the DOE and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott are not making an effort to reach out to parents of former students about the contamination. They are frustrated that he hasn’t met with them despite their health concerns.

Bronx Business: Jerome Pharmacy Merges With Rite Aid

After six years of doing business in the Bronx’s Norwood neighborhood, Jerome Pharmacy abruptly closed shop a few weeks ago.

Bronx Stabbing Victim Dies; First Murder in 52nd Precint of 2012 (Updated)

It took nearly five months, and almost two weeks following a brutal stabbing in Norwood earlier this month, but the 52nd Precinct experienced its first murder of 2012 when the stabbing victim died on Wednesday while awaiting a kidney transplant, according to one of the victim’s relatives.

Be Healthy!: Exercise is Key to Curb Bone Loss

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness Month. The disease, characterized by a loss of bone density and deterioration of bone tissue, affects over 40 million Americans, according to the National Institutes of Health. Find out how you can protect you bones.

Meg Charlop’s Way: Taking on ‘Fort Apache’ and Winning

Everyone who knew Megan Charlop has a “Megan story.” Or a dozen. The longtime Norwood resident, who died in a tragic bicycling accident two years ago, touched hundreds, if not thousands, of lives as a community organizer, activist and health educator.

Unemployment in the Bronx: After War, Finding a Job

By the end of the summer, some 23,000 American troops will return home from Afghanistan as part of President Obama’s plan to withdraw forces steadily over the next two years and end the war there by 2014. These men and women will come home to parents, spouses and children. Some will come home to find jobs, and other won’t. Those returning to the Bronx will come home to the highest unemployment rate in the state — 13.6 percent in March, according to the State Labor Department.

New Program Sparks Creativity With Bronx Seniors

After quitting her insurance job to follow her passion for the arts, Gail Sharbaan has been dedicating her time and talents to a program that allows seniors to freely express themselves through arts and crafts.

Public Advocate Calls for Curb of Stop and Frisk

With the numbers of unwarranted and unproductive stop and frisks by police rising across New York City, some elected officials are beginning to call for change. In the first three months of 2012, more than 203,500 New Yorkers were stopped by the police and 89 percent of them were cleared of any wrongdoing.

At House Party, Espaillat Reaches Out to Bronx Voters

On the campaign trail, certain props become redundant. Microphones, podiums, and teleprompters. But at a house party to meet State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, who is running for a congressional seat against longtime incumbent Charlie Rangel in Congress, traditional campaign decorum was traded for hummus, crackers and cheese.