‘Renaissance Man’ and Activist Ozzie Brown Remembered

Ozzie Brown, a colorful, loquacious and dedicated member of Community Board 7 who was also active in the civil rights movement and an advocate for diabetes awareness, died last week after a battle with cancer. He was 67 years old.

Missing Piano Helps Nabe Find Its Voice

In the end, it was all about community. The story line of the saga of the missing pop-up piano in Williamsbridge Oval Park shifted as the facts came out. But when every last note was played, the result was a civic ballad celebrating what makes a neighborhood a neighborhood.

So Far, So Good on Milbank Repairs, Say Tenants

Two and a half months ago, when Steve Finkelstein took over the infamous Milbank buildings—10 formerly foreclosed properties in the northwest Bronx that made national headlines last year for their terrible living conditions—he had a lot of eyes watching him. Today, things seem to be going according to plan—or, according to some, even better than planned.

Rally Kicks Off Campaign to Catch a Shooter

As a small crowd gathered in front of 2396 Valentine Ave. chanting, “No more guns! No more violence!” clusters of onlookers gathered on nearby stoops and poked their heads out of window perches above. Organizers of the anti-violence rally hoped one of those onlookers might come forward with information about the shooting of Yvette Torres, a 15-year-old DeWitt Clinton High School student.

Preacher Wants to Bring Prosperity Gospel to Armory

Critics of a recently-released report on possible uses for the Kingsbridge Armory said it lacked for funding sources. There were lots of ideas, but no money to make any of them happen. Enter Creflo Dollar, an evangelical preacher from Georgia, a man with a vision for the Armory and the resources to bring it to reality.

Govt. Hopes Gruesome Warnings Will Scare Off Smokers

A series of new and graphic warning labels will start appearing on cigarette packages this fall, part of a federal effort to encourage more Americans to quit smoking and deter potential smokers from taking up the habit.

Rally for Clinton H.S. Shooting Victim Grows On Facebook

While 15-year-old DeWitt Clinton High School student Yvette Torres fights for her life at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, a group of people, many of whom have never met her, some from as far away as Massachusetts, are doing their best to track down the person who shot her in the back of the head and bring them to justice.