At 11 years old, Mariela Cipriano, a sixth grader at PS 246 in Kingsbridge, has already established herself as one of the premier track stars in all of New York City.

A flood of outraged residents and elected officials lined up to voice their concerns to MTA board members last night at a public hearing at the Paradise Theater on the Grand Concourse. The transit agency has proposed drastic service cuts and fare changes to cover its nearly $400 million budget shortfall.

A listing of arts, entertainment and recreational activities for all our readers in the Bronx and beyond.

Sonia Lappin looks out over Harris Field from her Bedford Park apartment building and sees a glorious past – a community space used by generations of local families for everything from ball games to picnics – and an uncertain future.

Because of lead contamination, Lappin and others wonder how long the next generation will have to wait before the fields will be ready and safe for use after lead soil contamination was discovered at Harris in 2009.

A total of five pedestrians were killed on Gun Hill Road in 2006 and 2007. Because of this cluster of deaths and a total of 57 serious accidents between 2006 and 2008, the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC) named Gun Hill the most dangerous street in the Bronx in recently released study.

The Bronx County Historical Society’s exhibition at the Museum of Bronx History documenting the history and heritage of Bronxites of African descent, presented during February’s Black History Month, will end on Sunday, Feb. 28

A new housing bill introduced by State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr., which proposes to freeze rent increases for close to 300,000 qualifying city households, has riled some housing advocates who say the bill is pro-landlord legislation in disguise.

Recently, the Bronx High School of Science mourned the loss of its legendary boys basketball coach, Ralph Bacote, who passed away on Feb. 7.

The Parks Department and the Department of Environmental Protection have once again shown their disrespect and disregard for our community. Harris Field, a much loved and much used park with six ball fields has been closed to use due to a long-promised renovation and restoration.