Bronx Black History Exhibit Ends Sunday

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

Espada: Housing Bill Will Freeze Rents for Poor

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.

Shame on Parks Dept.

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.

Prioritizing Community Space at Armory

I write in response to Don Bluestone’s op-ed ("What We Lost in Defeat of Armory Proposal") in the Feb. 11 edition of the Norwood News.

Surely everyone realizes that defeating "The Shops at the Armory" is a bittersweet victory. Sweet in that our City Council voted as we the voters asked them to, as they did not when they voted on the filtration plant and the new Yankee Stadium; bitter, in that we are back to the drawing board in our 10-year effort to have the Armory appropriately developed.

Carlos Gonzalez Steps Out Of Father’s Shadow

It’s not easy being the son of a former politician who is best known for being indicted by federal prosecutors. But Carlos Gonzalez, the son of ex-State Senator Efrain Gonzalez, is determined to make his own name for himself in Bronx politics.

Bill Clinton Tells Bronx To ‘Face Future Together’

More than 1,000 invited guests jammed the Dreiser Loop Auditorium in Co-op City for Bronx/Queens Congressman Joseph Crowley’s 11th Annual Black History Month celebration, which this year featured keynote speaker former President Bill Clinton.

Bill Clinton Tells Bronx To ‘Face Future Together’

More than 1,000 invited guests jammed the Dreiser Loop Auditorium in Co-op City for Bronx/Queens Congressman Joseph Crowley’s 11th Annual Black History Month celebration, which this year featured keynote speaker former President Bill Clinton.

Cabrera Opens Up Grant Application Process

Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who is in Israel this week on a junket with Speaker Christine Quinn, wants to open up the process by which nonprofit organizations receive discretionary grant allocations.