Funding Loss Leads Monte to Reduce Sickle Cell Services
Spurred by reductions in federal funding, Montefiore Medical Center has restructured its treatment plan for patients suffering from sickle cell disorders. The new plan, which officially went into effect on Jan. 12, means outpatient services have been relocated and patients suffering from flare-ups will have to rely more on emergency rooms for immediate care.
Tear Down the Stadium – Now!
The list of injustices emanating from the deals surrounding the construction of the new Yankee stadium is long and depressing.
But the greatest civic offense is the theft of invaluable public green space and the broken promises to provide replacement parkland to the community in a timely fashion.
Several parks were promised as replacements for the centrally located Macombs Dam and Mullaly parks now occupied by the new stadium. None are on-line and most have experienced delays.
The most substantial of the replacements, a waterfront park on the Harlem River, has run into repeated delays, as Jose DeJesus, a student in our youth journalism program reported in the most recent edition of Bronx Youth Heard.
As journalists Gary Axelbank and Harvey Araton recently commented, perhaps the grandest monument to the city’s unforgivable heist of green space in a community struggling with asthma and other public health problems, is the old Yankee Stadium, which still stands despite city promises it would be razed to make way for new baseball fields, so local kids can start running the bases again.
We have one more question: Why is it that only reporters are making noise about this? Is there not one elected official who considers this important enough to at least issue a press release, especially since every elected official save one supported the project?
But the greatest civic offense is the theft of invaluable public green space and the broken promises to provide replacement parkland to the community in a timely fashion.
Several parks were promised as replacements for the centrally located Macombs Dam and Mullaly parks now occupied by the new stadium. None are on-line and most have experienced delays.
The most substantial of the replacements, a waterfront park on the Harlem River, has run into repeated delays, as Jose DeJesus, a student in our youth journalism program reported in the most recent edition of Bronx Youth Heard.
As journalists Gary Axelbank and Harvey Araton recently commented, perhaps the grandest monument to the city’s unforgivable heist of green space in a community struggling with asthma and other public health problems, is the old Yankee Stadium, which still stands despite city promises it would be razed to make way for new baseball fields, so local kids can start running the bases again.
We have one more question: Why is it that only reporters are making noise about this? Is there not one elected official who considers this important enough to at least issue a press release, especially since every elected official save one supported the project?
Kenyans Embrace Obama
If there is another place on earth as focused on our inauguration today as we are, it is the small East African nation of Kenya. The home of President Barack Obama’s father, Kenya declared a national holiday after Obama’s election in November. Since then their pride and interest has continued to grow.
MTA Spending Wasteful
Obama Fallible Too
Bronx Boot Camp: ‘A Girl’s Night Out’
Group exercise classes usually conjure up images of tedious and demanding workouts in a room full of strangers.
But that’s not the case for the small army of women who exercise together on a weekly basis in the gym at the Holy Nativity Church in Norwood.
They’re all participants in the Belin Challenge Fitness Camp, a month-long series of "boot-camp" style classes that promote a personalized, holistic approach to getting in shape.
But that’s not the case for the small army of women who exercise together on a weekly basis in the gym at the Holy Nativity Church in Norwood.
They’re all participants in the Belin Challenge Fitness Camp, a month-long series of "boot-camp" style classes that promote a personalized, holistic approach to getting in shape.
PS 56 Tribute To Change
The day after Barack Obama was sworn in as President of the United States, students at PS 56 were treated to an inaugural celebration of their own. In honor of both Obama’s inauguration and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the PS 56 Chorus gave a concert and a series of readings for their classmates. Titled “Celebrating our Historical Journey,” the program evoked Abraham Lincoln, in addition to Dr. King and President Obama. Fifth graders Rufino Lopez, Elham Chowdhury and Junaid Ahmed gave rousing recitals from the Gettysburg Address, King’s “I Have A Dream” speech, and Obama’s election-night acceptance speech. Their