Hundreds of west Bronx bus riders are calling for the city to make traveling from Fordham Road to Manhattan easier by restoring local service to Manhattan and restoring a bus stop that was eliminated with the debut of the new, supposedly faster Select Bus Service.

In her penultimate year as a member of the New York City Council, Maria Baez has found herself the subject of media scrutiny. News stories regarding poor attendance at Council meetings, enormous cell phone bills and a check to a non-existent organization, have left Baez with a tarnished public image.

Students and teachers at an East Tremont program for high school dropouts rejoiced on the last day of classes after learning their school, slated to close after graduation, would stay open for another year.

On a recent Sunday morning, the Williamsbridge Oval Park Recreation Center looked like the victim of a hurricane spewing brightly-colored paint. The previous night, someone, or some people, had broken into the Center and completely trashed the place.

Two years in the making, a new farmers market opened in Norwood on July 9.

Pedestrians and commuters will find fresh produce and baked goods every Wednesday at the southwest corner of West Mosholu Parkway North and Jerome Avenue through mid-November.

State lawmakers and fiscal watchdog groups booed the lack of transparency in the New York Yankees’ recent request for nearly half a billion dollars in additional public funding for the construction of the new Yankee Stadium.

Despite economic worries, every New York City school will start the 2008-2009 school year with at least as much funding as last year.

Andre Davidson, Jr., a former basketball star at John F. Kennedy High School, died Saturday doing what he loved.

A listing of public and community meetings in the northwest Bronx.