How Teen Program Strengthens Police Ties One Bounce at a Time

By MARIYA MOSELEY

Amidst the fraught race relations between communities of color and law enforcement, one organization is working to improve that bond and the lives of teenagers of color. The United Chaplains State of New York Athletic League (UCSNY) is a community group geared towards empowering youth. The organization is not only comprised of chaplains, but also members from the NYPD, FDNY and EMT. Within UCSNY, more than 200 students from around the city take part in a comprehensive sports program, mentorship and interactive workshops. Lesly Roscha, 16, a student coming from Staten Island, said her two-hour commute to the UCSNY’s gym

By DAVID CRUZ

Elections for the Tracey Towers Tenants Organization are slated for May 17, and at least one challenger has come forward. What is known is that Jean Hill, the incumbent president of the TTTO, is not concerned over who’s running. She’s taking it very seriously having taped up fliers that show a photo of her slate while also running through the list of her board’s accomplishments. “I see the need to have a strong, exceptional board; people who go in and get the job done,” said Hill, a resident of Tracey Towers for more than 40 years. “It’s not an easy

By MARTIKA ORNELLA

Low-income residents can save some green by going green. “Weatherization is not like a sexy subject. The fact of the matter is that it really helps families, and it helps the planet, and it helps neighborhoods, and it’s a great addition to housing,” said Congressman Adriano Espaillat, representing Norwood’s 13th Congressional District at a news conference announcing additional funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The program increases the energy efficiency of low-income homes, which leads to lower utility bills. Some services WAP provides include repairing indoor heating systems, replacing windows and doors, sealing holes to reduce heat loss, installing

Traffic Tie-Ups Worsen on Bainbridge Avenue

By DAVID CRUZ

Drivers getting around the northwest Bronx will have to pack plenty of patience for the interim as the city partially closed off a key roadway in Norwood. Crews working for the city Department of Environmental Protection have placed barricades on the northbound side of Bainbridge Avenue, between the tip of Jerome Avenue (at the intersection of Bainbridge Avenue) and East Gun Hill Road, in the first week of May. This compounds the already hectic morning and evening rush for drivers and buses, adding minutes to the commute. The intersection is a nexus of travel for those going to Montefiore Health

By NIALL RIDGLEY

“This is the Bronx, if you hear something you like, yell out!” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. to applause from the crowded room at the kick off of the 47th Annual Bronx Week. Bronx Week, funded by donations from local businesses, serves to celebrate the Best of the Borough, honoring local success stories, organizations while also serving as a showcase of offerings across the borough. The honorees at this year’s celebration include Tarana Burke, leader in the #MeToo movement, actress Maggie Siff, known for “Billions” and “Mad Men”; rapper Slick Rick and the New York Botanical Gardens, honored

An Enigma of a Parking Spot Surfaces at Tracey Towers

By DAVID CRUZ

The local 52nd Precinct and city Transportation Department both say they’re not responsible for vehicles inexplicably parking at a triangle just across from Tracey Towers. It’s a trend that confounded Sallie Caldwell, who’s lived at the enormous towers for nearly 50 years. It’s also a new trend as far as she’s concerned. The spot—found at a busy intersection of West Mosholu Parkway South edging Jerome Avenue–sits dozens of feet across the Norwood towers, where Caldwell’s a resident. An ever-vigilant resident, Caldwell has noticed vehicles have brazenly parked there overnight, narrowing the space for other vehicles looking to turn either into

By PROF. ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA, PFA

Did you know that President Donald Trump and the federal government are ready to tear down ten years of financial law. So now your financial representative does not have to work “in your best interest”? Last month, a federal court stuck down a portion of the Dodd-Frank Act that applied to “retirement” plans. While the law allows the Securities & Exchange Commission to govern, because they have been absent to respond, the government, through it’s Department of Labor and ERISA laws put the fiduciary doctrine in place to protect America’s retirement plans. Now, with the court shutting down the law

By DAVID GREENE

With the naming of Stan Brezenoff as interim chairman of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), we asked residents at local housing complexes the specific problems in their buildings and solutions to the bureaucracy of living in a city-run housing complex. The staircases look like crap. I’ve been here 14 years and they were messed up since I got here. We have rats and mice running around. Maintenance is not doing their job and the residents don’t really care as long as they make it through another day. It’s terrible here. Joseph Liborsi Fort Independence Houses (Kingsbridge) They

37 Year-Old Man Shot Dead Along Perry Avenue

By DAVID GREENE and MARTIKA ORNELLA

Deep remnants of blood stain the sun-drenched street corner where Dwayne Saunders drew his final breath. His last moments defined by a violent foot chase, a crying girlfriend, and a good Samaritan struggling to keep Saunders’ weakening pulse from slowing to an end. Minutes later, ambulances arrive to pronounce Saunders dead at the scene. “I tried to help him out as much as I can,” said the would-be savior, who only went by James, 31. He remembers using napkins from a nearby bodega to absorb the streams of blood gushing out of Saunders. Police say Saunders suffered gunshot wounds to