There are thirty-nine members in the City Council Participatory Budgeting Program where one million dollars is set aside to go to items in each council district that the voters choose. This is the first year that Councilman Mark Gjonaj is […]

Saturday Evening Lane Avenue in Westchester Square was closed to all traffic and turned into a pedestrian mall with tables and chairs, a giant inflatable slide, and a movie truck to show a movie when sundown arrived, Children enjoyed the […]

A Tribute to the Life and Legacy of Claudette Colvin   Sixty-five years ago on an Alabama bus fifteen year old Claudette Colvin (a black teenager in the 1950’s) refused to give her seat to a white woman. The bus […]

Wednesday night the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) joined with housing advocacy group NIDC, Councilman Mark Gjonaj, and Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez to present a Homeowner and Landlord Resource Fair at Maestros. Seven New York City agencies were on […]

Ydanis Rodriguez becomes number twelve to say that he is running for the 15th Congressional seat of retiring Jose Serrano. While State Senator Gustavo Rivera and former Assemblyman Eric Stevenson withdrew to run for their old seats in Albany that […]

Condemning the worsening of income inequality and housing insecurity in the Bronx, community organizer and activist Samelys López announced her candidacy Saturday for the U.S. Congress in New York Congressional District 15. “I grew up in this neighborhood, and I’m tired […]

Saturday morning if you walked across Pelham Parkway North at Wallace Avenue there was a giant pile of mulch left for the Friends of Pelham Parkway to place around the trees there.  Over twenty-five people of all ages came to […]

It was Friday afternoon at Billy’s by Yankee Stadium, the Yankees were playing the final game of the season in Texas, and it was a party for teachers of School Districts Seven and Nine here.  The party was to show those […]

Thursday night both Community Board 10 and Community Board 11 held their monthly full board meetings. Councilman Mark Gjonaj who often attends both community board meetings started the night at the Communication Board 10’s meeting where the main subject of […]

With the MTA fifty-five billion dollar capital budget passed earlier Wednesday morning three state legislators, two community board member, the executive director of a nearby hospital, and a wheel chair bound advocate for accessibility cheered the addition of an elevator […]

Since the departure of Joe Thompson as the Executive Director of the White Plains Road Business Improvement District several stores have closed, and his replacement is nowhere to be found. I made several calls that have gone unanswered, stopped in […]

Tuesday evening the Bronx Progressives held a meeting which covered several items. First up was a discussion on Ranked Choice Voting, question one of the ballot proposals for the November General election.  Currently election results are showing that with several candidates […]

Saturday Senator Jamaal Bailey hosted his 2nd annual Unions and Caribbean celebration parade. The parade started on Nereid Ave. / 238th Street and went down along White Plains Rd. to PS 41. The event featured the vibrant colors and culture found […]

The monthly rally outside of 2800 Bruckner Boulevard took place Saturday morning. In all thirty-five people were on hand to hear the latest news. Egidio Sementilli went over where the community stands. All local elected officials were on board, but […]