ANDREW YANG PLEDGES $1 MILLION IN CORONAVIRUS RELIEF TO THE BRONX Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is bringing some financial relief to the Bronx and beyond.Yang announced that he…
CORONAVIRUS TESTING STATIONS IN BRONX IDENTIFIED Lincoln and Jacobi Hospitals and two community-based health centers in the Bronx have been identified as coronavirus testing sites by the NYC Health and…
HUNTS POINT FOOD WHOLESALER EXPANDS DELIVERIES For the first time in the company’s 28-year existence, anyone within a 50-mile radius of its Hunts Point headquarters can go to their website…
Become a participant in the Be A Buddy program- encourage anyone who is vulnerable to either extreme climate emergencies or public health risk to enroll such as elderly/seniors, people who…
CORONAVIRUS TAKES TOLL ON LOCAL RESTAURANTS Delivery apps are urging customers to select “contact-free delivery” when making purchases to avoid the spread of the virus. After selecting the no contact…
Construction of affordable housing complex on former juvenile jail site in Hunts Point set to begin BY DEVIN GANNONA parent at the rally said he has witnessed parents having to…
SAFETY REMAINS A CONCERN FOR HUNTS POINT PEDESTRIANS By Joe Hirsch / April 20, 2019A parent at the rally said he has witnessed parents having to stop their children from…
ABOLITIONISTS SAY NEW JAIL IS NOT NEEDED Larisa Karr / April 13, 2019No New Jails NYC says that while the jail on Rikers Island should indeed be closed, as the…
Mapping Heat Vulnerability to Protect Community Health Mapping Heat Vulnerability to Protect Community Health. Community leaders and scientists from two U.S. cities are combining public health data and heat maps to prepare residents for climate change–related health risks.Read…
Hunts Point: The Bronx Neighborhood That Feeds NYC The neighborhood of Hunts Point sits on a peninsula poking out of the east side of the South Bronx. Not to be…