The Bronx Free Press
“That alarm is always ringing, so we weren’t taking it so seriously,” Sawadogo said. “We had no idea it was a danger like that.”
“I thought we’d be dead”
“Pensé que estaríamos muertos”
Community
“I thought we’d be dead”
HONORING THE VICTIMS
HOMENAJE A LAS VÍCTIMAS
"Nuestros corazones están entre los que están de luto en el Bronx hoy"...
Carrying Women’s Stories Forward
Adelantando las historias de mujeres
Que nos tomemos el tiempo para recordar a las mujeres que amamos y admiramos, tanto famosas como conocidas...
Eviction moratorium ends Jan. 15
La moratoria de desalojo termina el 15 de enero
New York State’s eviction moratorium expires January 15...Emergency Rent Relief Program (ERAP) provides applicants with up to 12 months of past-due rent, three months of prospective rental assistance and 12 months of utility arrears payments, regardless of immigration status...
“Facts, not fear”
“Hechos, no miedo”
Mayor Eric Adams said he would make “smart decisions” and “follow the science” to protect New Yorkers from coronavirus, while also vowing to avoid widescale shutdowns similar to what the city implemented during 2020...
Pass on prosecution
Rechazar el enjuiciamiento
New Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg does not plan to prosecute offenses like transit fare evasion, prostitution and marijuana misdemeanors...
New data published on bail reform
Se publican nuevos datos sobre la reforma de la fianza
Los nuevos datos publicados sobre la reforma de la fianza muestran que menos del uno por ciento de los adultos liberados antes del juicio en la ciudad de Nueva York son arrestados nuevamente por delitos no violentos o violentos cada mes...
Double Period
Se duplicarán las pruebas Covid para estudiantes
The city is doubling the amount of Covid-19 testing in public schools once classes resume from holiday break on January 3...
$20.5 million awarded for anti-gun violence programs
20.5 millones de dólares para programas contra la violencia armada
New York City has received a $20.5 million federal grant to support ongoing work by Cure Violence providers as part of the city’s Crisis Management System (CMS) network – chosen from a pool of 36 government applicants...
Suicide and the Holidays
El suicidio y las fiestas
The truth is that if you are concerned about someone during these holidays, perhaps the single most generous gift you could give them would be your time, and attention, and loving concern...
How can we laugh?
¿Cómo podemos reírnos?
"¿Cómo podemos reír en un momento en que la vida es tan difícil y hay tanto sufrimiento en el mundo?". La risa nos ayuda a formar vínculos sociales. Compartir una buena risa con alguien alivia el estrés y genera confianza...
Surge Strategy
Estrategia ante la ola
Con el número de casos de Covid-19 aumentando vertiginosamente en todo el estado de Nueva York, la gobernadora Kathy Hochul anunció un plan para mitigar un aumento en invierno del coronavirus teniendo disponibles vacunas, vacunas de refuerzo, pruebas y mascarillas...
