When he first met her, she was fighting. Ernesto Tito Salaam laughs a little when he remembers how hard she was swinging. “She was fighting this boy, sizing him up the whole time.” Nearly three decades later, there is still the note of marvel.
“Mommy’s dead”
S.O.S. for small businesses
S.O.S. para pequeños negocios
Go big for small biz. City Councilmember Mark Gjonaj is calling for a comprehensive package of relief measures aimed at keeping small businesses afloat as the coronavirus pandemic...
Coronavirus Testing
Pruebas para el coronavirus
Ahora hay dos sitios de prueba para el coronavirus en el Bronx. El Hospital Jacobi, parte de NYC Health and Hospitals, y Lehman College han comenzado las pruebas sin bajarse del auto y darán prioridad...
A pantry in protocol
La paz, bajo nuevo protocolo
It was early Saturday morning on Willis Avenue. A small line had already formed on March 21 outside the Abraham House, though residents were careful to keep a few feet from each other.
Readers Rejoice
Los lectores se regocijan
Las puertas están cerradas, no las mentes. Si bien todas las sucursales de la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL, por sus siglas en inglés) están cerradas, el sistema está tratando de ofrecer...
Safe Streets
Calles seguras
Major street closures across the city- including the Bronx- are being enacted to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Starting Thursday, the Grand Concourse, from East Burnside Avenue to East 184th Street...
Box of Bounty
Animo y alimento
Granos frescos y frutas. Leche y verduras. Un tipo único de mercado al aire libre, esta colección de productos agrícolas, granos y bebidas se guardó en cientos de cajas de cartón marrón cuidadosamente empaquetadas.
Recovery is a Verb
Recuperación es un verbo
When will it end? How many more days until it is over? All of us are asking these questions every day about COVID-19. It's natural that we do so. This is the way we typically frame our questions about ill health. Most of us think of recovery as an endpoint, and endpoints are important.
New Standard in the Square
Nuevo estándar en Square
La rutina nunca ha sido más bienvenida. Anna Rodríguez tiene una hija en sexto grado y, en estos días, un día típico ha sido difícil de encontrar, o de definir. Ambas han encontrado consuelo en School in the Square...
Remedy by Reyes
El remedio de Reyes
Staying indoors is proving painful for Karines Reyes. It’s not the digital classroom that is taxing the mother of two young boys. And her patience is not being tested by hours of video conferencing.
Crisis builds in the Bronx
La crisis se alista en el Bronx
Nueva York es ahora el ojo de la tormenta. El estado, con mas de 1,500 casos reportados de casos positivos de coronavirus hasta el momento, está en el epicentro de la pandemia en los Estados Unidos.
$3.2 billion loss in tax revenue: Comptroller
Pérdida de $3.2 mil millones de dólares en ingresos fiscales: contralor
Prioritize - and be prudent. Fearing a massive loss of tax revenue due to business shutdowns related to the coronavirus, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is asking the city...