City Councilmember Ritchie Torres and Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work have announced a series of mental health...
Tag Archives: safety
Care Cafés
Nixon’s Fake News
Noticias falsas de Nixon
Todos tienen el derecho de postularse para cargos electos. Si usted cree que tiene la mejor combinación de ideas y experiencia...
Advocating for “Junior’s Law”
Abogando por la “Ley Junior”
In response to the stabbing death of 15-year-old Lesandro (Junior) Guzmán-Feliz, two Bronx legislators are seeking to compel small businesses...
More than 800 NYCHA kids tested positive for lead, city admits
Más de 800 niños de NYCHA dieron positivo para plomo, admite la ciudad
As many as 820 children in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments tested positive for elevated levels of lead in recent years...
Protect our Physicians
Proteger a nuestros médicos
June 30th marked the one-year anniversary of a fatal shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in my district. One patient and multiple physicians...
Battle on the Bridge
Lucha libre
"¡Sin odio, sin miedo! ¡Los inmigrantes son bienvenidos aquí! "¡Trump, escucha! ¡Estamos en la lucha!" El calor sofocante solo pareció...
A Safer Slumber
Un sueño más seguro
Marlene Catana always kept her baby close. In fact, for the first few months of his life, she slept with Julian, now 15 months old, in the same...
Civilian Complaint Review Board to Hold Community Board Meeting
La Junta de Revisión de Quejas Civiles organizará reunión de Junta Comunitaria
The Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) will hold its monthly Board meeting at the McKinley Community Center in the Bronx...
Disruptive Forces
Fuerzas disruptivas
El salvaje asesinato a puñaladas de Lesandro "Junior" Guzmán-Feliz, de 15 años de edad, afuera de una bodega de Belmont el 20 de...
“What is happening?”
“¿Qué está pasando?”
Los llantos aún estallan repentinamente, al igual que los gritos de justicia. Las aceras están alfombradas con velas, que se multiplican...
A new stop-and-frisk moment
Un nuevo momento de detención y cacheo
I have believed for a long time that child welfare needs its own “stop-and-frisk moment.” Though stop-and-frisk was a police tactic for...
#SaveALife campaign aims to help prevent overdoses
Campaña busca ayudar prevenir las sobredosis
With opioid overdoses at an all-time high, the Alliance for Positive Change has created a new campaign to raise funds to provide...