P.U.M.P. Plan to Transform the Grand Concourse
Air pollution has plagued the Bronx for years due to the major boulevards that snake through the borough. Two Columbia University grad students have a plan to address the issue.
The Price of Death
When death touches our lives it brings confusion to the families involved. It can be an emotional and physical strain, and many people are often blindsided by the price tag.
Sistas & Brothas
Sistas and Brothas United is a non-profit with a mission to generate and motivate young leaders in the Northwest Bronx community.
CUNY’s Immigration Law Certificate Program—the Only One in the Country
Everyone seems to have an opinion on immigration, but at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, students are doing something about it.
Look Out for Identity Thieves
They don’t break into your house, but they may rummage through your garbage to take even more valuable assets. Identity thieves commit fraud using personal identification.
The N-Word: Who Has the Right to Use It?
It makes some comedians funnier, and it makes others terribly offensive – depending on the color of their skin.
Bronx Latinos: No Longer a Minority
For years, Latinos have been called America’s fastest growing minority. But in the Bronx, you can’t say that anymore. Here, they are a slowly growing majority. Latinos are the largest chunk of the Bronx population, although not by a big margin.
Back from Iraq
For many war veterans, coming home is about regaining lost time and reconnecting broken links to their lives as civilians.
The Bronx: In Search of a Breath of Fresh Air
The Bronx has one of the highest asthma hospitalization rates in the country. According to a Lehman College Geographic Information Sciences research team, there is a definite link between asthma hospitalization and air pollution in the Bronx.