At a highly anticipated meeting on Thursday night, Bronx Community Board 11 voted to create a committee to consider the demotion of two leaders embroiled in controversy after the publication of a letter by vice chair Albert D’Angelo disparaging Black people. In an executive session closed to the public, the board voted 24 to 11 […]
Jonathan Custodio
Jonathan is THE CITY’s Bronx reporter, where he covers the latest news out of the city’s northernmost borough.
Posted inMental Health
Help, Not Jail, Now Under Construction for People With Mental Illness
After 10 years of advocacy, a residence for people with mental illness who would otherwise be incarcerated for felonies is finally on its way to The Bronx. Hope House is officially breaking ground Tuesday in Crotona, promising to house 16 people at a time who have conditions such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. The Greenburger […]
Posted inPolitics
Rezoning Vote Shattered Voters’ Trust in Defeated Bronx Councilmember
Councilmember Marjorie Velázquez’s last-minute decision, under pressure from City Hall, to support a rezoning plan in her district explains how she ended up losing her seat, receiving just 47% of the vote in a district where 61% of voters are registered Democrats. Her reversal from opposition to support of a proposed 349-apartment Throggs Neck housing […]
Posted inElections
Bronx GOP Council Win Adds Historic Note to Otherwise Quiet Election Night
Republicans in the City Council got a surprise win in Tuesday’s election, as a progressive Democrat in a politically mixed area of The Bronx couldn’t hang on to her Throggs Neck seat. Elsewhere in the city, Democrats appeared to hold on to competitive southern Brooklyn seats and exonerated Central Park Five activist Yusef Salaam sailed […]
Posted inElections
Republican Council Candidates Hope To Pick Up Seats in Low-Turnout Election
There’s one more day to vote in New York’s off-year local election. So far, it’s been an off year for turnout, too: hardly 85,000 of the city’s nearly 3.5 million voters came to the polls during the early voting period, which ended on Sunday. With few people showing up to vote, there’s room for surprises, […]
Posted inThe Bronx
Column Demeaning Black People Sparks Bronx Community Board Demotion Vote
An offensive newspaper column and an unapologetic “apology” could lead to a rare shake-up on a Bronx community board. Bronx Community Board 11 members voted 20 to 7 on Thursday to move forward with a full board vote on Nov. 30 that would create a committee to consider demoting Vice Chair Albert D’Angelo and Chair […]
Posted inSouth Bronx
Major Bronx Waterfront Complex Opens with 542 Subsidized Apartments
Phase one of the Hip Hop Museum’s campus is complete, bringing hundreds of apartments to the South Bronx. L+M Development Partners, real estate agency Type A projects, BronxWorks, The Hip Hop Museum, and several elected officials unveiled 542 units of subsidized housing and 2.8 acres of public space on the Harlem River waterfront in the […]
Posted inMarijuana
Deluge of Pot Shop Proposals Leaves Community Boards Dazed and Confused
One week after New York state opened the permit process for legal cannabis shops to the general public, community boards across the city have been bombarded by submissions that they are struggling to review. Under the state’s 2021 law, a retail applicant must notify their local community board at least 30 days before submitting their […]
Posted inHospitals, Immigrants, The Bronx
Family of Woman Whose Body Was Lost for Days in Health Clinic Stairwell Seeks Justice, Closure
People gathered outside of Montefiore’s Family Health Center to honor Sary Mao’s life with a Buddhist ceremony that can be especially meaningful to Cambodians who fled the genocide there.
Posted inMaternal Health, The Bronx
This Bronxite Died Weeks After an Emergency C-Section. Her Family Wants Answers, and Changes.
Black women in New York City are nine times more likely to die as a result of childbirth. Elaina Boone’s loved ones say she shouldn’t have become part of that terrible statistic.