To the editor: The federal budget process can often seem distant and convoluted. However, the upcoming budget decisions could have a profound impact on the Bronx and our own 15th Congressional District. more

To the editor: During the Covid-19 pandemic, New York City froze. In particular, health care services froze in their tracks under the strain and demand, and shifted to responding to this new … more

The irony of Jordan Neely’s chokehold death at the hands of a so-called vigilante coming 16 years after his mother, Christie Neely, was fatally strangled and decapitated by her boyfriend, is not lost on anyone. more

(re: “Proposed charter middle school raises tension,” April 26) It always brings a wry smile to my face when I read pronouncements by the International Leadership Charter High School describing how it intends to deal with the issues the community has raised with regard to the micro-monstrosity middle school it’s proposing to build, on a parallelogrammatic 5,000-square-foot lot. more

To the editor: I am Morgan Evers, one of two of your elected state Democratic Committee members representing the 81st Assembly District. The district I represent comprises the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Woodlawn, Van Cortlandt Village, Fieldston and Wakefield. more

To the editor: May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time set aside for further reflection on mental illness and the things that might be done to improve the lives of those so afflicted.  more

To the editor: This June 27, Bronx Democrats will nominate their candidate for district attorney in the November general election. Our choice will be between the incumbent, Darcel Clark — … more

To the editor: Back in 2021, Mayor Eric Adams ran on a campaign promise to increase the city’s parks department budget to 1 percent of the city’s overall budget. But here we are in 2023, and the parks department continues to run on fumes at 0.6 percent.  more

To the editor: As I write this letter, it is not clear if Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state legislature will do the decent and honorable thing for tipped restaurant workers when they finally complete the new state budget. more

To the editor: Scientific research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology was partially funded by the Anthony Fauci-led National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which funneled the money via the New York-based EcoHealth Alliance. more