Classes half-full, but hard to be optimistic
Demoralizing. That’s what Naomi Sharlin called her first day back at school. The omicron variant continues to take the coronavirus to new record highs in infection rates, but New York City schools vow to stay open. Yet, that doesn’t mean many are comfortable making a return.
Heating issues plague NYCHA
The new year started in the 20s with a threat of snow that never came. But for many living at Fort Independence Houses, the fear wasn’t about getting to work or school — it was about simply staying warm.
Reckoning with Jan. 6 uprising — a year later
This week marks a year since U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman was first sworn into Congress. But it also marks the anniversary of a much darker event in both Bowman’s and the country’s memories: The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
New York breaks another record in COVID cases, but there is hope
New York once again set a new high in the number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day, surpassing the previous record set Jan. 1. Yet, positivity rates as a whole appear to be flattening.
Marvin Goodman, 94, passed away Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. A Bronx resident since childhood, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife Phyllis, and his brother Irving.
Clouds over Vannie, and how to chase them away
Big Mike loved Jackson Pollocks. Paint like rain. A palette of chaos. In life, art was just one of his many havens. Soccer was another, but not in the Thursday night barstool sense. He enjoyed watching his son, my friend Matt, coach high school soccer.
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Racism is everywhere we look
I have read every word of Alvin Gordon’s recent letter (re: “White people are victims of racism …
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Don't put shelter on Broadway
The Riverdale Main Streets Alliance and the South Broadway Business Improvement District of Yonkers are …
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Mass murder: New victims, but still same old questions
Four students dead. Six more — plus a teacher — wounded. Can you believe it? Another mass shooting. …
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Keep kids safe with vaccines
As a father of a young child, and the city’s doctor, it has been especially meaningful for me to …
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Please keep using that brain
Kudos to Don Appel and his participation in an Alzheimer’s study.
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Resolutions you can keep
Eighty percent. That’s what U.S. News & World Report says is the number of New Year’s …
