When Angellyh Yambo was fatally shot near her high school in the South Bronx last April, the lives of her family and students from University Prep Charter High School were changed forever. more

To the editor: Many will start the new year with goals to exercise more, eat better and lose weight. January also will be when newly elected public servants or incumbents starting another term … more

To the editor: (re: “Time to make a change at the top,” Dec. 15) Although I am not among the lucky few criticized by acting Unity Democratic Club president Betsey Knapp, as Democratic State Committee member from the 81st Assembly District, I have a few comments to offer. more

To the editor: You likely don’t need me to tell you that children all over the country are suffering the academic consequences of the pandemic, and New York is not an exception. more

To the editor: One of the joys of getting a used record player in the very old days was that it often came with a collection of old 78 rpm records. more

Every evening listening to the news, I am bombarded by advertisements leading me to believe that Medicare Advantage is a Medicare program.  Alert! Medicare Advantage is not traditional Medicare. more

In 2007, I began my career as a New York City public school special education teacher right here in the Bronx. more

To the editor: As a patron of the New York Public Library, I am concerned about the indoor air quality in its branches. more

If you think breathing on the streets of a large city is difficult now, imagine what it was like 50 years ago, when vehicles guzzling lead-based gasoline spewed poison from their tailpipes, and smog was just one of those things everyone lived with. more

To the editor: (re: “Community tired of the same old stolen tire, stolen car story,” Dec. 15) As a long-time Riverdalian who has battled auto theft in the past, I read your recent story with great interest. Your story rightly describes how auto-related crimes are spiking here. more