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The Herbert H. Lehman Food Bank has supplied Lehman College’s student community with canned goods and produce for five years now. Now, the school’s new food justice program demonstrates how both current students and alumni can advocate for combating hunger and malnutrition.

New Lehman program sets sights on ending hunger, malnutrition

Justice is a big word, which can sometimes feel watered down without the actionable steps to actually raise equity. At Lehman College, a new cohort of students has joined forces with celebrity chefs, educators and the campus administration to tackle justice — in the world of food and nutrition. more

By SARAH BELLE LIN | 1/9/22

Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City public schools will reopen as planned on Jan. 3. But there will be greater protocols in place to protect against the surge of the omicron variant.

NYC public schools will re-open Jan. 3, as planned

Even with the omicron variant continuing to spread and administrations about to change, students who attend New York City public schools should still plan to return back to physical campus come Monday. more

STAFF REPORT | 12/28/21

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, center, joined a number of Bronx lawmakers welcoming Vice President Kamala Harris to the borough last October, ahead of votes not only for President Biden's infrastructure plan, but also his signature Build Back Better. Among those in attendance were U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose 'Squad' — which Bowman is a part of — was already warning it would vote against the infrastructure bill if it wasn't considered at the same time as Build Back Better. Now with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin telling Fox News he is no longer backing the legislation, it appears Build Back Better may be dead.

Bowman to White House on Build Back Better: We told you so?

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin may have surprised the White House with his decision Sunday to no longer back President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan. But one lawmaker who wasn't? U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 12/19/21

Mayor Bill de Blasio will require all private sector employees in the city to have at least one vaccination dose by the time they return from the holidays on Dec. 27.

de Blasio will require vaccinations in private job sector

Mayor Bill de Blasio is certainly leaving his mark as he packs up Gracie Mansion. Beginning just after Christmas, anyone who wants to collect a paycheck in New York City will have to be vaccinated. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 12/6/21

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order allowing hospitals to deny non-essential services if they become overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. It comes on the heels of Africa identifying a new variant that some believe could replace the current delta variant that makes up nearly all of New York's current cases.

Hochul on omicron variant: 'It's coming'

New York City has, by far, the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the state. But even that achievement could soon be challenged by the omicron variant — first seen earlier this month in Botswana, and quickly spreading through Africa — and Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants to make sure New York is ready. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 11/27/21

And New York City's most popular books are ...

It’s the end of yet another year, and while most of New York City is back in business, there is still a lot of reading going on. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 11/26/21

Getting back to class might soon mean mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students if a law making inoculation a requirement passes the state legislature. Schools already are encourage physical distancing and masks for in-person activities.

Pencils, notebooks, now COVID vaccine?

The leaves are changing color, and with that we change seasons. That typically signifies new beginnings, but even with coronavirus infection rates falling across the city, there are still fears another surge could be on the horizon. more

By SARAH BELLE LIN | 11/8/21

For the first time in 19 months, the front doors of the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts reopened, welcoming audiences to hear Puerto Rican sensation Andy Montañez. When the venue shut down in March 2020, many longtime patrons chose not to accept refunds — a key factor that allowed the center to reopen this month.

Lehman Center welcomes home audience — finally

One of the Bronx’s largest cultural institutions, the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, reopened this month after a 19-month hiatus in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. more

By TRINA MANNINO | 10/17/21

A woman sits outside of the West 238th Street Rite Aid, one of many in the city who are homeless. Some say she could be joined by so many more unless New York’s now-expired eviction moratorium is not re-upped. Gov. Kathy Hochul could call for a special session to address the moratorium as early as Wednesday.

Could eviction moratorium return?

Time’s up! The eviction moratorium has expired. After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s federal eviction moratorium, it’s now up to states like New York to help keep tenants financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic in their homes. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 9/6/21

Riverdale Temple rabbi Thomas Gardner says that with in-person services returning, the High Holidays at his shul will be much closer to normal than they were last year when the coronavirus pandemic forced those same services to take place remotely. However, anyone attending in-person services must pre-register, be vaccinated, and remain socially distant from others.

Synagogues celebrate slightly more normal new year

How can religious people come together and celebrate during a global pandemic? That’s a question Jewish communities all over the world are wrestling with for the second straight year as the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur approach. And the Jewish community in this part of the Bronx is no exception. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 9/6/21

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