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Ruth Mullen, a Johnson Avenue-based writer and politico, was killed Tuesday after a turning express bus struck her while crossing the street. She was 68.

Express bus kills local politico just outside her Johnson Avenue home

Friends and family are waking up Wednesday morning to discover one of the community's more prolific voices has been lost. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/8/21

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

Hispanic tenants at Marble Hill Houses say they feel like they’re treated differently because of a language barrier between themselves and those who work for the New York City Housing Authority that manages the buildings. Community Board 8 last year released a Spanish language version of its 2017 housing guide, in hopes of breaking down some of the city’s more complex landlord-tenant laws.

Housing challenging enough without language barriers

For Spanish-speaking residents like Stephanie Rodriguez, housing resources can be very limited. Living at Marble Hill Houses, Rodriguez often finds it difficult to get the help she and her family needs when it comes to some of the even most basic issues. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 8/29/21

A homeless man sits on the steps of Woodlawn’s subway station just a stone's throw from a men's overnight shelter. Some in this part of the Bronx are concerned the city's hasty move to transfer homeless people back to congregate shelters and out of the hotels they stayed in during the height of the coronavirus pandemic may result in more loitering and trespassing issues, disrupting residential and retail neighborhoods.

Were homeless rushed out of hotels, back to shelters?

Tony Edwards says he’s witnessed some activity at Marble Hill Houses he believes is evidence of just how hasty a move it was from Mayor Bill de Blasio to relocate homeless people out of the coronavirus pandemic-era hotel rooms they were staying in. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 8/7/21

Senior center reopens as New Beginnings

The Riverdale Y Senior Center has reopened, and it has a new name — one befitting the very times we now live in. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 7/11/21

Up until recently, a noisy and illegal rooster was living in Ploughmans Bush. But thanks to the efforts of a few involved with the Riverdale Sunday Market, the early-rising bird is now living in a much more suitable home: the Orchards of Concklin in Rockland County.

Finding a feathered friend a forever family upstate

There are many things one might find at the Riverdale Sunday Market. Some fresh fruit and vegetables, perhaps. Or maybe even some artisanal soaps or a food scrap drop-off. But just recently, one feathered neighborhood resident found himself a new upstate home there. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 7/11/21

Paulette Shomo is still active in her Marble Hill Houses community after living there for more than a half-century. For her, it’s seems there was always a struggle in managing three different council members for a single community, but admits having that much representation can be advantageous as well.

Three councilmen, one NYCHA community

Marble Hill Houses is one of the more unique public housing complexes in the city. It straddles the border shared by both the mainland borough and Manhattan, creating a community where residents in one building could be represented by a completely different set of elected officials than those immediately next-door. more

By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ | 7/5/21

The Berrien family was laid to rest in the Kingsbridge Burial Grounds in Van Cortlandt Park. Nearby were burials for enslaved Africans on land that will finally be consecrated June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.

Enslaved African burial ground finally consecrated

It’s no secret the United States was one of many countries practicing slavery centuries ago — and not just in the south. more

By BRENDAN O’SULLIVAN | 6/20/21

Loor, Jude, Luke and Joseph Nasser were four of the featured personalities in the short film ‘Dog Poop.’ Filmed by father Nicola, the video was one of 32 included in the third annual New York City Public School Film Festival.

Family discovers a different kind of ‘YouTube Poop’

Crap happens. But when it interferes with a fun winter activity, it’s bound to face displeasure from some of the city’s younger residents. more

By ROSE BRENNAN | 6/6/21

Ballet’s Jacques d’Amboise dies

Jacques d’Amboise, a nationally renowned ballet dancer who in later years taught dance for free to many children across teh city, died Sunday at 86. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 5/8/21

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