Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience at Bronx Doc CenterAbout 40 people gathered at the Bronx Documentary Center on Nov. 21 to hear immigrants from Mexico to Mali share their experiences.
South Bronx Pushes for Cleaner ParksBronx locals gathered at an Oct. 21 public meeting to discuss the state of parks, including a New Yorkers for Parks report that found Mott Haven parks coming up short.
Unions criticize high school lunch programsCafeteria workers at a Mott Haven school say DOE policies that have increased the amount of paperwork they have to deal with is bad for them and bad for students.
Fariña Promotes School AttendanceSchools Chancellor Carmen Fariña paid a visit to a Longwood school on the first day of the semester, to promote a new DOE program aimed to curb dropout rates.
A Day in ChichicastenangoEarly Sunday morning I found myself on an uphill shuttle scaling winding roads and crossing lush terrace fields on my way to Chichicastenango.