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Tijay Mohammed grew up in Ghana and after immigrating to America he continued to peruse his dream of art. His work is viewed nationally and internationally. Now he lives in the northwest Bronx, not far from Van Cortlandt Park. In 2013, when he immigrated to the United States, he began collecting MetroCards as he was fascinated by them. He uses the cards as ‘leaves’ in his baobab tree art installation in the park.
‘Tree of life’ makes its way to Van Cortlandt Park
At one time Van Cortlandt Park was a plantation that enslaved Africans built into what we know today. Tijay Mohammed, a Ghanaian-born artist, wanted others to know that as he visualized an art installation to bring honor to them. more
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Tess Cohen, a criminal defense and civil rights attorney running against Bronx DA Darcel Clark, says some of her biggest priorities are Rikers Island and lower incarceration rates.
Tess Cohen will steer opposite of Darcel Clark in Bronx DA race
Tess Cohen, a former prosecutor and now criminal defense and civil rights attorney, says if elected as district attorney she will steer in a different direction from the incumbent Darcel Clark. more
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A 27-year-old Kingsbridge man, Jeremy Valencia, was shot fatally outside of 3470 Fort Independence St. on Wednesday, May 17. He was discovered by a neighbor as was bleeding on the street.
Kingsbridge man fatally shot on Fort Independence Street
Police are looking for a pair of men following the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Kingsbridge man outside 3470 Fort Independence St. at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17. more
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A graduate at Manhattan College’s commencement is jubilant as she reaches the stage to receive her diploma Wednesday.
Manhattan sends its students into world
The dress of the day for Manhattan College’s more than 750 undergrads was monastic as they filed into Draddy gymnasium on Friday, May 19, before turning their tassels to the left for their journey to the future. more
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The Van Cortlandt Park Motel, built in 1958, has been converted into a temporary emergency shelter.
Van Cortlandt Motel offers instant shelter, but so few services for new immigrants
Riverdale’s newest residents are settling into their leafy surrounds at the Van Cortlandt Motel — a safe haven, for now, they hope, while they apply for asylum and seek authorization to work legally in the United States. more
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Farrah Kule Rubin will begin her role as district manager of Community Board 8 on June 5.
Community Board 8 introduces new DM
After several meetings to determine who would be hired as district manager, Community Board 8’s search committee found one candidate that stood out from the rest: Farrah Kule Rubin. more
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The New York City Department of Sanitation does not seem to be making much use of a shuttered facility at 4389 3rd Avenue near St. Barnabas Hospital, pictured here on Monday, May 8.
CB8 rejects resolution calling for housing policy changes
Bronx Community Board 8 has rejected a resolution on affordable housing policy in New York City after the land use committee took painstaking efforts to hone the final text and bring it to a vote before the full board May 9. more
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The NYPD is asking for help in identifying the man in this picture who they say slammed a 63-year-old woman to the ground and stole her purse. The robber fled northbound on Broadway in a white Honda Accord.The woman’s stolen purse contained her cell phone, credit and debit cards and about $80 in cash.The woman received minor injuries and was seen by EMS but did not require further medical attention. Anyone with information regarding the robbery is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-8477.
Suspected robber pursued
The NYPD is asking for help in identifying the man in this picture who they say slammed a 63-year-old woman to the ground and stole her purse. more
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Farrah Kule Rubin is the new district manager for Bronx Community Board 8.
Community Board 8 has found its new district manager
Not a single hand rose in opposition or abstention to hiring Farrah Kule Rubin as the new district manager for Community Board 8 on Tuesday, May 9. Following a discussion in executive session, her hiring was approved. more
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After residents of Kingsbridge and local electeds held rallies against the International Leadership Charter High School’s proposed middle school, supporters of the school held their own rally May 10 at the 306 W. 232nd St. construction site. It was led by chief executive and founder Elaine Ruiz-Lopez, Parents United for the International Leadership Charter School and the Black, Latinx, and Asian Charter Collaborative. Some rally-goers spoke to residents via bullhorn across the street.
International Leadership: We’ve had enough
Two back-to-back protests are indicative of the growing tensions at the site of a proposed charter middle school. more
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