By Youmna Sukkar A four-story, 34-year old Bronx homeless shelter in Mount Eden is relocating less than a mile away to a newer, but downsized building. The shelter, currently operated by HELP USA, is due to open in 2026, according to HELP USA’s Chief Strategy Officer Stephen Mott. HELP Bronx Morris Avenue, which has an operating...
By Youmna Sukkar Following a two-month summer hiatus, Bronx Community Board 4 met last Tuesday night to raise a sweeping breadth of concerns, ranging from safety and sanitation concerns to a spike in moped robberies. Assembly Member Landon Dais of the New York State Assembly for the 77th District opened with “somewhat good news” from...
By Jesús Marrero Suárez, Melena Rodriguez, Emily Stevenson, Michael Walsh and Youmna Sukkar Historically redlined Black and Brown communities can’t escape the heat This story was produced in partnership with the Boston University Justice Media co-Lab. Judith Foster has always enjoyed the warm weather. She used to spend long days basking in the sun’s comforting glow as a child in Jamaica....