Articles About Bronx
Yes, we have no (local) strawberries
Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market has it all — but don't look for seasonal fruit grown in New York State ⧸ Full Story
Free market
Hunts Point produce merchants open to consider all options — including Jersey ⧸ Full Story
Can 15,000 trucks be good neighbors?
As city and Hunts Point produce wholesalers negotiate over the city's central market, the environmental future of the South Bronx hangs in the balance ⧸ Full Story
How we farmed the numbers on fruit and veggie origins
Government bean-counters track hundreds of different food items trucked into the Bronx each week ⧸ Full Story
Missing the market
The Hunts Point produce co-op supplies more than half of the fruits and vegetables in the city — and its threatened move to New Jersey could be very bad news for independent grocers and restaurants ⧸ Full Story
And the race goes on (slowly)
Candidates continue to campaign in a competitive Bronx contest for City Council ⧸ Full Story
City nursing homes suffer painfully high rate of bedsores
Rate 50 percent higher than national average despite federal program to combat scourge; Brooklyn, Bronx homes are state's most afflicted ⧸ Full Story
Hospital troubles leave taxpayers on hook to pay back state loans
A billion-dollar state borrowing program will soon have to pay back bondholders, with $81 million budgeted this year ⧸ Full Story
Bronx ministry lures addicts from Puerto Rico aloft promise of salvation
Ministry of Christian Renovation has brought thousands of men from Puerto Rico to New York, for treatment that relies on prayer and welfare funds ⧸ Full Story
State judiciary vows to reverse troubled Bronx criminal court merger
A move to have the same judges hear both misdemeanor and felony cases blamed for years-long delays in Bronx trials ⧸ Full Story
School construction budgets lag need for new seats, Council told
Education official says more than 16,000 spots need building but lack funds ⧸ Full Story
Where Albany legislators drew (and redrew) district lines
A timeline of the redistricting process so far ⧸ Full Story
The Daily Q: How long does it take for a criminal case to go to trial?
The right to a speedy and public trial is written into the sixth amendment of the U.S. Constitution, but reports of New York City court delays suggest that doesn’t guarantee a criminal defendant will get one. Today the Daily News highlighted a backlog in the Bronx that leaves accused felons waiting in jail for as long as… ⧸ Full Story
Bronx cop on trial for false testimony in marijuana bust
Detective Debra Eager pleaded guilty to three counts of perjury ⧸ Full Story
FreshDirect rings up deal to expand in New York City
Nearly $90 million in benefits will ease food distributor's entry into the Bronx ⧸ Full Story
Rangel ridicules proposals to shift his district out of Manhattan
Harlem Congressman says 'I'll be damned if I want the district to go to Mt. Vernon' ⧸ Full Story
Trump golf deal leaves city responsible for Bronx landfill cleanup
Contract calls on Parks Department to step in if contaminants are found ⧸ Full Story
The Daily Q: How far off course does Trump’s golf course deal fly?
How far off course does Trump’s golf course deal fly? This week, the city Franchise and Concession Review Committee will vote on an agreement between the city Department of Parks and Recreation and real estate mogul Donald Trump, which will put him in charge of the long-delayed Ferry Point golf course in the Bronx for a… ⧸ Full Story
Promised Bronx park overhaul a year late and counting
Williamsbridge Oval improvements were promised with construction of water filtration plant in nearby Van Cortlandt Park ⧸ Full Story
Rite of autumn: Community boards play budget lottery
The city's 59 community boards each submit a wish list for city capital spending — and rarely get what they want ⧸ Full Story