State officials awarded $5 million in grants to 50 nonprofit organizations that provide services to young people in areas that were targeted for marijuana arrests. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “South Bronx (Bronx, NY)”
Police Fatally Shoot a Man in the Bronx, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2022
The death came just days after officers in the borough killed a 25-year-old man who officials said had fired first during a chase. Source: New York Times
How One Principal Got Students Back to a Bronx Public School
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2021
Last year, 80 percent of students at Public School 5 and half its teachers learned and taught remotely. Source: New York Times
They Were Arrested During the Protests. Here’s What Happened Next.
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
Five New Yorkers describe the night they were arrested while participating in Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Source: New York Times
Graffiti Is Back in Virus-Worn New York
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2020
The city’s coronavirus lockdown and subsequent rise in unemployment have created the perfect conditions for a new generation of graffiti writers. Source: New York Times
‘The City Fumbled It’: How 4 Families Took On the Virus
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
In the South Bronx, the coronavirus had a devastating impact on an already vulnerable population. Residents of public housing didn’t wait for the city to help. Source: New York Times