Campaign funds pour in for Salamanca
Public matching funds could level playing field When you’re running for office, it helps to have friends in high places, the latest campaign finance disclosures in the race to represent Hunts Point,...
View ArticleFrom the editor: Our new city council member
The 17th City Council district One thing is certain about the outcome of the Feb. 23 special election to replace Maria del Carmen Arroyo in the city council: the people of 17th district will be better...
View ArticleFundraising starts for September primary
Former foe among donors to councilman’s re-election bid One of Rafael Salamanca’s most determined political opponents now is among the backers of the new city council member’s re-election, new filings...
View ArticleFrom the editor: Bring less garbage to the South Bronx
On this map prepared by the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance, the black dot marks Metropolitan Transfer Station in Hunts Point. The orange clusters indicate Metropolitan’s customers across the...
View ArticleFor South Bronx educator, it’s easy being green
Green Bronx MachineStephen Ritz. New memoir recounts teaching career Not long ago, Stephen Ritz was a teacher in the Bronx, beset by indifferent, or sometimes hostile, administrators while he labored...
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