Jane Aoyama-Martin, 62, has been an attorney for 38 years. Born in Hawaii, she attended college and law school in California and has lived in New York… Read more “LAW & ORDER: Providing Legal Aid and Mentorship”
Category: Bronx
With Momentum from #MeToo, NYC Human Rights Commission Holds Hearing on Workplace Sexual Harassment
Attorney Dina Bakst stood behind the lectern, her voice shaking. She told the story of Louisa, a low-wage supermarket worker whose former supervisor had frequently instructed her… Read more “With Momentum from #MeToo, NYC Human Rights Commission Holds Hearing on Workplace Sexual Harassment”
Job Fair Provides Second Chance for Young Offenders
In 2015, Jonathan, 20, started studying criminal justice at Borough of Manhattan Community College. He dreamed of one day becoming a lawyer. But a year later, in… Read more “Job Fair Provides Second Chance for Young Offenders”
NYC’s Worst Landlords Announced
If you’re a New York landlord who mistreats tenants, consider yourself on notice. Public Advocate Letitia “Tish” James released the latest “Worst Landlords Watchlist” on Tuesday. The… Read more “NYC’s Worst Landlords Announced”
HEALING GOTHAM: Mapping out the Bronx
Bethany Hogan doesn’t consider her work to be a regular 9-5 job. On an average day, she balances paperwork and hosts neighborhood meetings with the goal… Read more “HEALING GOTHAM: Mapping out the Bronx”
South Bronx Residents Offer Ideas for Renovating St. Mary’s Park
In 2001, Hakiem Yahmadi’s son, James, was shot and killed by a gang member on Willis Avenue, two blocks away from St. Mary’s Park in the… Read more “South Bronx Residents Offer Ideas for Renovating St. Mary’s Park”
Pushing a Resolution to Expand Foreign Language Instruction
Fatoumata Waggeh, 25, is planning to attend the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia next year with hopes of going into public interest law. But right… Read more “Pushing a Resolution to Expand Foreign Language Instruction”
Hoping to Spark Activism, Anti-Trump Protesters March from Harlem to the Bronx
At noon on Sunday, members of the ANSWER Coalition, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and other volunteers gathered in the basement of the Justice Center en… Read more “Hoping to Spark Activism, Anti-Trump Protesters March from Harlem to the Bronx”
Cleaning And Greening The Bronx
A group of volunteers spent a Saturday morning picking up trash, plucking out weeds and pruning dead branches in Port Morris, an industrial neighborhood in the southwestern Bronx.
The workload was much heavier than they expected. “It’s pretty gross, pretty dirty,” said a volunteer after seeing small bits of trash scattered around a tree.
“For a long time, the Bronx has been neglected,” said Rosemarie Miner, the volunteer programs coordinator for the New York Restoration Project. “I think we need people to feel like their home is a sacred and valuable place. I hope the work we do can make them feel a little bit more at home.”
Fans Ride Vintage Train To Yankees Opening Game
Baseball lovers and train enthusiasts took a special ride this week.