Students Lament Cuts to After School Programs

Posted on 01 July 2010 by Zainab Salawu

The hallways at the High School of Computers and Technology are so quiet at 3 p.m. on weekdays, you could hear a pin drop. Straight after 8th period, students go home. Continue Reading

Comments (78)

New Clubhouse Seen as Neighborhood’s Savior

Posted on 01 July 2010 by Vidal Woods

Pastor William Barbor of Christ’s Life Evangelism Inc., which is across the street from the clubhouse, loves the addition to the neighborhood. “It would develop leaders for tomorrow,” he said. Continue Reading

Comments (0)

A Bronx High School is On the Move

Posted on 01 July 2010 by Sharon Ofori

Students at University Heights Secondary School are upset that their school is moving from its current location on the Bronx Community College campus to the South Bronx High School campus in Morrisania. Continue Reading

Comments (3)

New Highbridge School Too Small, Critics Say

Posted on 01 July 2010 by Ilyasa Bah

Highbridge has been without a middle school for 40 years. Thanks to local residents and community activists, that will change in three years, when a new school opens at 1065 University Ave. near 165th Street. Continue Reading

Comments (28)

Concern Over Train Noise at New Playground

Posted on 01 July 2010 by Haneiro Perez

When the new Yankee Stadium was built, it swallowed up acres and acres of parkland. The city promised to replace the lost parks with new parks and playgrounds in the area, and while their construction has been delayed, local residents are beginning to see the results. Continue Reading

Comments (0)

Harris Field’s Reopening Delayed by Lead Contamination

Posted on 01 July 2010 by Geovanna Borden

Nestled between Lehman College and the Bronx High School of Science is a 15.32-acre plot large enough to hold four baseball fields. But what should be a park bustling with little leaguers and baseball practices is now a giant half-done construction site. Construction began in 2008, and was supposed to wrap up last year. But [...] Continue Reading

Comments (43)

Recent Comments

Recently Popular