Attacks Spur Help For Bronx Africans
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010Prompted by growing numbers and a spate of attacks against African immigrants, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is forming an African Advisory Council.
Bronx
Karina Ioffee
STRONG CONCERNS: "I don't feel very safe," says Banu Jawara (above), a 34-year-old immigrant from Gambia.
Albanian Pride on Display in Bronx
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009In Bronx neighborhoods that have long enjoyed cannolis, veal parmigiana, tiramisu and other
things Italian, it’s the local Albanian community’s turn to show some ethnic pride.
Capping Off A Big Yankee Season
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Li Huang came out a winner this season.
He designs and sells more than 60 different kinds of custom Yankees hats – in styles from leather to camouflage – at his cap store. This season’s big seller: a cap with a 2009 World Series logo.
Farmers Market Gets Bronx Boost
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Tucked into the parking lot of the New Fulton Fish Market in Hunts Point is the city’s only wholesale farmers market — and now it’s getting a boost from a $296,000 grant to the Council on the Environment of New York City, which runs farmers markets in all five boroughs.
The council will manage the market, which moved this year from its long-time location near Yankee Stadium, as its latest Greenmarket. All 50 others are retail markets.
