Writing from New York

New state budget rolls back bail reform

April 11, 2022 for the Hunts Point Express

Credit: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

South Bronxites favor reparations and housing protections: survey

April 8, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald

Public Housing residents demand state funding for NYCHA

March 27, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald

Homeless advocacy group urges Adams, Hochul to fund housing

March 25, 2022 for the Hunts Point Express

Photo: Coalition for the Homeless

DA indicts two Morrisania residents on illegal firearms charges

March 25, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald

Photo: Bronx DA’s office

Capitol riot photographers meet in Melrose

March 17, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald

Non-profit distributes relief, but Bronx fire victims still need homes

March 5, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express

New protections in effect for “deliveristas.” Workers say more are needed.

March 3, 2022 for Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express

Vehicle theft up 178% so far in 2022, police tell community council

March 3, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald

A moon over Kathmandu — in Queens

February 24, 2022 for The Record

The life and times of Nepal’s pioneer of abstract expressionism.

Photo courtesy Bangdel family.

Police rarely arrest landlords for illegal lockouts

February 25, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express

Photo by Jalen Banks on Unsplash

New affordable housing lottery opens in Lower Concourse

Feb. 20, 2022 for the for the Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express

Image courtesy Dittner Architects.

As moratorium ends, tenant organizers fear wave of evictions

Jan. 3, 2022 for the Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express

Photo courtesy of South Bronx Tenants Movement.

Momo Madness in New York City

Dec. 17, 2021 for The Record

Celebrating momos with a street festival in New York City’s Jackson Heights.

Photo credit: Julie Schneider

Department of Homeless Services grilled in City Council hearing

Dec. 10, 2021 for the Mott Haven Herald

Eviction moratoriums during the pandemic have reduced the number of homeless New Yorkers by about 25%, but single-adult homelessness remains near an all-time high.

Photo: Jon Tyson/ Unsplash.

Will new federal funding build NYCHA back better?

Dec. 4, 2021 for the Mott Haven Herald

What Build Back Better could mean for public housing in the South Bronx.

Who is all the new affordable housing for?

Nov. 29, 2021 for the Hunts Point Express and Mott Haven Herald

A data-driven article about affordable housing in the Bronx and New York City as a whole.

Community Board welcomes new 41st Precinct police chief after contentious selection process

Nov. 22, 2021 for the Hunts Point Express

Coverage of the monthly community board meeting.

Photo: Parker E. Quinlan.

Board 2 wants Diamond Club Cabaret out

Oct. 30, 2021 for the Hunts Point Express

Coverage of the monthly community board meeting.

From Diamond Club’s Facebook page.

Many Bronx residents still waiting for rental aid as state assistance program runs out of money

Oct. 28, 2021 for the Mott Haven Herald

Problems in the rollout of New York State’s COVID-19 rental assistance program.

As affordable housing complex nears completion, questions arise about access

Oct. 13, 2021 with Demetria Osei-Tutu and Audrey Nielsen for the Hunts Point Express

Half of the building’s apartments are reserved for residents of Bronx Community District 2, but it is not yet clear how many apartment units will be designated for which income groups.

An artist’s rendering of The Peninsula.

Community Board 2 moves to seek suspension of liquor license at its first fall meeting

Sept. 30, 2021 for the Hunts Point Express

Coverage of the monthly community board meeting.

From Espanola Way’s Facebook page.

Melrose nonprofit helps undocumented workers apply for pandemic aid

Sept. 11, 2021 for the Mott Haven Herald

The Excluded Workers Fund is a new initiative by New York State that supports  undocumented immigrants and other workers ineligible for other pandemic-related assistance, such as stimulus checks or unemployment insurance.