Source: Bronx Ink
Bronx Muslims See Disconnect From Images Overseas
Muslim leaders and worshipers from mosques in Parkchester and Morris Park said that the images of violent protests from Muslims abroad conflict with the way they live and worship as followers of Islam.
New Yorkers Ramp Up Outcry Against Stop-and-Frisk
Recent police shootings of unarmed men has put the spotlight back on stop-and-frisk. The Uptowner and Queens Chronicle reported on action taken by protesters and elected officials. Bronx Ink collected the stories of 33 Bronx residents.
Blue Brooklyn has a Few Solidly Red Districts
Tucked away in a sea of blue, several neighborhoods in Brooklyn consistently vote Republican. The Brooklyn Bureau highlighted these areas, some of which not only lean Republican but vote heavily in the party's favor.
Mosque, synagogue share one roof
Only in New York? Bronx Ink reports that every weekend a rabbi walks 15 miles from Brooklyn to conduct services at a mosque in the Bronx. For more than two years, members of the Chabad of East Bronx have been worshipping at a shul inside an Islamic Center.
Africans, Albanians, Bengalis thrive in Bronx
Ethnic communities are making progress in the Bronx. A series of reports in The Bronx Ink highlights three groups that experienced significant growth spurts in recent years.
Kids get library? Company gets what?
For-profit companies help schools with dwindling budgets but is it purely goodwill?
Bengalis say hate crime lay behind murder
Bengalis living in the Northwest Bronx believe a Bengali man who was murdered in his Bedford Park apartment was targeted because of his ethnicity.
Finding Ethiopian marathoners in the Bronx
The Bronx is home to 14 athletes from Ethiopia. While New York offers opportunities for them, they face many challenges.
Bronx parks wait for their own clean-up
In the Bronx, parks are as dirty as ever. No one seems to care, except the people who live there.
