On March 20, Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered a statewide lockdown in New York in an effort to flatten the curve . Residents were mandated to remain at home and take protective measures to avoid contracting or spreading the coronavirus.
Bronx Native brand manager and BX Writers founder Josué Caceres worked on his shop and personal projects from the comfort of his home. Despite the mild setbacks, life for Caceres seemed perfectly fine; but things soon took an unexpected turn....
On Sunday, the municipal elections in the Dominican Republic were suspended by the Central Electoral Board (JCE) due to a series of technical difficulties found in the electronic ballot machines used to elect 3,849 positions in 158 municipalities, according to Reuters . Now, hundreds of protesters are taking to the streets, demanding that all of JCE’s board members step down for corruption....
On Tuesday, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg faced swift backlash after a clip resurfaced of the Republican presidential candidate defending the stop-and-frisk policy, which is known to aggressively target Latino and Black men.
Political podcaster Benjamin Dixon posted a one-minute audio clip from a speech Bloomberg gave at the Aspen Institute in 2015 and explicitly claimed Bloomberg’s representatives requested the video not be released. In the clip, we hear the former mayor state that nearly all murderers and murder victims fit one description – they’re minorities...
When you first open the door at 135 Alexander Ave., you seemingly find yourself in a vinyl record shop. Filled with posters of Bob Marley, LL Cool J and Wu Tang Clan as well as a Casio keyboard with a missing key, it’s not unlike other record stores. But when you get to the tall red velvet curtain directly across the entrance, the muffled music playing behind it invites you to cross the threshold.
Four MTV Cribs-esque chandeliers shed light on the scene: A crowd forms as the DJ dances to a Migos song. Beside them, a group of friends laughs hysterically as they pour a glass of mouth-watering sangria, reminiscing about the good old days while sharing plates of crispy chicken, perfectly melted mac ‘n’ cheese, locrio and tres golpes...
