Topic: Jose Rivera

Bronx Dem Party Boss Carl Heastie has been sitting for more than a year now on nominating a new executive director for the city Board of...

Rodents torment residents at Marcy Houses

The giant rat may be gone, but the kids at the Marcy Houses are still terrified of the gangs of smaller rodents lurking around the grounds.....

Residents fear rat invasion

The giant rat may be gone, but the kids at the Marcy Houses are still terrified of the gangs of smaller rodents that scamper across the grounds.....
What is really good with Jay-Z's old hood? In the works of Amy Winehouse - what kind of f**kery is this??? Giant rats - bigger than cats - are...

Man kills giant NYC rat with pitchfork

It sounds like an urban legend: giant mutant-looking rats roaming a city housing project.. . Only there's a picture.. . A photo making the rounds...

Disabled artists display work in Bronx

At first blush, the opening today at BronxArtSpace in Mott Haven seems to be merely a display of vibrant imagery and masterful techniques.. . But...

Bookreview feB99

"Something there is that doesn't love a wall," wrote Robert Frost, questioning the yearly rite of fence mending between New England neighbors. In Trespassing, Mitchell takes us with him across those imaginary lines, as he wanders over his neighbors' farms and ...
Haile Rivera, who once won a dinner with Barack Obama, emailed supporters to say hes dropping out of the race to unseat City Councilwoman Maria Baez of the Bronx.Ive decided to pursue a position in the administration. Not that theres an ...

Ousted Boss Rivera Raising Money for...Rivera

Heres an invitation to an event for recently ousted Bronx Democratic leader Jose Rivera, who, it seems, wants to seek re-election to his Assembly seat. Rivera had come under criticism for using this year's county fund-raiser as a way to generate ...

Heastie Is the New Bronx Boss, Judge Rules

A Democratic operative attending State Senator Ruben Diaz's turkey giveaway here in the Bronx just told me a judge ruled in favor of Assemblyman Carl Heastie, who has been trying for some time now to wrestle control of the Bronx Democratic ...