Bronx News – Caribbean Life

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, center, with Dominican Republic flag, with honorees and other patrons.

Dominican Republic

Gibson hosts annual DR heritage celebration

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson addressing the Black History Month event.

Black History Month

Gibson hosts annual Black History Month celebration

By Nelson A. King

New York Family

Join us at the 2nd Annual Bronx Charter School Fair on Saturday 2/‌28!

Jerelyn Rodriguez Williams, CEO and co-founder of The Knowledge House, leads the nonprofit’s efforts to expand access to technology education and career pathways for students from underrepresented communities.

Dominican Republic

The Knowledge House builds a pipeline of tech talent rooted in the Bronx

By Tracey Khan

Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels visits Bronx school where he began teaching career

Father drumming on a couch next to his daughter and wife on Kwanzaa

New York Family

Awesome Kwanzaa Events in New York City 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the opening of a new state-funded 21-bed inpatient psychiatric facility to serve youth at the New York City Children’s Center campus in the Bronx on Nov. 24, 2025.

Bronx

Hochul announces 1,000 psychiatric beds opened since taking office

By Nelson A. King

Residents set out compost bins for collection under New York City’s expanded sanitation program.

Bronx

‘Trash Chaos’: New Yorkers frustrated by rollout of City’s new composting rules

By Tracey Khan

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson addressing the Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Andrew Freeman House, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Bronx

Gibson hosts annual DiVA Spa in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Nelson A. King

New York City, NY - During Harlem Week, Governor Hochul signs legislation to celebrate the history and community of Harlem.

Bronx

Hochul signs legislation to celebrate history, community of Harlem

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson addressing the Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Andrew Freeman House, 1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Bronx

‘Enough is enough’: Gibson, Speaker Adams decry inequities facing Black women

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, center, leads Juneteenth Celebration in the Bronx.

Bronx

Gibson hosts Juneteenth ceremony honoring freedom, resilience, and liberation

By Nelson A. King

Visitors explore mixed-media installations during the Indo-Caribbean Arts Exhibition in the Bronx, part of the Oyate Group’s Caribbean Arts Series, which spotlights cultural identity and expression.

Bronx Arts Initiative showcases Indo-Caribbean Culture, powered by Oyate Group

By Tracey Khan

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, (back row, fifth from left) with honorees and family members.

Grenada

Bronx celebrates Caribbean Heritage Month with honors for Caribbean Life and local trailblazers

By Nelson A. King

Governor Kathy Hochul (sixth from left) and other officals celebrate the completion of $45 million NYS Regional Food Hub in the Bronx on June 17, 2025. Hunts Point-Based Food Hub will improve access to healthy foods for underserved populations. Facility will increase food distribution by 600 %, creating 200 new jobs and will connect upstate farms to downstate markets.

Bronx

Hochul celebrates completion of $45M food hub in the Bronx

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough Prez Vanessa L. Gibson addresses a Women’s History Month celebration in the Bronx.

Bronx

Gibson to host Caribbean Heritage celebration

By Nelson A. King

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Elected officials and partners from Airbnb, FIFA, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and New York City Public Schools break ground on a new soccer mini-pitch at PS 112 Bronxwood School in the Bronx.

FIFA World Cup legacy investment brings new soccer mini-pitch to Bronx students ahead of World Cup

Swastikas were found spray-painted near the Orange Trail in Forest Park.

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