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The Happy Land Fire – 20 Years Later
For related audio slideshow, click here. BRONX — Every year at the end of March, Maria Romero makes her annual pilgrimage to the site of the Happy Land memorial, a … Continue reading
Remembering Happy Land – 20 Years Later (Audio Slideshow)
Franco Mena, Bronx resident and soccer referee, remembers the Happy Land fire.
AIDS Group Finds Alternative Means of Educating Hondurans
It’s Saturday morning, and four small children are taking free art classes inside an unmarked Bronx brownstone in Morrisania. Nine-year-old Dell Thomas is drawing a portrait of his favorite character, … Continue reading
NY Hondurans Brave the Cold for Soccer
It’s an unseasonably cold Saturday in October at Ferry Point Park in the Bronx and the harsh wind lashes unmercifully, punishing anyone who isn’t completely covered with clothing from head … Continue reading
Hondurans Protest in Union Square.
A crowd of more than 60 people gathered in Union Square Park on Tuesday in support of the deposed Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, whose recent reentry into the country he … Continue reading