The Raven #2: Bronx Stories HOME | ALL STORIES | BY AUTHOR | Choose A Neighborhood -- MANHATTAN -- - Battery Park - Central Park - Chelsea - Chinatown - Clinton - East Village - Financial District - Gramercy Park - Greenwich Village - Harlem - Kips Bay - Lenox Hill - Lincoln Square - Little Italy - Lower East Side - Morningside Heights - Murray Hill - Soho - Spanish Harlem - Times Square - Tribeca - Turtle Bay - Upper East Side - Upper West Side - West Village -- BROOKLYN -- - All Over - Bedford-Stuyvesant - Brooklyn Heights - Cobble Hill - Greenpoint - Greenwood Cemetary - Park Slope - Prospect Park - Red Hook - Williamsburg -- BRONX -- About Mapsites.net Main Map New Stories Jewelry Store Robbery by Onyebuchi Chilaka Watching a Fight by Fatou Conteh “03” Blackout by Michael Arce The Time I Almost Got Jumped by Samy Camilo Selling Candy on the Subway by Onyebuchi Chilaka interviewing a young candy seller Incident on 174th Street by Jennifer Navarro They Fought for Him by Jennifer Navarro Fractured by Emi Valerio The Lady Selling Batteries on the 4 Train by Mohammed Sadiq The Guy Who Got Spat On by Tre Gill by by The Bad Days of Morrison Soundview by Shanieka Nelson A Confession of Love by Jennifer Ulloa Block Party by Marquette Frederick New Eyes by Sheena Harris Inspired by Melanie Vega Fighting over a Boy by Jennifer Velez The Water Fight by Claudia Wilson R.I.P. P-NUT by Tisha Bolden Pop Pop Pop by Angel Castillo Caridad on Fire by Shanelle Ceasar Block Party 2003 by Aiesha Collins Claremont Day Disaster by Levanda Ellison My Block by Anthony Estrella The Killing of "Bless" by Angela Franklin Little Kid with a Big Head by Tiarra Harris A Shocking Story by Maria Hernandez Subway Entertainment by Annlaura Hicks Cracking Jokes on the Man with Thick Bifocals by Antigua Martin War at the Chinese Store by Jenee Mitchell A Normal Day by Nidia Montan A Lot, I mean A LOT of Fires by Rodney Morris Two Shoot-outs by Hiendil Ramirez The Old Lady in the Chicken Place by Shayna Robinson Stories By Author Michael Arce June 28, 2004 “03” Blackout - We finally got light back! ...(more) Samy Camilo June 28, 2004 The Time I Almost Got Jumped - It was back in the eighth grade that I almost got jumped. ...(more) Tisha Bolden June 1, 2004 R.I.P. P-NUT - On Mosholu Parkway between Gates and Knox/P-nut from M-Mob he got shot ...(more) Angel Castillo June 1, 2004 Pop Pop Pop - Pop pop pop. That's all I heard. ...(more) Shanelle Ceasar June 1, 2004 Caridad on Fire - Yesterday I was going up my block on Jerome Ave. to get some pizza and across the street the Spanish restaurant named Caridad wa ...(more) Onyebuchi Chilaka June 1, 2006 Jewelry Store Robbery - I was about to cross the street when all of a sudden, I heard an alarm. ...(more) Onyebuchi Chilaka interviewing a young candy seller June 25, 2004 Selling Candy on the Subway - Q: Do you lie about why you want to sell candy? ...(more) Aiesha Collins June 1, 2004 Block Party 2003 - Last year of 2003, my block, which is 183rd Crotona Ave. to 183rd Garden St., had a big block party. ...(more) Fatou Conteh June 1, 2006 Watching a Fight - Why do people like to watch fights? ...(more) Levanda Ellison June 1, 2004 Claremont Day Disaster - Summer, 2001. It was hot hot. ...(more) Anthony Estrella June 1, 2004 My Block - When peace is around/All of a sudden it hits the ground ...(more) Angela Franklin June 1, 2004 The Killing of "Bless" - It was on a sunny day in the summer. Me and my friends chilling having a nice time. ...(more) Marquette Frederick June 2, 2004 Block Party - Every summer there is a special day in which we celebrate the unity of our block, which we call a block party. ...(more) Tre Gill June 4, 2004 The Guy Who Got Spat On - One day I saw something really bizarre. ...(more) Sheena Harris June 2, 2004 New Eyes - I recently bought contacts for the first time. ...(more) Tiarra Harris June 1, 2004 Little Kid with a Big Head - We were all playing in the basketball court. ...(more) Maria Hernandez June 1, 2004 A Shocking Story - It was a Saturday afternoon. ...(more) Annlaura Hicks June 1, 2004 Subway Entertainment - As I step on the D train on 167 St. going downtown to Manhattan, there’s a bum or whatever he is, just trying to make some money ...(more) Antigua Martin June 1, 2004 Cracking Jokes on the Man with Thick Bifocals - One day Midas, Annlaura, and I was coming home from school. ...(more) Jenee Mitchell June 1, 2004 War at the Chinese Store - It was a hot summer day. ...(more) Nidia Montan June 1, 2004 A Normal Day - It was a hot sunny day. ...(more) Rodney Morris June 1, 2004 A Lot, I mean A LOT of Fires - Findlay Avenue and 167th Street is a pretty ordinary block. ...(more) Jennifer Navarro June 6, 2004 Incident on 174th Street - It was May 4, 2004, around 4:30 p.m. It was a hot spring day, everybody blasting music in the cars. ...(more) June 6, 2004 They Fought for Him - There are a lot of things happening on this street 24/7, but sometimes people be doing crazy stuff. ...(more) Shanieka Nelson June 3, 2004 The Bad Days of Morrison Soundview - Morrison Soundview once was known as one of the worst places in the South Bronx. ...(more) Hiendil Ramirez June 1, 2004 Two Shoot-outs - Let me tell you about the Bronx. It’s not always the best place to live in. ...(more) Shayna Robinson June 1, 2004 The Old Lady in the Chicken Place - The most interesting thing I saw was when I was in the chicken place near where I live at in the Bronx. ...(more) June 4, 2004 - ...(more) June 4, 2004 - ...(more) Mohammed Sadiq June 5, 2004 The Lady Selling Batteries on the 4 Train - Last week, I was on the 4 train, as usual, to come to school. ...(more) Jennifer Ulloa June 3, 2004 A Confession of Love - My friend Josue and his best friend/lover on the low were wandering around 161 by Yankee Stadium, bored with nothing to do. ...(more) Emi Valerio June 6, 2004 Fractured - At the bus stop on the corner of Westchester and Evergreen, a lady, who seemed as if she was in her late fifties, was walking ac ...(more) Melanie Vega June 2, 2004 Inspired - Hello, my name is Melanie Vega. I was raised in the Boogiedown Bronx. ...(more) Jennifer Velez June 2, 2004 Fighting over a Boy - It was a normal day at Clark Junior High School in the Bronx. ...(more) Claudia Wilson June 2, 2004 The Water Fight - One day on Merriam and Ogden we had the biggest water fight ever. ...(more)