Talk Bronx New York

Anna Colon, who has diabetes, has cared for grandson Steven Nieves, 17, since he was a baby.

Steven Nieves looked like a guerrilla fighter, walking through the Bronx in his Junior R.O.T.C. uniform. He stood proudly in a tilted black beret and perfectly shined boots as he explained the meaning of an achievement ribbon: He was one of a small group from Bronx Aerospace Academy High School chosen to fly a plane with a flight instructor in recognition of his academic achievement.

“I was the only one stuck in the cloud,” he said, pantomiming trouble with the controls. “There was turbulence.” Read more..

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