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Will old Bronx courthouse find new life?
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
The building’s owner seeks a tenant, ready to rent part of it to a health club if more grandiose ideas for the entire building don’t come to fruition soon.
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Windmills and sun power Melrose buildings
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
The Eltona is the first affordable housing development in New York City to qualify for the highest rating a green building can get, called LEED Platinum. The Bronx itself is home to 86 percent of the LEED certified-for-home units in the state.
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Thousands of Mott Haven families face eviction
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
The Homeless Help program helps those facing eviction in Mott Haven and Melrose navigate this stressful situation.
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New mall threatens Mott Haven businesses
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
By Jeanmarie Evelly Jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com Third Avenue and 149th street would be the heart of many cities’ downtown. Shoppers crowd its sidewalks. But many storeowners are worried that the Hub—as the neighborhood is known because its four streets intersect to resemble the hub of a wheel—will not remain the retail heart of the South Bronx. They’re [...]
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Manhattan nonprofit looks to bring jobs to Mott Haven
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
Jeanmarie Evelly jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com A nonprofit with its roots in Manhattan and branches throughout the city has set its sights on the South Bronx, with hopes of bringing jobs to the neighborhood. Fedcap, which creates jobs and trains people who have difficulty finding work to fill those positions, plans to expand its services locally. The organization [...]
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Trees talk on the Grand Concourse
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
By Jeanmarie Evelly jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com The Grand Concourse, the iconic boulevard that stretches along four miles of the Bronx, has 100 years of stories to tell. This summer and fall, Bronx residents are lending their voices to share those stories—through the trees that line the street’s parks and sidewalks. The Tree Museum is the creation of [...]
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Melrose kids get new playground
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
by Jeanmarie Evelly jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com Renovations to the Melrose Playground are finally complete, to the delight of local children and residents. “Happy days are here again, because the playground is open and you get to play in it,” Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe told a crowd of well-wishers in the park on Cortlandt Avenue between East 153rd [...]
