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Two who work to make a difference
Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Stephanie Rabins.
Neighborhood leadership takes many forms. From organizing farmers’ markets to advocating tenants’ rights, Mott Haven has many residents who work hard to make the their neighborhood a better place to live.
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Changes make for a fruitful season in Mott Haven market
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Stephanie Rabins.
Walk by Padre Plaza on any autumn Wednesday afternoon, and you might be lured through the gates by the smells of something cooking. Follow your nose to the courtyard of this bustling patch of green at the corner of St. Ann’s Avenue and East 139th Street and you’ll find a woman in an apron, preparing [...]
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Community gardeners are optimistic
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by Stephanie Rabins.
But new city rules still have gardeners on guard South Bronx gardeners responded to New York City’s new guidelines for the protection of community gardens with cautious optimism at a town-hall-style meeting at the New School on Oct. 2 that included a panel of local leaders and gardeners. A number of Bronx residents were there [...]
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In new home, Per Scholas creates opportunity
Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by Stephanie Rabins.
When Torrey Hopkins got out of jail in 1999, it was easy for him to find a job. Hopkins, who had done time for a non-violent offense he committed as a teenager, had done well in high school and had good references that landed him a job in information technology. He worked in the financial [...]
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State won’t build new ramps on Deegan
Posted on 24. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.
Blueprint for Mott Haven’s future will take precedence over traffic plan Pummeled by public outcry against a plan to extend the off-ramps on the Major Deegan Expressway, the State Department of Transportation has abandoned the project. Much-needed repairs will be made to the aging roadway over Mott Haven, but the plan to extend the highway’s [...]
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Mott Haven residents denounce plan for Deegan
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.
Longer highway ramps could scuttle city’s plan for the waterfront Plans to rehabilitate the Major Deegan Expressway would destroy Mott Haven’s hopes for a brighter future, residents and public officials told a hearing on Nov. 9 to consider the state Department of Transportation’s proposal. Community voices rang out in opposition to the plan to lengthen [...]
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Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.
Urban farmers won’t rest when the last crop is picked On a warm weekday morning in September, Valeria Cantero arrives at Brook Park, on Brook Avenue between 140th and 141st streets. She opens the gate with a key and locks up behind herself. After leaving her things in the center of the garden, Cantero ducks [...]
