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New allies join FreshDirect foes
Sustainable South Bronx, Greenworker Cooperatives and the Bronx Council on Environmental Quality have joined the opposition to FreshDirect’s move to the Harlem River Yards.
FreshDirect scales back project
FreshDirect has scrapped plans to build a parking lot for its trucking operations on a three-acre parcel on the Harlem River Yard property where it plans to relocate. Instead, the food delivery company says it will keep its trucks on a larger parcel closer to where its new 500,000 square foot central facility would be [...]
Startup offers home nursing
A Bronx-based startup plans to offer affordable home nursing care to residents of the South Bronx and other underserved communities after winning the New York Public Library’s StartUP! business plan contest in October. Curatio will begin serving the public in 2013 to provide a service the agency’s founder says is urgently needed in the neighborhood.
Grocery group announces opposition to FreshDirect
Residents and activists opposed to FreshDirect’s move to Port Morris gain a powerful ally.
FreshDirect brings hobbled trucks to Port Morris
Activists cry foul when they learn the food delivery company has parked trucks damaged in Hurricane Sandy on its riverfront lot.
