Archive for 'Government'
Serrano votes against debt ceiling deal
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by Bernard L. Stein.
Congressman José E. Serrano voted against the legislation raising the nation’s debt ceiling, saying the package urged on Congress by President Barack Obama and the leaders of both parties cut necessary programs and failed to raise taxes on the wealthy.
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Melrose Post Office on USPS chopping block
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
The Melcourt post office at 754 Melrose Ave is on a hit list, released by the Postal Service on July 26. The local post office is one of 17 Bronx post offices slated for closing, more than in any other borough in the city.
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Engine 60 is saved from the budget axe
Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by Matthew J. Perlman.
Cowbells rang in the sunlit square in front of the firehouse on 143rd Street and 3rd Avenue on June 29, as chanting residents rejoiced, celebrating the escape of their engine company from fiscal cuts. The city budget had put Bronx fire companies at risk of closure again this year, sparking weeks of protest from worried [...]
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Protesters to city: Leave our firehouse alone
Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 by Matthew J. Perlman.
Losing Engine 60 would imperil Mott Haven, critics say Chanting residents gathered in front of the firehouse on 143rd Street in Mott Haven on June 1, playing drums, hoisting protest signs, and marching against city budget cuts they say could endanger lives. One proposed cut would eliminate Engine 60 from the 143rd Street firehouse, near [...]
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City owes Mott Haven tenants jobs, advocates contend
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Stuart White.
The New York City Housing Authority has reneged on a decade-old commitment to put job-hungry tenants to work making the buildings they live in cleaner and healthier, according to housing advocates. Advocacy groups in the South Bronx are trying to change that.
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9/11 gave birth to Mott Haven enterprise
Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by Kahliah Laney.
When banks refused to help a fledgling company grow, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation stepped in with advice and access to funds.
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Puerto Rican delegates lose ground
Posted on 06. Jan, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
Delegates of Puerto Rico and other US territories will no longer be allowed to vote on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington D.C., one of a number of rule changes brought in by the new Republican majority in the House. Delegates from Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands [...]
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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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Disabled voters voice frustration at polls
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Carmel Delshad.
New polling machines made their debut Nov. 2, but for some disabled voters in Mott Haven who used the ballot marking device, voting was a time-consuming process. Others relied on their attendants for assistance.
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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 [...]
