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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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Money woes close soup kitchen
Posted on 07. Apr, 2011 by Cheryl Chan.
Mott Haven food pantry may be next The soup kitchen run by the St. Benedict the Moor Neighborhood Center on St. Anns Avenue closed in November, leaving as many as 7,000 patrons a month without a source of breakfasts and hot lunches. Now, its landlord says the food pantry next door, which continues to provide [...]
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Oak Point PO set to close
Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by Bernard L. Stein.
From the Bronx News Network By Rachel Sander Another Bronx post office — the Oak Point Station, located at 839 East 149th St. — is going to close. According to a press release from the United States Postal Service, the Oak Point post office will close its doors on April 22. “Given the extraordinary decline [...]
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Nos Quedamos reopens after shutdown
Posted on 16. Feb, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
Nos Quedamos, Melrose’s leading developer and manager of affordable housing, reopened in late February after a two-week shutdown when a dispute over its leadership forced the organization to close. The organization’s board locked its executive director Yolanda Gonzalez out amid accusations that she used funds improperly while laying off longtime workers. Long time board member [...]
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New jobs coming to Port Morris
Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
Two dozen new “green” jobs are on the way to Port Morris, between now and the end of 2012, most of which will be reserved for low-income residents to fill. Parallel Products, Inc., a facility on E. 138th St. that recycles aluminum, plastic and glass containers, will expand its operations, thanks to nearly $400,000 in [...]
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PeaceLove beckons with a downtown vibe
Posted on 05. Jan, 2011 by Paul Bufano.
New café tries building community with a healthy menu Louis Palma was smiling as he emerged from PeaceLove Café, where he had just bought himself dinner.He paused under the bright blue awning adorned with hearts, peace signs and butterflies to listen to some jazz, and said, “As a musician, I love to see places like [...]
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Bodega owners consider armed defense
Posted on 05. Jan, 2011 by Paul Bufano.
Would guns promote safety or violence? By Paul Bufano Last August a drunken brawl broke out at Sam’s Mini Market Deli and Grocery on Willis Avenue. At one point someone pulled a gun. The bodega’s manager Amar Alseid decided he’d had enough. He wants a gun of his own. Alseid is one of a growing [...]
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New York Rangers sponsor rec center hockey clinic
Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Lisha Arino.
Mott Haven youth can learn how to play hockey, thanks to a free workshop at St. Mary’s Park.
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St. Pius V high school faces closing
Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Lisha Arino.
Faced with declining enrollments and rising costs, the Archdiocese of New York plans to close 32 schools, including a high school in Mott Haven.
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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.
