Archive for 'Parks'
Faster than fast
Posted on 09. May, 2012 by Joe Hirsch.
Four-year-old Tamia Rhoden of Mott Haven won first place for her winning time in the 55-meter dash at the New York Road Runners Youth Jamboree on April 28th. The event took place at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.
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Green Team offers youngsters $8 an hour jobs
Posted on 27. Apr, 2012 by Editor.
Friends of Brook Park is assembling a South Bronx Green Team Collaborative to build a new compost system in Brook Park on East 141st Street and Brook Avenue. Students between 13 and 19 years old who live or go to school in the 10454 or 10455 zip codes are eligible for the summer jobs, which [...]
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A green-themed party for Earth at St. Mary’s Park
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by By Anika Anand; Video by Kenneth Christensen .
Residents learn about recycling, conservation at annual festival For the fifth straight year, Bronxites gathered at St. Mary’s Park to celebrate Earth Fest, sharing ideas for innovative ways to green the planet. Representatives from businesses, community organizations, and city agencies combined on April 21st to promote environmental initiatives, through information kiosks, activities for kids and [...]
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Participatory budgeting votes are in
Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by By Sean Carlson.
Millbrook Houses in Mott Haven will get long-awaited improvements to its playground on St. Ann’s Avenue, and public housing projects across the neighborhood will receive new tamper-proof security cameras as part of the city’s first-ever participatory budgeting initiative.
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Push begins to reclaim Harlem River waterfront
Posted on 08. Mar, 2012 by Bernard L. Stein.
With FreshDirect set to occupy a crucial piece of the waterfront, a grassroots coalition, buoyed by promises of federal support, has launched an effort to reclaim recreational access to the Harlem River shore.
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Old ferry stations seek protected status
Posted on 21. Jan, 2012 by By Elizabeth Chen.
Two advocacy organizations have teamed up in an effort to create recreational space on the East River in the shadow of towering cranes that are a survival of the time when ferries carried passengers to the islands off the Bronx mainland.
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From the editor: Reclaim the Harlem River
Posted on 21. Dec, 2011 by Bernard L. Stein.
A federal pledge to help revive the Harlem River gives new hope for the creation of a Harlem River Greenway, providing parks and recreational opportunities on a long-neglected stretch of shore.
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Cops break up Occupy the Bronx rally
Posted on 04. Dec, 2011 by By Elizabeth Chen.
Police arrested five people at the Occupy the Bronx general assembly in Mott Haven Saturday, preempting the organization’s plans to hold a rally and “festival” in a community garden fenced-off by the city in mid-November. It was the first time police had moved on the borough’s arm of Occupy Wall Street since it began holding weekly meeings in October.
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Gardeners occupy community board
Posted on 25. Nov, 2011 by Elizabeth Chen.
Activists invaded Community Board 1’s office on Monday, using Occupy Wall Street tactics to protest the city’s eviction of the Morning Glory Community Garden at Southern Boulevard and Union Avenue. They demanded to speak to District Manager Cedric Loftin, and when they were told he wasn’t there refused to leave. Instead, they recited their grievances [...]
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Chickens come to roost in Brook Park
Posted on 04. Oct, 2011 by By Elizabeth Chen .
A chicken coop has arrived in Brook Park and residents like 56-year-old Danny Cruz say they aren’t quite sure what to make of these new, clucking neighbors.“Maybe I’ll get an egg or two,” he laughed. The coop is one of the latest projects launched by the Friends of Brook Park and the brains behind it [...]
