Archive for 'Parks'
Cops, residents seek to thaw icy relations
Posted on 24. Aug, 2011 by Kathy Conkwright.
Advocates and police partner at Night Out Against Crime By Kathy Conkwright conkwright@motthavenherald.com The first time Angel Irizarry and Danny Barber met one another six years ago, they butted heads. ”I didn’t really like Danny,” said Irizarry, the community affairs officer for PSA-7, the NYPD branch assigned to patrol public housing complexes in Melrose. “I’m [...]
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Coupons available for veggies and milk
Posted on 16. Aug, 2011 by cunyjschool.
A Department of Health program called New Bucks will provide Mott Haven residents with fresh produce, free milk and cooking demonstrations. Farmer’s Markets are accepting coupons worth $2 each for fresh produce and milk. Two local markets are participating in the city’s Health Bucks program, the Mott Haven Farmer’s Market at 139th St. and St. [...]
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South Bronx celebrates Earth Day in the rain
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Daniel Rosenblum.
Hundreds streamed into St. Mary’s Park for the fourth annual South Bronx Earth Fest on April 16 for music, dancing and educational events, but one thing was clear: the environment was center stage. Green-themed games abounded, such as a Butterfly Project table, where kids crawled around while learning about butterfly habitats, and Materials for the [...]
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Gardeners share tips for healthy gardens
Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Felipe Cabrera.
With warm weather around the corner, seasoned gardeners and novices will be looking for ways to spruce up their gardens. Gardening organizations like Bronx Green-Up and the New York Botanical Garden can help by connecting gardeners with managers of local gardens with plots that need tending. But what if you’re a gardener hoping [...]
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St. Mary’s Rec Center turns 60
Posted on 01. Apr, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
Residents of the South Bronx have long known about the health benefits St. Mary’s Recreation Center brings to the neighborhood. What many don’t know, however, is that St. Mary’s was the city’s first indoor recreation facility when it was built in 1951. City officials and residents were on hand for the 60th anniversary of the [...]
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From the editor: city says pay to stay healthy
Posted on 11. Mar, 2011 by Bernard L. Stein.
Responding to the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity in the South Bronx, the city has pioneered free fitness programs in its recreation centers, engaging residents of all ages. But City Hall wants to make it harder for the poorest people in the city’s poorest neighborhoods to use the recreation centers. It wants to double [...]
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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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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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Festival brings residents to Harlem River shore
Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by Lisha Arino.
Carlton Curry and his daughter Carleta sat on the lawn at Mill Pond Park watching a hawk displayed by the Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy against a backdrop of a teepee, with the Harlem River beyond.
“We need more events like this, a lot of events,” Curry said.
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As pact with city expires, gardeners worry
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.
City officials insist community gardens have nothing to fear Eight years ago, the city, the state and the creators of 500 community gardens on city-owned land reached an agreement that ended a long battle that began when the Giuliani administration sought to auction the garden lots to developers. Now, that agreement is set to expire, [...]
