Tag Archives: Business
In the news, June 28-July 4
Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Bernard L. Stein.
A baby hawk fell from the family nest on an air conditioner in the Hub. Mott Haven resident Lee Rivera called in Friends of Brook Park, which rescued the bird. It will be rehabilitated and released into the wild. Is a large, suburban-style supermarket in Mott Haven’s future? The city Economic Development Corp. has just [...]
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New mall threatens Mott Haven businesses
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
By Jeanmarie Evelly Jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com Third Avenue and 149th street would be the heart of many cities’ downtown. Shoppers crowd its sidewalks. But many storeowners are worried that the Hub—as the neighborhood is known because its four streets intersect to resemble the hub of a wheel—will not remain the retail heart of the South Bronx. They’re [...]
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Mott Haven merchants are singing the blues
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.
The recession is hurting business everywhere, but small businesses in Mott Haven have been especially hard hit.
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Plan calls for transforming industrial area
Posted on 20. Apr, 2009 by Maria Clark.
Where auto shops and empty factories now predominate, apartments and a hotel would rise By Maria Clark maria.clark@motthavenherald.com The lower section of the Grand Concourse is almost entirely dedicated to the auto industry. The road is lined with busy auto repair shops, a gas station, a newly revamped car wash and a car dealership. Apartment [...]
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South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices
Posted on 19. Apr, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.
The co-op has a new location where members trade work for lower prices By Sarah Grieb sarah.e.grieb@gmail.com It’s Tia Singleton’s first day at the South Bronx Food Cooperative and she’s been breaking down boxes and learning how to use the cash register. Singleton will spend three hours working at the co-op’s recently-opened store on Third [...]
