Tag Archives: Environment
Living roof installed on Mott Haven high school
Posted on 02. Nov, 2010 by Lisha Arino.
The first green roof to be installed on a New York City public school offers energy savings, combats pollution and gives students a chance to practice a trade.
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Why is Mott Haven library a dump site, neighbors ask
Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Sergey Kadinsky.
“There’s no reason why there should be a dumpster here,” said artist Linda Cunningham, who lives two buildings down from the library. “This is a residential area.”
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Windmills and sun power Melrose buildings
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Jeanmarie Evelly.
The Eltona is the first affordable housing development in New York City to qualify for the highest rating a green building can get, called LEED Platinum. The Bronx itself is home to 86 percent of the LEED certified-for-home units in the state.
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Mott Haven gardens reap a bountiful harvest
Posted on 20. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Rabins.
Urban farmers won’t rest when the last crop is picked On a warm weekday morning in September, Valeria Cantero arrives at Brook Park, on Brook Avenue between 140th and 141st streets. She opens the gate with a key and locks up behind herself. After leaving her things in the center of the garden, Cantero ducks [...]
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Rats plague seniors in Betances Houses
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.
Tenants complain that they live in ‘The stinkiest building in New York” and say the Housing Authority makes things worse By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com For months, residents of the Betances Houses building set aside for senior citizens heard the sound of claws scratching as rats scurried back and forth in the crawl space overhead at night. [...]
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Federal stimulus funds will open Randall’s Island to Bronxites
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.
But a controversial proposal could keep playing fields off-limits By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com Elected officials and the Parks Department describe Randall’s Island as an invaluable resource, and boast that its waterfront pathways provide scenic views and “increased access” to recreation “for the neighboring communities of East Harlem and the South Bronx.” But the island, only [...]
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‘Bronx Swamp’ endangers health
Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by Lindsay Lazarski.
Mosquitoes swarming from a garbage-filled, four-block long stretch of stagnant water plague residents of nearby apartments all summer By Lindsay Lazarski lindsay.lazarski@motthavenherald.com Gloria Hidalgo likes living in her quiet building on 142nd Street. The rent is reasonable; her neighbors are hard-working people, her sister and two nieces live three floors below her and Hostos Community [...]
