Tag Archives: Melrose Commons
Can $4 million paint Mott Haven green?
Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by Nicholas Loomis.
Federal funds aim to build on grassroots training programs Chances are you’ve heard it all before. New York’s 16th Congressional District, which includes Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris, is the poorest in the country. The Bronx has the highest unemployment rate in New York at 14.1%, and unemployment is worse still in the South [...]
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Earth Fest reaches out with music and games
Posted on 12. May, 2010 by Nicholas Loomis.
The Bronx throws a party for Earth Day’s 40th birthday Legendary emcee Grandmaster Caz has been packing parties in the South Bronx since 1974, but none quite like the one at St. Mary’s Park in Mott Haven for this year’s Earth Day on April 24. . Soundslide by Nick Loomis By noon on the [...]
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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.
