Bronx Documentary Center opens
The Bronx Documentary Center, a new space for photography and film on Courtlandt Ave in Mott Haven, is open to the public, with free film screenings. This Thursday, Sept. 1,…
Bronx hurricane shelters open
With Hurricane Irene barreling up the east coast on a slow but seemingly sure collision course with New York City this weekend, some residents in low-lying areas like Coney Island…
Cops, residents seek to thaw icy relations
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.…
Free conflict resolution offered in the Hub
Eloisa Perez was so worried about her daughter Elisa Vallejo showing up late to class and getting bad grades that she turned to the city’s Administration for Children’s Services for…
From the editor: Say no to an incinerator
Twelve years ago, a huge crane pried the stacks off the South Bronx Medical Waste Incinerator on the eastern end of 138th Street where it meets the East River. Hundreds…
Coupons available for veggies and milk
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…
Sen. Diaz says sex education belongs at home
State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. denounced the Bloomberg administration’s plan to revive mandatory sex education in public schools, saying the proposal violated the right of parents to decide what and…
Courts: City must monitor schools for environmental hazards
Parents and community leaders have won a victory in a long-running debate over environmental hazards in the Mott Haven school campus at Concourse Village near E. 153 Street. The court…