Gardeners occupy community board
Activists invaded Community Board 1’s office on Monday, using Occupy Wall Street tactics to protest the city’s eviction of the Morning Glory Community Garden at Southern Boulevard and Union Avenue.…
Church worries about pantry’s future
Since 1994, Give Them to Eat Ministries has been feeding hundreds of needy people each week. The need is growing, but the funds are shrinking.
Farm Share offers winter produce
For the first time, the Corbin Hill Farm Share will deliver fruit and vegetables from upstate New York farms to Mott Haven and Melrose in winter. From December through April,…
How to spend a million bucks
Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito slapped an imaginary $1 million on the table and asked her constituents what it should be spent on. “Restoring the parks that are here, basketball courts, and…
New documentary center opens in Melrose
Gallery shows work of photographer killed in Libya The inaugural exhibition at the new Bronx Documentary Center on Courtlandt Avenue highlights the final works of a major talent whose life…
Residents, city clash over use of lot
The grassy lot at the corner of Southern Blvd and Union Ave has been a green oasis for some local residents, but as they recently found out, the city has…
Coquí Mexicano says Adiós
Cherished neighborhood eatery set to close due to mounting debt In his now desolated restaurant, Alfredo Diego had trouble holding back tears. He hugged the soccer ball signed by Spanish…
Homeowners fight proposed housing facility
A group of Mott Haven residents has organized to protest a proposed housing development for the mentally ill, saying the neighborhood already has far more than its fair share of…