Fired car wash workers strike
Strikers say they haven't been paid in nearly a month.
FreshDirect brings hobbled trucks to Port Morris
Activists cry foul when they learn the food delivery company has parked trucks damaged in Hurricane Sandy on its riverfront lot.
Police beat: Oct. 28- Nov. 7
Man shoots an acquaintance and a bystander A gunman shot a 36-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman in the lobby of 671 Westchester Avenue on Nov. 4. The shooter hit…
Puerto Ricans vote for statehood
Rep. Serrano says island’s decision could spell trouble for GOP With the Latino vote playing a major factor in President Obama’s reelection, U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano (D) said Tuesday’s vote…
Rooftop garden opens atop charter school
Before the cold sets in, a Mott Haven charter school has opened a rooftop vegetable and herb garden where chives, lavender and lettuce sprout up from the dirt. The garden…
Mott Haven businesses unite after Sandy
Storm forces shop owners to rely on one another Businesses in Mott Haven banded together in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s damaging blow, shop owners said after the storm had…
Police beat: Oct. 22-28
Father charged with raping daughter A 46-year-old man was charged with raping his 13-year-old daughter in their apartment on Wales Street on Oct. 28 around 12:30 p.m., police said. Officers…
Sandy goes easy on Mott Haven
Neighborhood emerges from hurricane with minor damage Mott Haven and Port Morris residents—spared the worst in Hurricane Sandy’s rampage through the Northeast—have begun to clean up their neighborhood. The area…