Residents weigh in on budgetary needs
Residents began the Participatory Budgeting process in Mott Haven for the third straight year, proposing neighborhood improvement projects with funding from City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito's budget.
Group tells businesses: Stop dumping on Bronx
Members of the Transform Don’t Trash NYC coalition convened on the City Hall steps on Oct. 2 to urge mayoral candidates to reduce the amount of Manhattan's trash that's trucked…
Police Beat: the week of 9/29 in crime
Assaults POLICE ARRESTED three people for assault in separate incidents in cases involving victims struck in the head with objects ranging from a cellphone to a glass bottle. A 38-year-old…
Former Nos Quedamos director arrested
Yolanda Gonzalez, the former director of Melrose development agency Nos Quedamos, was arrested Wednesday for stealing $900,000 from the organization her mother founded to improve housing stock in the South…
Festival introduces Bronxites to their river
Some 400 people showed up for the Fourth annual Harlem River Festival at Roberto Clemente State Park to celebrate access to the river.
Storm-tossed art sounds a warning
Visitors who experienced Hurricane Sandy last November called the exhibit evocative, and said it recalled the storm.
Padre Plaza offers cooking lessons
At the farmers market, the food comes with instructions Residents who shop at the Mott Haven Farmers Market in October can get a double bonus. In addition to such fall…
Police Beat: the week of 9/22 in crime
Chase ends in arrest A HIGH-SPEED chase at 4 a.m. started when police drove up to ticket 32-year-old Herald Henry for double parking, according to the police report. It says…