Residents protest FreshDirect groundbreaking
FreshDirect and its government backers celebrated the start of construction in Port Morris, but protesters remain hopeful the city and the state will withhold financing for the project.
Year: 2014
Biking takes off in South Bronx
Biking initiatives are taking hold in the Bronx, but while 65 miles of bike lanes were installed between 2007 and 2013, there is only one protected bike lane, outside the original greenway that winds through Bronx Park.
St. Roch on the chopping block
St. Roch’s parishioners are deeply distraught that their church on Wales Avenue is slated to close , after the Archdiocese of New York announced the largest reorganization in its history.
LinkNYC will put more Bronxites on line
A new city initiative to convert moribund pay phones into Internet kiosks has some local entrepreneurs excited with the possibilities.
NYCHA elevators leave tenants stranded
For the lucky ones, broken elevators just add frustration to an already long day. But for the elderly or disabled, they can mean missed doctor’s appointments or cancelled meetings with social service providers.
Former Nos Quedamos CEO convicted
Yolanda Gonzalez, the former director of the Melrose-based community development organization Nos Quedamos, was convicted on Dec. 4 of grand larceny and tax fraud and sentenced to up to four-and-a-half years in prison.
To the Editor: FreshDirect is not Mott Haven’s road to a better life
A former candidate for office speaks out against FreshDirect in the wake of the Nov. 17 public hearing in Mott Haven.
Documentary Center exhibition shines spotlight on Mexico
A new exhibition opened at the Bronx Documentary Center on Nov. 15, featuring photographs taken by Mexican photographers of joys and hardships south of the border.