SoBRO gets EPA grant for Bronx River project
SoBRO receives federal grant to work with community to plan for cleanup and development of the Bronx River-Sheridan Expressway Corridor.
Annual Easter Egg Hunt planned in St. Mary’s Park
Volunteers from several local and citywide organizations will help organize this year's event.
Recovering addicts worry they’re being forgotten
A local drug rehabilitation program and the shelters it ran are the target of a recent sting by the AG's office. Although the patients who use Narco Freedom's services say…
NYCHA residents meet with their ‘landlord’
Residents from several Mott Haven NYCHA complexes vented their frustrations over dismal living conditions and slow service to a high-ranking housing official at a March 16 meeting at Millbrook Houses.
Housing advocacy group fights for tenants’ rights
The legendary Melrose advocacy group, Nos Quedamos, says it's time to harness the neighborhood's community gardens and use them for the good of all residents.
Drug clinic bosses arrested in Mott Haven
The top executives of a prominent, Mott Haven-based drug rehab and transitional housing network are under indictment for bilking nearly $30 million from Medicaid.
Canvassers sought for Participatory Budgeting 2015
Canvassers sought for participatory budgeting door-to-door work.
Immigration debate hits home at local restaurant
The owners of a popular Mott Haven restaurant are hopeful the President's plan to help undocumented immigrants will be enacted.