St. Roch members continue fight for their church
The Archdiocese's decree states that the church would remain “open for public worship,” but that “Masses and other sacraments will not be celebrated on a regular basis at the church…
Free shuttle bus to Randall’s Island Connector coming soon
From mid-May, Mott Haven residents can board a free shuttle bus that makes hourly rounds to the Randall's Island Connector in Port Morris.
Nearly 250 apartments slated on site of P.S. 31
The site of a one-time architectural marvel at 425 Grand Concourse is about to become instead the site of some of the most energy-efficient housing in the city, Bronx and…
Massive mixed-use project edges closer
Five buildings ranging between eight and 25 stories are planned, consisting of 992 apartments, a 50,000 square-foot YMCA, 45,000 square feet of retail space, two acres of open space and…
Comfort food, delivered
The Mott Haven-based owners of Lil’ Kitchen, Big Appetite, say they will deliver homemade Southern food to residents who long for consistency, in the neighborhood and across the city.
Bronx voters decisively back Clinton
Despite grassroots support, Sanders comes up well short in Democratic primary Bronx voters overwhelmingly came out for Hillary Clinton in the April 19 Democratic presidential primary. Clinton tallied 58 percent of…
Environmental monitoring reports for local school complex are elusive
The Mott Haven Educational Complex opened in 2010, a sprawling facility housing four schools on a contaminated site formerly occupied by a manufactured gas plant. Nearly six years later, annual…
Mexican activist returns after two-year ban
Angelo Cabrera co-founded the Mexican American Students Association in 2001 as a response to proposed New York state legislation that would have made undocumented students pay out-of-state tuition. Now he's…