New diabetes treatment center to open in Hub
A new, state-of-the-art diabetes treatment center is coming soon to a place where it’s needed the most: the South Bronx.
Local kids get a field of dreams
Tucked away in a corner of Mott Haven, just outside the grounds of one of the city’s largest public housing complexes, a new baseball field is providing local young people…
Citi Bike is Bronx-bound
Bronx bicyclists may soon have reason to rejoice, because the city's popular bike-sharing program could be making its next stop here in the near future.
Melrose gang member sentenced to 33 years
Members of a gang that was based at Melrose Houses are facing serious time for murder and other violent crimes, including the stomping murder of a 16-year-old rival gang member…
Arts collective sets sights on Melrose
Last January, a collective consisting of seven artists bought the 6,400-square-foot lot at 368 East 152 Street for $1.15 million, with help from ArtCondo, a real estate enterprise that helps…
Mott Haven native inspires soccer venue
Fausto Perez, who plays soccer at Hunter College, lives right across the street from a play space known as "La Canchita" or "The Pitch" on the grounds of PS 49…
Local coalition wins citywide design award
A Mott Haven grassroots group is one of two citywide to win a prestigious and highly competitive urban design award that will help them transform a former drug rehab clinic…
Debut exhibit shows an artist with a foot in two worlds
Artist and painter Osaretin Ugiagbe’s first solo show, “Unbelonging,” opened on July 1, with 61 photos and paintings that help document the artist’s life on both continents during a nine-year…