Artifacts of Alexander Avenue: New exhibit shows off Mott Haven’s historic district
On the 50th anniversary of the borough’s first historic district in October, the Museum of
Month: October 2019
Festival highlights ambitious plans for vacant building
The old Lincoln Recovery Center was once a lifeline to residents of Mott Haven and
Bronx elected officials remain divided over jail
On Oct. 17 the City Council voted overwhelmingly to back the de Blasio administration’s historic proposal to replace the jails on Rikers Island with four borough-based jails, but two Bronx lawmakers oppose the part of the plan that calls for the Bronx jail to be built at East 141st Street and Concord Avenue.
Conflicting stories by management company and Housing Authority, leave Betances residents gasping for air
A miscommunication between NYCHA and Wavecrest Property Management over medical accommodations has left residents with
Outrage over opioid crisis may cause it to get worse, experts fear
Meeting addicts with sympathy, not scorn, improves chances of rehabilitation, say health care professionals On
Judge to decide asylum case of immigrants’ rights leader
Upcoming verdict in Mott Haven resident’s asylum case could pave the way for the cases of other immigrants’ rights advocates.
Juez decidirá caso de asilo de líder de derechos migratorios
El caso de asilo de un residente de Mott Haven afectará otros casos de defensores
Community gardens stand their ground in battle against the city
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