Proposed budget cuts threaten adult education
Pending cuts to the city’s budget threaten to derail long-running adult literacy programs across the five boroughs, taking some of Gotham’s poorest down with them, advocates fear. The Mayor’s proposed…
Homeless advocacy group holds rally in Brook Park
The city should be moving people out of homeless shelters and into vacant apartments built during the real estate boom that now stand empty, advocates from the community organization Picture…
Residents rail against transit cuts
MTA told plan could devastate families By joe hirsch news@huntspointexpress.com Bronx bus riders could soon be looking for other means of getting around when the MTA implements service cuts this…
Latino Museum shortchanges NYC, says Senator
A museum dedicated to Latinos in the United States has been in the pipeline in the nation’s capital for several years, but at least one Latino lawmaker from the Bronx…
Mott Haven job programs offer hope
Two programs to help residents find jobs received hopeful news in January. The Disconnected Youth Training Program and the Entrepreneurial Development Program, both run by Mott Haven based non-profit SoBRO,…
Vigil held for shooting victim
25 year-old Taisha Santiago was killed protecting her 9 year-old son as they were caught in crossfire in front of their home in Mott Haven on September 25. 25 year-old…
Bronx River Alliance to honor Herald editor
The Bronx River Alliance will honor the editor of the Mott Haven Herald at its annual benefit at Hunts Point Riverside Park on Thursday, Sept. 24. The award will recognize…
Mott Haven march denounces gun violence
By Joe Hirsch news@motthavenherald.com Naisha Pearson was just 10 years old when she was gunned downed in Saw Mill Park on East 139th Street. She was playing at a Labor…