Group digs in against FreshDirect
Mott Haven residents suing FreshDIrect to ensure pollution concerns are addressed, will urge more residents to join in their fight for stricter environmental measures.
No-bid deal could enrich political fixer
An investigative report by the Herald has found that three well-connected men stand to profit from a planned multi-use complex in Mott Haven, after the city let them hold onto…
Community activist Joe Perez, remembered
After a long battle with cancer, community activist Joe Perez died in May. He was commemorated with a mural at Bronx Community and Cultural Garden on Aug. 12.
Three South Bronxites to attend upstate SUNY branch
Three South Bronx residents were accepted to SUNY Oswego, where they will enroll as freshmen in the fall semester. Yeily Calzado of Fox St., Megan Marcano of E. 149th St.,…
Sweet success is pineapple-filled
Valencia Bakery's retail outlets in Mott Haven and Hunts Point are still appealing to Latino appetites after more than a half-century.
Hundreds seek FreshDirect jobs
More than 200 people have applied to work at FreshDirect since the on-line grocer signed an agreement to consider Bronx residents screened by the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp., according…
From the editor: What’s wrong with the Bronx?
What’s wrong with the Bronx? We are. Those of us who live here are the problem, according to a widely-circulated piece of punditry in The New York Times.
Company punished for illegal dumping
Some day, the city hopes, a site near the 145th Street Bridge will become a waterfront park, an extension of Mill Pond Park to the north. Now a guilty plea…