With change in the wind, some residents worry
If fancy apartments and stores move in, will they be pushed out? By Caroline Linton [email protected] Lamont Barkley, 42, has lived in Mott Haven his whole life and has witnessed…
Friends of Brook Park says ‘Draw us in’
An organization that has long crusaded for a waterfront park at the end of Park Avenue is calling on the city to make its creation possible by redrawing the boundaries…
The proposed Waterfront District at a glance
The city has proposed special rules for the area between Exterior Street and the Harlem River from the 145th Street Bridge to the Metro North Railroad Bridge. The first two…
South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices
The co-op has a new location where members trade work for lower prices By Sarah Grieb [email protected] It’s Tia Singleton’s first day at the South Bronx Food Cooperative and she’s…
New borough president will bring change to Mott Haven
By Caroline Linton [email protected] The Bronx Borough President’s race is all about the numbers: 21; two; $200; $270,00; three and 149. Twenty-one is April 21, the date of the special…
Anarchists redefine free market
Anti-authoritarian radicals occupied Brook Park for the first-ever Bronx Anarchist Fair on April 4. The park’s regulars didn’t seem to mind. The fair featured workshops, bookstalls, movie screenings, food vendors…
South Bronx Greenway will open waterfront
A plan to build a recreational trail connecting a series of parks on the East River waterfront has gotten a major boost from the economic downturn. Federal stimulus money will…
Hire local residents, says watchdog group
Coalition monitors Gateway Mall’s promise By Joe Hirsch [email protected] Will the mall rising near Yankee Stadium live up to an agreement to hire local job seekers when stores open in…