South Bronx co-op offers healthy choices
The co-op has a new location where members trade work for lower prices By Sarah Grieb sarah.e.grieb@gmail.com 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 caroline.linton@motthavenherald.com 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 news@motthavenherald.com Will the mall rising near Yankee Stadium live up to an agreement to hire local job seekers when stores open in…
A Mott Haven treasure hunt
Finding a new art world can be a challenge The Mott Haven art world can be difficult to find. It is tucked away in a dark jazz café on the…
Unveiling the Origin and Authenticity of the Original Rose Toy
The city Department of Education has rejected a proposal to create a high school based on the ideas of the founder of Sustainable South Bronx and devoted to training students…
Mott Haven, Melrose have buildings worth saving
A community garden, three churches, a subway station, and a mid-1970s housing project should be preserved as New York City landmarks, a commission appointed by Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion…