Shoe repair shop doubles as botanica
Lupa Miranda’s botanica shop in Mott Haven is one of only a few that remain in the South Bronx, featuring shelves lined with glass religious candles, spiritual oils and alternative…
Local businesses partner with Mott Haven school for family day
The line of students outside Room 116 of the Mott Haven Academy Charter School snaked down the hall Saturday, as pint-sized artists inside dipped their hands into an assortment of…
Mott Haven boxer says it’s never too late to chase his passion
Dante Rivera knows he’s starting late as a boxer, but that doesn’t discourage him. The 24-year-old Mott Haven resident picked up the sport just two years ago, but he had…
Residents talk trash: sanitation tickets cause a stir at community board
After residents complained that they are being unfairly ticketed over trash, a representative from the sanitation department was taken to task over code enforcement by members of Community Board 1…
WIN shelter’s STEAM lessons promote in-school success
Destiny, 17, has lived in homeless housing on and off since she was 13. In September, she started her senior year of high school with 15 absences in the first…
Neighbors rally against siren-blasting landlord
Nailed to the side of a dilapidated brick building on East 140th Street is a pair of bullhorns. At any point during the day they might go off, blaring ear-splitting…
Developer scoops up coveted Alexander Ave properties
If Alexander Avenue in Mott Haven’s Historic District were on a life-sized Monopoly board, real estate developer Joshua Dardashtian might have just won the whole game.
A Bronxite’s guide to the 2020 census
On the eve of the new decade, all levels of government are gearing up for the 2020 Census.