Young Bronx painter is on the rise
The Mott Haven native is fast becoming a young artist to watch.
Fear of deportation still haunts Hondurans, even after extension of amnesty program
The family is one of a growing number of Honduran immigrants with mixed immigration status who could be split by deportation or return together to a country that no longer…
Designer for the stars has a Bronx pedigree
Jerome LaMaar’s designs have been worn by many of fashion’s elite including Beyoncé.His looks have also been walked down runways in New York and Paris.
Exploring trauma and the human body through art
Disparate ingredients are part of Historical Amnesia, a collection of five artists’ work exploring historical trauma, marginalization and how those concepts are traced through the human body.
Mercy Center remembers Sister Mary Ann Dirr
The idea for a center began when Sister Mary Ann came to Mott Haven to serve as a pastoral associate at St. Pius V in the mid-'80s. She provided counseling…
Genesis of Bronx harm reduction: the church
Needle exchange programs were illegal in the United States at the time, despite their documented success by both the Government Accountability Office and the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
Pastor, city square off over church parking lot
A protracted rift between a Mott Haven church and the housing department over the fate of a city-owned parking lot boiled over when a developer and a housing official clashed…
Mott Haven is latest stop on World Peace mural tour
The front wall of 440 Jackson Avenue received the 49th mural of Writer’s World Peace Mural Tour, a mural series that can be seen across 42 cities in the U.S.…