Mott Haven Open Studio Tour scheduled
The Fifth Annual Mott Haven Open Studio Tour will kick off Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at the Bruckner Bar & Grill at 1 Bruckner Boulevard, where works by…
Urban fiction gives South Bronx voice
Every day a crowd gathers in the Hub around a sidewalk table spread with paperbacks, nestled between a Halal food cart and a stand selling discount socks. “Slim, I need…
Free films shown first Thursdays at Bruckner
The documentary “P-Star Rising,” which follows a 9-year-old girl who hopes to become a rap star and her relationship with her single father, will be aired on Thursday, February 3…
Bronx culture trolley set to roll again on Feb 2
The Bronx Culture Trolley will roll again on Wednesday, February 2, picking up passengers at the Longwood Art Gallery at Grand Concourse and 149th St at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30…
Alumni return to Mott Haven for a big birthday
St. Luke’s School is marking a past that stretches back a century by looking forward. At its 100th birthday celebration on Oct. 2, the school announced a $2 million fund-raising…
In the news, August 22-28
A gathering of evangelical Hispanic Christians in St. Mary’s Park on Labor Day will bring thousands of the faithful to Mott Haven, its organizers say. They will celebrate the 80th…
Mott Haven mural depicts immigrants’ dream
Residents helped create public art Last summer, a colorful mural titled “Y yo ya estaba! I was already here!” took shape on the parking lot wall of Iglesia Evangélica Española,…
Mercy Center throws lifeline to Mott Haven families
For immigrants and the poor, center offers a welcome and support Heidy Rios knows what it’s like to be poor. Born and raised in the Bronx, for a time she…