New rooftop greenhouse set to enhance nutrition for Bronxites
Public housing residents may have a new neighbor next year: an urban farm in the air. On the roof of Arbor House, an affordable housing structure next door to the…
At a model dispensary, the first glimmer of a green gold rush
Bronx residents can get their first look at a legal cannabis store this weekend. Set up in the historic Bronx Post Office on the Grand Concourse, the model dispensary has…
New cannabis hub gives Bronxites a chance to play catch-up
As the date nears for legalized recreational marijuana sales in New York, two community organizations are teaming up to create an all purpose hub to ensure that Bronxites get a…
Bodegas, the South Bronx’s food lifeline, are struggling
Pre-pandemic La Mina Mini Market at the intersection of Hoe Avenue and Aldus Street would have been bustling with customers. The bodega’s owner, Nicolas Moronta, pointed from behind the counter…
Gigabit Center aims to shrink Bronx’s digital divide
In an effort to address the South Bronx’s extensive digital divide, community activists have banded together to create a solution. A group calling itself The Bronx Digital Equity Coalition is…
The business of pot brings economic promise to the South Bronx
Bronxites harmed by the nation’s War on Drugs are being urged to get in on the ground floor of an unusual and lucrative emerging market — marijuana. The law that…
Mott Haven returns to NYC Open Streets this summer on Willis, Alexander avenues
The Open Streets program will resume this summer, with two South Bronx streets participating – Alexander Avenue from Bruckner Boulevard to East 134th Street and Willis Avenue from East 147th…
Chocobar Cortés strives to provide space to celebrate Caribbean culture
Bright yellow awnings on the corner of Alexander Avenue and East 134th Street catch the eye and announce something new. Inside, black-and-white checkerboard floors, bright yellow trim and Caribbean melodies…