Where to compost in the South Bronx
Good news for the planet, bad news for rats. Curbside composting will be available to all Bronx residents beginning on Oct. 6, 2024, according to the Department of Sanitation. On…
Good news for the planet, bad news for rats. Curbside composting will be available to all Bronx residents beginning on Oct. 6, 2024, according to the Department of Sanitation. On…
Willie Colon blasted from the speakers on Oct. 21 as City Council Member Rafael Salamanca allocated $415,000 of city funds to La Casita de Chema (Chema House) Community Garden, also…
Every morning, a large truck pulls up outside La Morada restaurant in Mott Haven and drops off boxes of fresh vegetables. “We don’t even know his name,” laughed Natalia Saavedra,…
A community garden in Mott Haven and another in Melrose will each receive necessary funding for important upgrades, buoyed by a letter of support from Bronx Community Board 1. But…
It was no April Fools on Saturday, April 1 when the Rainbow Garden of Life and Health on Melrose Avenue was surprised by yet another commitment of funds – $30,000,…
On a cold and windy Sunday afternoon, Erica Pantoja came out to La Finca del Sur’s Waking Up the Farm event with her kids, Faith, 12, and Izaiah, 8. Their…
The South Bronx celebrated the 15th annual City of Water Day on Saturday, with messages of optimism and alarm. The annual event is aimed at raising residents’ awareness of both…