Searching for work on a Mott Haven street corner
As the economy sputters, immigrants wait in vain at ‘La Parada’ By Carla Candia carla.candia@journalism.cuny.edu Dozens of day laborers dressed in ripped jeans and worn t-shirts stood on the corner…
As the economy sputters, immigrants wait in vain at ‘La Parada’ By Carla Candia carla.candia@journalism.cuny.edu Dozens of day laborers dressed in ripped jeans and worn t-shirts stood on the corner…
Blueprint for Mott Haven’s future will take precedence over traffic plan Pummeled by public outcry against a plan to extend the off-ramps on the Major Deegan Expressway, the State Department…
At Hostos Community College in Mott Haven, a club for veterans founded by a Melrose resident eases the transition to civilian life.
Longer highway ramps could scuttle city’s plan for the waterfront Plans to rehabilitate the Major Deegan Expressway would destroy Mott Haven’s hopes for a brighter future, residents and public officials…
‘Castle on Concourse’ languishes in neighborhood poised for growth By Maria Clark maria.clark@motthavenherald.com The passage of time has not been kind to the former school building nicknamed the “Castle on…
By Jeanmarie Evelly Jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com Third Avenue and 149th street would be the heart of many cities’ downtown. Shoppers crowd its sidewalks. But many storeowners are worried that the Hub—as the…
The recession is hurting business everywhere, but small businesses in Mott Haven have been especially hard hit.
Jeanmarie Evelly jeanmarie.evelly@motthavenherald.com A nonprofit with its roots in Manhattan and branches throughout the city has set its sights on the South Bronx, with hopes of bringing jobs to the…