Hunts Point Hustle to celebrate Greenway
Party in the park will follow 5-k road race This year’s Hunts Point Hustle won’t be just a road race. It will be a party, too. The annual event sponsored…
Group discusses future of waterfront
Mott Haven residents and activists met in July to consider ways to revive the local waterfront in ways that would echo initiatives already realized along the banks of the Bronx…
SoBRO to work with Southern Blvd. BID
SoBRO has received funding from the city to help spark commercial activity in Longwood and Tremont.
Sweet success is pineapple-filled
Valencia Bakery's retail outlets in Mott Haven and Hunts Point are still appealing to Latino appetites after more than a half-century.
Hundreds seek FreshDirect jobs
More than 200 people have applied to work at FreshDirect since the on-line grocer signed an agreement to consider Bronx residents screened by the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp., according…
Elected officials release capital budgets
Harlem River Yards among biggest beneficiaries Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is committing $1 million to clean up the Harlem River Yards site where food company FreshDirect is scheduled to…
From the editor: What’s wrong with the Bronx?
What’s wrong with the Bronx? We are. Those of us who live here are the problem, according to a widely-circulated piece of punditry in The New York Times.
Proposed wage hike doesn’t impress workers
Tapia Alfredo prepares a sub at the Subway on 149th St. in Mott Haven. Photo by Anika Anand Minimum wage hike of $1.25 not enough, workers say Mott Haven…