Mott Havenite offers locals a place to play
M.S. 343 alum returns the favor to his old school At 6 p.m. on a Saturday at M.S. 343 on Brook Avenue, Tracy Pringle was still at work directing after-school activities.…
Neighborhood voices: a FreshDirect debate
Why I support FreshDirect By Phillip Morrow, SoBro Bronx residents are tired of hearing about the dismal unemployment statistics in the borough and want to know what is being done…
FreshDirect brings hobbled trucks to Port Morris
Activists cry foul when they learn the food delivery company has parked trucks damaged in Hurricane Sandy on its riverfront lot.
Festival draws crowds to Harlem River
Weeklong celebration aims to get residents on the river Morris Heights resident Michael Mitchell watched with a smile as his young daughters prepared for their fifth canoe ride of the…
FreshDirect announces new jobs
Company enlists support of grassroots spokesmen Online grocer FreshDirect has enlisted two more leaders of grassroots organizations in the Bronx to support its move to the Harlem River Rail Yard.…
FreshDirect hires Majora Carter
Majora Carter, the noted South Bronx environmentalist, has been hired by FreshDirect to combat opposition to its relocation to Mott Haven. Carter’s husband James Chase, the communications director for her…
October festival to celebrate Harlem River
Following a summer of planning to expand recreational access to the Bronx shore of the Harlem River and to the river itself, the Harlem River Working Group will throw a…
FreshDirect begins accepting food stamps
But local opposition gains momentum despite company’s new pilot program Shoppers from Mott Haven and Port Morris who rely on food stamps to buy their groceries will now be able…