Protesters oppose incinerator plans
Advocates say trash would be burned in poor neighborhoods Bronx community groups took to the streets of Manhattan on April 9th to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plans to test new…
Fifth South Bronx Earth Fest is coming up
For the fifth year, South Bronx residents will mark Earth Day with a festival in St. Mary’s Park in Mott Haven on Saturday, April 21, from 12 noon to 4…
Community board questions FreshDirect deal
Worried members say Mott Haven will suffer Community Board 1 condemned the deal to move online grocer FreshDirect from Queens to Port Morris without community consultation after a heated debate…
FreshDirect protesters take their beef to Manhattan
Opponents of company’s move to Mott Haven seek broad support for boycott Over a dozen South Bronx activists took their protest against FreshDirect to the Upper West Side on March…
Push begins to reclaim Harlem River waterfront
With FreshDirect set to occupy a crucial piece of the waterfront, a grassroots coalition, buoyed by promises of federal support, has launched an effort to reclaim recreational access to the…
Tempers flare at Community Board 1
A heated war of words erupted at Community Board 1′s February meeting as protesters shouted down a developer and a city housing official’s efforts to explain the city’s plans to…
Schools struggle with language barriers
The “No Child Left Behind” Act, established by the Bush administration in 2002, stated that all students should have equal access to a high quality education. But in the Bronx,…
City approves FreshDirect subsidies
The city's Industrial Development Agency voted overwhelmingly on Feb. 14 in favor of subsidies that will bring the food delivery company FreshDirect to Port Morris, as about a dozen South…