Taking Back Space: Capping the Cross Bronx Expressway
By the time Justin Sanchez was seven years old, he learned how to administer albuterol to his three-year-old sister to treat her asthma. This wasn’t something out of the ordinary…
Cleanup proposed for South Bronx parking site
The New York State Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Conservation are accepting public comments pertaining to its plan to clean up a contaminated site in Mott Haven…
Two South Bronx power plants face elimination
Environmental justice coalition successfully pressures New York Power Authority to phase out ‘peaker’ plants When the New York Power Authority (NYPA) first received approval in 2001 to build six natural-gas…
Despite funding barriers and NYCHA burdens, a garden grows in Port Morris
Founders of NYCHA community garden look to overcome initial administrative hurdles Cesar Yoc wanders through lush greenery over to a row of raised beds within the Mill Brook Houses’ community…
Waterfront development proposals stir concern
The rush is on to develop a 13-acre, state-owned site on the Harlem River waterfront in Port Morris. So far, two ambitious proposals have been leaked to the media---one calling…
Study will monitor FreshDirect trucks
The food giant FreshDirect is scheduled to move its headquarters to Port Morris before the end of the year. A new study by Columbia University aims to measure the impact…
Local waterfront gets failing grades
A new scorecard unveiled by a coalition of environmental groups this week rates Mott Haven’s riverfront among New York City’s worst in all three categories measured to gauge the health…
From the editor: Hands off Harlem River parkland
The city does need new housing, but in his thirst to reach his goal of 200,000 affordable apartments our mayor appears to be blind to the value of human scale,…