2016 Participatory Budgeting gets underway
Mott Haven residents met on Oct. 7 to discuss how the community should spend $1 million.
Port Morris Distillery sides with community over FreshDirect
After briefly collaborating with FreshDirect to distribute its unique Puerto Rican liquor, The Port Morris Distillery has changed its mind and decided that the first order of Pitorro moonshine it…
City encourages immigrants to get their IDNYC cards
The public can receive IDNYC cards at Lincoln Medical Center and the Dept. of Finance site in Melrose.
Some NYCHA residents to get free broadband
Residents of NYCHA’s Mott Haven Houses on Alexander Ave. are slated to receive free Internet access as part of a federal initiative recently announced by President Obama.
Participatory Budgeting 2015 winners announced
Eight Mott Haven schools will divide $1 million for new air conditioning and technology upgrades after project proposals to fund them received the highest number of votes from local residents…
Street vendors push for legitimacy
A City Council member is sponsoring a new bill that would lift the caps on permits for street vendors, who advocates say serve a vital and underrated function in New…
Immigration debate hits home at local restaurant
The owners of a popular Mott Haven restaurant are hopeful the President's plan to help undocumented immigrants will be enacted.
From the editor: Unjust punishment for an immigrant
An advocate for immigrants has been barred from the United States. You can help right this wrong.