Young leaders get a seat at the table
For the first time, Melrose-based community development group Nos Quedamos brought four young people among its delegation to the prestigious SOMOS el Futuro conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2016 Participatory Budgeting gets underway
Mott Haven residents met on Oct. 7 to discuss how the community should spend $1 million.
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.
Residents protest FreshDirect groundbreaking
FreshDirect and its government backers celebrated the start of construction in Port Morris, but protesters remain hopeful the city and the state will withhold financing for the project.
Local elections are landslides
Democratic incumbents go nearly unchallenged Hunts Point and Mott Haven voters provided few surprises in the Nov. 4 elections, as they re-elected the local incumbents by overwhelming majorities. Though Republicans won…
Local Democrats sweep into office
Despite voting to keep to keep the heavily-favored incumbents in office, Mott Haven voters had no shortage of advice on just what their elected officials should be doing to improve…
Candidates vie for Assembly seat
The Bronx Borough Democratic Committee has endorsed lawyer Marsha Michael, but former Obama operative Michael Blake has raised more money in next week's primary for the 79th Assembly seat.