Proposed cuts worry Mott Haven school officials
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed laying off city school teachers in dramatic numbers to compensate for budget shortfalls. In Mott Haven, the Courtlandt School, an elementary school on E. 140th…
Proposed education cuts cast pall over Mott Haven schools
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed laying off city school teachers in dramatic numbers to compensate for budget shortfalls. If the cuts are passed by the state Senate and Assembly as…
Puerto Rican delegates lose ground
Delegates of Puerto Rico and other US territories will no longer be allowed to vote on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington D.C., one of a number…
In the News, Sept 27-Oct 3
St.Luke’s School on E. 139th St. near the corner of Cypress Ave will be celebrating its 100th year Anniversary on October 2nd. Alumni from around the country will be attending,…
In the News, Sept 13-19
Incumbent State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. (D) appears to have scored an easy victory over his challenger, Carlos (Charlie) Ramos in the Sept 14 primaries, according to early wire reports.…
In the News, Sept 7-Sept 17
A number of non-profits around the city are trying to make sure Bridges Juvenile Justice Center—otherwise known as Spofford—will not be turned back into a jail after it is decommissioned…
In the news, Aug. 29-Sept. 5
Mott Haven’s Mychal Johnsonand Hunts Point’s Tanya Fields and will be among the panelists discussing reporting on last spring’s international conference on climate change at the People’s Council on Climate…
Mott Haven immigration festival mixes culture and politics
Immigrants and U.S. citizens filled Brook Park on July 24, defying record heat to celebrate Latin American heritage and to voice their anger over Arizona’s controversial law aimed at finding…