Mott Haven Mobilizes to Rescue Mo
By Maria Clark [email protected] A much-loved dog who disappeared on March 29 is now the object of neighborhood-wide search. His many admirers fear he has been kidnapped, and they worry…
Anarchists redefine free market
Anti-authoritarian radicals occupied Brook Park for the first-ever Bronx Anarchist Fair on April 4. The park’s regulars didn’t seem to mind. The fair featured workshops, bookstalls, movie screenings, food vendors…
South Bronx Greenway will open waterfront
A plan to build a recreational trail connecting a series of parks on the East River waterfront has gotten a major boost from the economic downturn. Federal stimulus money will…
Hire local residents, says watchdog group
Coalition monitors Gateway Mall’s promise By Joe Hirsch [email protected] Will the mall rising near Yankee Stadium live up to an agreement to hire local job seekers when stores open in…
Mott Haven community center is reborn
Critics mourn an end to boxing at Betances By Lindsay Lazarski [email protected] For years the thumping of fists pounding punching bags, the scuffle of sneakers and the grunts of athletes…
Mott Haven bus is on the chopping block
By Lindsay A. Lazarski [email protected] Every Sunday morning for more than 10 years Zena Charin has taken the Bx 4 along Westchester Avenue to attend religious services at the Vishnu…
A Mott Haven treasure hunt
Finding a new art world can be a challenge The Mott Haven art world can be difficult to find. It is tucked away in a dark jazz café on the…
Unveiling the Origin and Authenticity of the Original Rose Toy
The city Department of Education has rejected a proposal to create a high school based on the ideas of the founder of Sustainable South Bronx and devoted to training students…