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.
Mott Haven-based luxury-vehicle theft ring taken down
A joint investigation by NYPD and the New York State attorney general's office alleges that a criminal ring used a lot at 380 Bruckner Boulevard in Mott Haven to stash…
Developers’ Halloween bash enrages Bronxites
First, developers posted a billboard pronouncing Port Morris the Piano District, without community consultation. Then they threw a Halloween party featuring Naomi Campbell, Carmelo Anthony and other media darlings, provoking…
Bronxites celebrate ‘El dia de los muertos’
Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a Mexican holiday, very separate from Halloween, where people honor the souls of their lost loved ones brought families together through dance,…
South Bronx pushes for cleaner parks
Some 40 people gathered at an Oct. 21 public meeting to discuss the state of parks, including a New Yorkers for Parks report that found Mott Haven parks coming up…
Mott Haven’s very own DNA maven
Jared Rosenthal, protagonist of the reality TV series Swab Stories, wants to dispel the myths often associated with DNA testing. From his bright blue truck parked at the corner of…
Homegrown salad to soon show up on area menus
Two local chefs concocted a nutritious, five-ingredient salad at an event at the Old Bronx Courthouse on Tuesday. The Bronx Salad will be served in about a dozen local restaurants…
Mott Haven shut out of federal housing grant
Thirty million federal dollars that the New York City Housing Authority could have used to rebuild dilapidated housing complexes, revitalize residential plazas and expand early childhood education will instead go…