Cop pleads guilty in ticket-fixing scandal
A former officer from the 40th Precinct, Brian McGuckin, pled guilty to grand larceny in Bronx Supreme Court on Tuesday for his role in a widespread ticket-fixing scheme cops ran out of the…
Photos from documentary website featured in Melrose
A photo exhibit at the Bronx Documentary Center through June 7 spotlights the acclaimed Social Documentary Network, an online website dedicated to telling compelling stories from around the world through…
Job fair scheduled for May 20 at Hostos
Hostos College will host the third annual job fair and career-readiness event on Friday, May 29 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.…
Recycling advocates hit NYCHA with lawsuit
Longword's Mothers on the Move is one of three environmental justice organizations that have filed a lawsuit against NYCHA, contending that workers routinely flaunt laws requiring them to sort recyclables…
Program brings local kids closer to nature
Sustainable Saturdays was inspired by the desire of current Green Generations students to get outside and connect with nature, according to Adrienne Heim, a former school teacher in Mott Haven…
Millbrook residents scorn NYCHA’s latest revenue-raising plan
Millbrook Houses residents were skeptical when a NYCHA official told them at an April 28 meeting that plans to lease a parking lot to a private developer are meant to…
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…
Castle On The Concourse prepares to bid adieu
As P.S. 31 faces imminent demolition at the hands of the city, Mott Haven residents are anxious to know what will take its place on the Lower Concourse.