Conference addresses rapidly rising rents
Participants at a conference on gentrification sounded a warning about local renters' ability to keep up with the cost of housing in Mott Haven and Melrose.
City seeks developers for local lot
A new development that would integrate mixed-income housing with stores or community space is planned at St. Ann’s Avenue and East 142nd Street. Approximately 100 new apartments the city classifies…
Tenants fight the system, and the cold
Residents at one of the city's biggest public housing complexes say they're fed up with undependable heat and hot water, an extended gas outage and unresponsive management.
Poor tenants need representation, says comptroller
Low-income tenants and advocates who represent them say they face an unfair battle in the city’s housing courts because few can afford to hire lawyers to help them fight landlords…
Teen arraigned for attempted murder
A grand jury charged a 17-year-old for firing a .357 revolver into a crowd on Cypress Avenue and East 140th Street in Mott Haven on Dec. 20. Raymond Leonardo is…
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.
Program helps turn lives around
A Mott Haven program attempts to reform non-violent offenders with lessons of trust and loyalty.
Old Bronx Courthouse launches a comeback
The historic Bronx Courthouse at the corner of Third Avenue and 161st Street will soon be empty no longer, as an entrepreneurial arts organization plans to move in later this…