Gardeners share tips for healthy gardens
With warm weather around the corner, seasoned gardeners and novices will be looking for ways to spruce up their gardens. Gardening organizations like Bronx Green-Up and the New York…
St. Mary’s Rec Center turns 60
Residents of the South Bronx have long known about the health benefits St. Mary’s Recreation Center brings to the neighborhood. What many don’t know, however, is that St. Mary’s was…
From the editor: city says pay to stay healthy
Responding to the twin epidemics of diabetes and obesity in the South Bronx, the city has pioneered free fitness programs in its recreation centers, engaging residents of all ages. But…
New York Rangers sponsor rec center hockey clinic
Mott Haven youth can learn how to play hockey, thanks to a free workshop at St. Mary's Park.
Changes make for a fruitful season in Mott Haven market
Walk by Padre Plaza on any autumn Wednesday afternoon, and you might be lured through the gates by the smells of something cooking. Follow your nose to the courtyard of…
Festival brings residents to Harlem River shore
Carlton Curry and his daughter Carleta sat on the lawn at Mill Pond Park watching a hawk displayed by the Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy against a backdrop of a teepee,…
As pact with city expires, gardeners worry
City officials insist community gardens have nothing to fear Eight years ago, the city, the state and the creators of 500 community gardens on city-owned land reached an agreement that…
In the news, July 26-August 1
Beginning a string of three homicides in seven days, 18-year-old Troynisha Harris was killed by a man who jumped from a Lincoln Town Car and plunged a knife into her…