Can pilot project help small businesses in The Hub survive?
Business boosters hope a new initiative will help put a dent in the number of vacant storefronts in The Hub, while serving as a useful experiment for other city neighborhoods.
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South Bronx Food Market wins small business award
A Mott Haven start-up is one of three small businesses in the Bronx to win an entrepreneurship award for innovative business plans that set environmental sustainability as a priority.
Salad marks first step toward healthier Bronx
The Bronx Salad is part of a campaign by area nonprofits to bring healthier food to local restaurants and bodegas.
DV survivors need enhanced services, survey finds
A recent study of domestic violence victims living in the Bronx shows that 55 percent of 140 victims surveyed couldn’t pay their rent and more than a quarter are living in shelters.
Hundreds attend warrant forgiveness forum
After meeting with an attorney, residents were taken inside to appear before a judge, who dismissed most of the more than 300 cases that were considered.
Bakery offers a taste of the old South Bronx
The freshly-baked Cuban style bread and hot breakfast options attract former Bronxites returning for a taste of home, teachers from surrounding schools, construction workers and cops, among others.
Child porn suspect indicted
A Mott Haven resident was indicted today on 1,020 counts of child pornography possession and
Trendy restaurants find a foothold
Trendy restaurants are opening and finding a way to thrive in Mott Haven and Melrose, concurrently with a spate of new housing developments all around the neighborhood.