New sauce is Bronx’s latest hot item
Green Market Hot Sauce is made from serrano peppers harvested from local sources, including urban farmers and gardeners throughout the borough and young people at Brook Park Community Garden.
Roberto Clemente Plaza faces more delays
Disputes over contracts and financing have led to yet more delays in finishing construction of Roberto Clemente Plaza in the Hub, more than a decade after the city first proposed…
Mayor signs new laws protecting tenants
But local activists say it’s just a small first step Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito were in Mott Haven on Sept. 3 to announce legislation…
Hub crowds are asked to take a load off
SoBRO and the transportation dept. plan to bring outdoor seating for customers at three busy corners later this summer. Businesses and residents seem split on whether it's a great idea…
Former Nos Quedamos CEO convicted
Yolanda Gonzalez, the former director of the Melrose-based community development organization Nos Quedamos, was convicted on Dec. 4 of grand larceny and tax fraud and sentenced to up to four-and-a-half…
Local elections are landslides
Democratic incumbents go nearly unchallenged Hunts Point and Mott Haven voters provided few surprises in the Nov. 4 elections, as they re-elected the local incumbents by overwhelming majorities. Though Republicans won…
Serrano’s staffers to meet with seniors July 17
State Senator José Serrano’s staff will meet with constituents to discuss issues for seniors on Thursday, July 17 between 11:30 am to 2:30 p.m. at the Mitchel Houses Senior Center, 188…
Tiny Melrose eatery is low on frills
At Landin Mac and Cheese at 705 Melrose Avenue between East 154th and 155th streets, customers can choose from 11 different styles of the old standard.