Local heating centers open
The Bronx Borough President’s office has announced the opening of several locations around the Bronx where residents can go to warm up if their home heat is not working properly. …
Police beat: Dec. 30- Jan. 7
Assaults A 32-year-old woman was slashed at a Mott Haven strip club on Dec. 30. Police say the victim was dancing at Sin City around 4 in the morning when…
Police beat: Dec. 17-23
Shooting A nighttime shooting on Park Avenue was captured on the security cameras of a nearby strip club, police said. Just before 4 a.m. on Dec. 23, a 29-year-old man…
Jackson Ave. blaze leaves seven families homeless
A four-alarm fire at 603 Jackson Ave. on Dec. 16 injured eight, including six firefighters, one of whom was treated for burns. The fire started at 7:45 in the morning…
Mott Havenite offers locals a place to play
M.S. 343 alum returns the favor to his old school At 6 p.m. on a Saturday at M.S. 343 on Brook Avenue, Tracy Pringle was still at work directing after-school activities.…
Mott Haven businesses unite after Sandy
Storm forces shop owners to rely on one another Businesses in Mott Haven banded together in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy’s damaging blow, shop owners said after the storm had…
Arroyo opponent’s lawsuit dismissed
A judge ruled that there will be no new Democratic primary for the state Assembly's 84th District, which includes Mott Haven and Melrose, dismissing a lawsuit by one of the…
Farrakhan leads march against violence
Louis Farrakhan denounced violence at Forest Houses in Morrisania on Sept. 23. A four-year-old boy was killed at the housing complex in July, brought down by a stray bullet.