Healthier school meals a tough sell
New York City school meals are a lot healthier now—the only problem is that kids in Mott Haven won’t eat them.
Court denies appeal to block FreshDirect
An appellate division of the State Supreme Court yupheld a lower court’s decision to throw out a lawsuit brought by South Bronx Unite that would have blocked FreshDirect from building…
Arroyo campaign workers charged with forgery
Three workers for City Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo’s reelection campaign were charged on March 26 with forging signatures to get the incumbent on the ballot last spring.
Tenants denounce greedy landlords
Tenants of a group of neglected apartment buildings-- including one in Mott Haven and another in Melrose -- are urging a federal judge to put the properties into the hands…
Group pushes for greener waterfront
Bronx environmentalists want to see more people on local waterways, but first they want to know what tomorrow’s Bronx, Harlem and East River shorelines should look like.
Nine protestors arrested at Harlem River Yard
Nine demonstrators were arrested while trying to enter the Harlem River Yard in Port Morris on Saturday in a protest against the city's deal to relocate FreshDirect.
Gillibrand joins fight to save Post Office
Another elected official calls on the USPS to consider the community in its decision to sell the General Post Office building.
Tenants say urgent repairs fall short
A private equity firm that bought a foreclosed Melrose apartment building has made shoddy repairs under pressure, leaving families in substandard housing, tenants charge.