Rooftop garden opens atop charter school
Before the cold sets in, a Mott Haven charter school has opened a rooftop vegetable and herb garden where chives, lavender and lettuce sprout up from the dirt. The garden…
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…
Police beat: Oct. 22-28
Father charged with raping daughter A 46-year-old man was charged with raping his 13-year-old daughter in their apartment on Wales Street on Oct. 28 around 12:30 p.m., police said. Officers…
Sandy goes easy on Mott Haven
Neighborhood emerges from hurricane with minor damage Mott Haven and Port Morris residents—spared the worst in Hurricane Sandy’s rampage through the Northeast—have begun to clean up their neighborhood. The area…
Police beat: Oct. 15-21
Homicide A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death when he intervened in a domestic dispute in front of 381 East 151st Street around 6 a.m. on Oct. 21, police said.…
Festival draws crowds to Harlem River
Weeklong celebration aims to get residents on the river Morris Heights resident Michael Mitchell watched with a smile as his young daughters prepared for their fifth canoe ride of the…
Pols call for halt to mental health home
Elected officials have joined homeowners in urging Governor Cuomo not to subsidize a residence for tenants with mental illness in Mott Haven, complaining the area has already done its fair…
Police beat
Smart phone thefts Police are asking Mott Haven residents to be extra careful about displaying their smart phones in public, especially around housing projects and subway entrances and exits, in…