Hundreds seek FreshDirect jobs
More than 200 people have applied to work at FreshDirect since the on-line grocer signed an agreement to consider Bronx residents screened by the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp., according…
Elected officials release capital budgets
Harlem River Yards among biggest beneficiaries Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is committing $1 million to clean up the Harlem River Yards site where food company FreshDirect is scheduled to…
A European-style piazza opens in Mott Haven
Five artists hope that by converting the library's tiny courtyard into a public space, they will stir residents to come together and exchange ideas.
Mott Haven group helps teens stay out of jail
As government cuts spending on jails, it relies increasingly on alternative-to-detention programs like South Bronx Community Connections in Mott Haven that supervise young people.
From the editor: What’s wrong with the Bronx?
What’s wrong with the Bronx? We are. Those of us who live here are the problem, according to a widely-circulated piece of punditry in The New York Times.
Company punished for illegal dumping
Some day, the city hopes, a site near the 145th Street Bridge will become a waterfront park, an extension of Mill Pond Park to the north. Now a guilty plea…
Birdcage Classic draws hoops hopefuls
Dwight Hardy went from the Andrew Jackson Houses in Melrose to the NCAAs as a star point guard for St. John's, and now stardom in an Italian professional basketball league.…
Bronx Community Pride Center closes
The Bronx Community Pride Center, the borough's biggest LGBT resource center, which moved to Longwood last year after 14 years in Mott Haven, is closing due to financial problems.