FreshDirect protesters take their beef to Manhattan
Opponents of company’s move to Mott Haven seek broad support for boycott Over a dozen South Bronx activists took their protest against FreshDirect to the Upper West Side on March…
Housing Authority tenants do their own repairs
Across the city, NYCHA tenants have decided to take repairs into their own hands, as the authority staggers under a massive backlog. Among its 178,000 apartments, more than 700,000 work…
For Gompers, it’s game over
Melrose is going to lose what used to be its largest high school. Four weeks after the Department of Education’s Panel for Educational Policy finally decided to let Samuel Gompers…
Push begins to reclaim Harlem River waterfront
With FreshDirect set to occupy a crucial piece of the waterfront, a grassroots coalition, buoyed by promises of federal support, has launched an effort to reclaim recreational access to the…
Cop killed in ’05 remembered at 40th Precinct
A plaque was unveiled at the 40th Precinct in Mott Haven on March 6thto honor Officer Daniel Enchautegui, who was killed trying to stop a burglary near his Pelham Bay…
Participatory budgeting set for March vote
Ray Figueroa would like to see a solar-powered greenhouse at Millbrook Houses in Mott Haven, with a farmer’s market that would be run by young people from the neighborhood. Some want…
Artist finds beauty in Bronx’s gritty streets
In grungy elevated subway tracks and aging apartment buildings Daniel Hauben has found what other landscape artists find in sunlit forests and seaside villas. Now, 22 paintings of Bronx scenes,…
Proposed wage hike doesn’t impress workers
Tapia Alfredo prepares a sub at the Subway on 149th St. in Mott Haven. Photo by Anika Anand Minimum wage hike of $1.25 not enough, workers say Mott Haven…