Tempers flare at Community Board 1
A heated war of words erupted at Community Board 1′s February meeting as protesters shouted down a developer and a city housing official’s efforts to explain the city’s plans to…
City plans tall buildings on former garden site
The city has decided to build a massive, three-building complex at the intersection of Southern Boulevard and Union Avenue and E. 149th St., where the eviction of the Morning Glory…
Teen pregnancy rates remain high
As the city has started to introduce a new sex education program for middle and high schools, Mott Haven has emerged as the neighborhood with the highest teen pregnancy rate…
Schools struggle with language barriers
The “No Child Left Behind” Act, established by the Bush administration in 2002, stated that all students should have equal access to a high quality education. But in the Bronx,…
City approves FreshDirect subsidies
The city's Industrial Development Agency voted overwhelmingly on Feb. 14 in favor of subsidies that will bring the food delivery company FreshDirect to Port Morris, as about a dozen South…
FreshDirect makes new promises to Bronx
Responding to intense criticism from South Bronx residents and organizations over the deal to subsidize a new facility in Port Morris for FreshDirect, the online grocer has promised to seek…
Mott Havenites say ‘no deal’ to FreshDirect
Arguing that huge city and state subsidies would increase air pollution and disrupt the South Bronx Greenway while bringing few benefits to South Bronx residents, Mott Haven activists asked a…
On-line grocer will move to Port Morris
By pledging $100 million in grants, loans and tax breaks, New York has lured FreshDirect to Port Morris, thwarting New Jersey's effort to capture the on-line grocer's business. The company…