In the news, June 13-20
Friends of Brook Park is looking for volunteers to check on the new street trees it has planted in Mott Haven and Port Morris. Hip-hop and Afro-Latin dance are on…
Green jobs, green city: a special report
The economy may be recovering, but you wouldn’t know it in Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris, where, officially, one of every five adults is unemployed, a number that overlooks…
Can $4 million paint Mott Haven green?
Federal funds aim to build on grassroots training programs Chances are you’ve heard it all before. New York’s 16th Congressional District, which includes Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris, is…
Workers learn by doing in Project H.I.R.E.
College for construction crew teaches green building A brand-new duplex apartment in the University Heights section of the Bronx is ready for inspection. Equipped with bamboo floors, a ceramic kitchen…
SoBro gets students ready for green economy
Throwaways become the basis for a fashion business The adage “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is being given new meaning by a group of high school seniors working…
Mott Haven co-op preaches gospel of reuse
ReBuilder’s Source offers new life to building materials and ex-prisoners Sounds of power sanders filled the warehouse of ReBuilder’s Source on Timpson Place on a recent afternoon. They didn’t buzz,…
Mott Haven students learn hurricane’s lessons
Students travel to New Orleans, reflect on the South Bronx While most of their classmates slept in and hung out during their week-long spring break from Mott Haven Village Preparatory…
Will city pull plug on help for Port Morris business?
Manufacturers worry about budget cuts for industrial zones The city is moving to eliminate funds for a program to help manufacturing businesses in Port Morris, leaving their proprietors worried that…