Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off with lively concert at Bronx Music Hall Plaza
Passersby quickly became an audience to a lively Latin Jazz concert at the Bronx Music Hall Plaza Saturday. The concert was the first in a month of events planned to…
Homegrown food justice organization expands beyond its Mott Haven roots
Daniel Zauderer’s clarion call is “bring produce to the people!” It started as just one community fridge on a sidewalk in a South Bronx neighborhood. Today, 10,000 pounds of fresh,…
$110 million federal grant awarded to Hunts Point Produce Market
The Hunts Point Produce Market has been awarded $110 million in federal infrastructure funding to modernize its facilities and reduce air pollution, its first significant upgrade in 50 years. Plans…
Assembly Member hosts “Parking Day” on Willis Avenue
Mott Haven kids had a chance to play with one of their elected representatives today, at a pop-up playground on Willis Avenue. There were free books, coloring pages, games, and…
New building with 158 affordably-priced apartments now open in Port Morris
A 158-apartment complex with affordable housing for seniors has opened on the site of what was once a parking lot for the Mill Brook Houses NYCHA complex in Port Morris.…
Schools celebrate first week of class, while uncertainties remain
The school year opened like a party at PS 5 in Port Morris. The school entrance was festooned with colorful balloons as teachers cheerfully welcomed students and their parents for…
Comic Book shop opens in Mott Haven
Under the awnings found along Third Avenue at E. 143rd Street, a sign featuring Spider-Man and The Hulk invites passersby to come “inside the pharmacy” and enter the world of…
Bronx Documentary Center highlights work of Congolese journalists
The Bronx Documentary Center’s latest exhibition, Congo in Conversation, displays the environmental, economic and social problems that afflict the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) while highlighting the work of…